PDF malware analysis — malicious · fa0879efb608e459

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.0 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Acrobat Distiller 8.1.0 (Windows)

MD5: 97a184b1821e76f1a8930ae9de4cdb1f SHA-1: 8167a2ac7b0871fa3e931127bc04aaa144d79269 SHA-256: fa0879efb608e4599c6c931b91ca5c05f6a344aa4d34b3b2272b05b3991d781e

162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204 Malicious File Execution T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious Attachment T1559 Component Object Model Hijacking T1559.001 Component Object Model Hijacking: Component Object Model Hijacking

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and an XFA form, which are commonly used to deliver exploits. Specifically, the 'CVE_2010_0188' heuristic indicates exploitation of a vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to LibTIFF and XFA images. An embedded file, 'embedded_file_obj0004.bin', was also extracted, suggesting a multi-stage attack. The primary attack vector is the exploitation of CVE-2010-0188 via the XFA image payload.

Heuristics 8

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.
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36015 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36015
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
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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0004.bin` `47cc8b0168ea0513408dd36013b154c2a24df60f6e037626433d93c0058a7f44`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1D5	12826 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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