Malware Insights
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics, and a critical ClamAV detection for 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572'. The embedded JavaScript, named 'javascript_obj0009_000.js', is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF viewer. The document body text is nonsensical and appears to be obfuscated or filler content, further suggesting malicious intent. The primary attack vector is the execution of this embedded script, which is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload.
Heuristics 5
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
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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.
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String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODEString.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 |
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javascript_obj0009_000.jse731585519b127a51f6a179f82088277194c54487101a96f905c6d9352b2dde8 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0x79D | 12699 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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