Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f9fbf1467613bafc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.85 MB
MD5: 7879cad6bb0323254fafcdc70ad4a562 SHA-1: 8c79498547809184cd21beb25ed305712734561b SHA-256: f9fbf1467613bafccb42a21d7dc4aca19673bc126273a4b96ee85e1f7b0e9a46
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and exploits CVE-2010-2883, a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to font handling. The embedded JavaScript streams are indicative of malicious activity, likely to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and the critical exploit firing strongly suggest this attack vector.

Heuristics 6

  • Adobe Reader CoolType SING font exploit — CVE-2010-2883 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_2883
    PDF embeds a TrueType/OpenType font with an actual SING table and pairs it with JavaScript heap-spray shellcode. This matches the public Adobe Reader CoolType SING exploit shape for CVE-2010-2883.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • 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 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0029_000.js
d5d52ebcf0a2ea66a9367279f1fe0cf7cd4206c3d7c1c02c7c45ea81024b1018
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 29 at offset 0x1D66B6 14998 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj0038_001.js
2c0b66ec50073178ddc3de2aaf0627ef83819a8f71c118ff3b075b4bd82749fe
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 38 at offset 0x1D44 1242 bytes
javascript_obj0039_002.js
d8bbcc5984e6bec8996e18881fad0486ff520c9b9f03ee0fb9694ddfc412340d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 39 at offset 0x2316 1572 bytes
stream_004_off00000cd0.bin
69e17a0038b9273e6d005ef52313a832cb41b9cf9713d6134d0cf9f2e59298a7
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xCD0 434 bytes
font_00_sfnt_off00001313.bin
fc85f44193ccd402987935418c4f5fdf6802c96450b789e7fce04f9791933021
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1313 7965 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00001ac5.bin
1e827515a464087cdace63e3578c118b45a657ed40cdbb9de7eead35c9b593ba
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1AC5 7965 bytes