MALICIOUS
166
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7221603-0' and an extracted artifact detection for 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, identified by 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics, strongly suggests that the PDF is designed to execute malicious code. The obfuscated JavaScript likely attempts to download and run a secondary payload, a common technique for dropper malware.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7221603-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7221603-0
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ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAVClamAV 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.
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js89368c7b81ff43ae3413d957a7f2285ad0497061fec75d178dfaf6b873806ea7 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 | 73951 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload:
unlikely
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