MALICIOUS
66
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. The presence of U3D content and a 'syncAnnotScan' primitive suggests exploitation of PDF vulnerabilities. The extracted 'deobfuscated.js' file is likely responsible for the malicious payload delivery, although its exact function is not fully discernible from the provided evidence.
Heuristics 5
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U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATEDPDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
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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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syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCANPDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
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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 4
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0005_000.js13cad8154c205beb6306190be1155bbba6aa71c0daad170f29662965290d6f84 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x14F | 475 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js33ea7bf6dccc020221e31fd959ffa27176144402ce00be86929b21d9d128487d |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1CD8 | 12399 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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deobfuscated.js10b47da49da010b7434d5b5b5401fb2bb14ecd7a1ef903d98377713c5f69d0eb |
deobfuscated-js | PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass | 208492 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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u3d_00_off0000424f.binfb27c6f6ffe2b08a88f79f344ef3cb4f85460ac81a062194b6fd84ab6e48b628 |
pdf-3d-stream | PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x424F | 28021 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
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