MALICIOUS
118
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious PDF
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-78' and a high ML classifier score. It contains an embedded script payload, indicating it's designed to execute malicious code. The presence of an XFA form further suggests a complex PDF structure often used for exploitation.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-78 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-78
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Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOADPDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.URL http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.5/
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
embedded_pdf_script_00000329.binb13828e5c1e0f30dd77016affb4b0b82c391a7cea6c6ce2c0c774cf57d30ab03 |
pdf-embedded-script | PDF raw stream script payload at offset 0x329 | 125787 bytes |
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