MALICIOUS
106
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics and a high-confidence ML classifier. ClamAV also detected it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142. The JavaScript code appears to be obfuscated but attempts to construct and evaluate a string that likely leads to the download and execution of a secondary payload, indicated by the use of 'eval' and string manipulation functions. The primary attack vector is likely spearphishing attachment, leading to client execution via the exploit.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989
Heuristics 3
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
javascript_obj0010_000.jsd4dce4f95f7146e3b127d68edf45ceb045483a205d9e9a2a53d6e6b80d83b663 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x1230 | 1728 bytes |
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