MALICIOUS
116
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristics as a 'PDF metadata JavaScript eval stager'. This stager is designed to decode and execute JavaScript, which is a common technique for downloading and executing further malicious content. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94' further confirms its malicious nature. The document body is minimal and does not provide additional context for the attack's pretext.
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94
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PDF metadata JavaScript eval stager high PDF_METADATA_EVAL_STAGERPDF JavaScript reads document metadata fields such as title, subject, or producer, decodes character data with parseInt/String.fromCharCode style helpers, and evals the recovered stage. This is a high-signal exploit-kit staging pattern.
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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_obj0076_000.jscecf178e3139ad5ad9e1630d120c7b0fc002b9a5e8aa89f0b729d610793cf369 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x3127 | 331 bytes |
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