PDF malware analysis — malicious · f0a8a9aa613e43e2

MALICIOUS

PDF

23.4 KB

MD5: 44032ebaa312a8750c49eec88fefb6fa SHA-1: c721e16df089bb9a485008c4ed8fae8f1a179eb1 SHA-256: f0a8a9aa613e43e2d4a7fe796098b43ce029c12e5aeb7b5d0e11616475ea45a1

284 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and is flagged for exploiting CVE-2010-0188, a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to XFA forms. ClamAV also detected the file as Win.Trojan.Agent-36103. The embedded JavaScript stream, 'javascript_obj0012_000.js', likely contains the malicious code responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, as indicated by the 'PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD' heuristic. The embedded file 'embedded_file_obj0008.bin' is also suspicious.

Heuristics 12

Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188

PDF contains XFA image data with an inline crafted TIFF payload and shellcode/delivery markers. This is the data-bound variant of the CVE-2010-0188 Adobe Reader LibTIFF/XFA exploit shape.
XFA form contains risky executable script high CVE related PDF_XFA_SCRIPT

PDF embeds an XFA form whose script block contains exploit, submission/launch, or shell-execution primitives. Ordinary LiveCycle print/update scripts are left as generic XFA/JS signals unless stronger behavior is present.
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36103 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36103
ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD

PDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT

PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS

PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED

PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
XFA form low PDF_XFA

PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTON

PDF contains a /Btn form field together with a SubmitForm/URI/Launch/JS trigger — this is the building block of fake 'Download' or 'Open' button overlays used in PDF phishing lures
PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED

The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE

One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0008.bin` `91a6c2d191768ab54027e652b3f551b37a1e6aca13e994e0184f4a37052f1550`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 8 at offset 0x3EE	13742 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`javascript_obj0012_000.js` `784a3219af11daf98cf784bdaa900f32438c4c8b6061e0866e5c359d349d6031`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0x5359	8389 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36103 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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