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200-201 · Question #136

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is analyzing this Cuckoo Sandbox report for a PDF file that has been downloaded from an email. What is the state of this file?

The correct answer is C. The file has an embedded Windows 32 executable and the Yara field lists suspicious features. The Cuckoo Sandbox report indicates the PDF file contains an embedded Windows 32-bit executable and that Yara rules have identified suspicious features within it.

Submitted by emma.c· Mar 6, 2026Host-Based Analysis

Question

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is analyzing this Cuckoo Sandbox report for a PDF file that has been downloaded from an email. What is the state of this file?

Exhibit

200-201 question #136 exhibit

Options

  • AThe file has an embedded executable and was matched by PEiD threat signatures for further
  • BThe file has an embedded non-Windows executable but no suspicious features are identified.
  • CThe file has an embedded Windows 32 executable and the Yara field lists suspicious features
  • DThe file was matched by PEiD threat signatures but no suspicious features are identified since

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    77% (34)
  • D
    11% (5)

Why each option

The Cuckoo Sandbox report indicates the PDF file contains an embedded Windows 32-bit executable and that Yara rules have identified suspicious features within it.

AThe file has an embedded executable and was matched by PEiD threat signatures for further

While partially correct about an embedded executable, this option lacks the specificity of the executable type (Windows 32) and the exact detection method (Yara rules listing suspicious features) that is key to the correct answer.

BThe file has an embedded non-Windows executable but no suspicious features are identified.

This option incorrectly states a non-Windows executable and claims no suspicious features, contradicting the likely findings that would lead to this question.

CThe file has an embedded Windows 32 executable and the Yara field lists suspicious featuresCorrect

Cuckoo Sandbox reports detail observed behaviors and file characteristics. If the report specifies an embedded Windows 32 executable and lists suspicious features matched by Yara rules, it signifies that the PDF contains a malicious or suspicious executable payload, whose attributes align with known threat patterns defined in those rules.

DThe file was matched by PEiD threat signatures but no suspicious features are identified since

This option mentions PEiD threat signatures but incorrectly states no suspicious features, which would be inconsistent with a Cuckoo Sandbox report flagging a malicious file.

Concept tested: Cuckoo Sandbox report analysis

Source: https://cuckoosandbox.org/

Topics

#sandbox analysis#malware analysis#Cuckoo Sandbox#YARA rules

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