MALICIOUS
136
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF contains obfuscated JavaScript, flagged as a 'PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_DROPPER', which is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests the script's primary function is to act as a dropper.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 6
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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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Obfuscated multi-stage PDF JavaScript dropper high PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_DROPPERPDF JavaScript shows 3 independent signals of exploit-kit-style multi-stage obfuscation: annot_subject_stage, hex_dashed_payload, repeated_pluginschk. This is strongly consistent with pre-2011 Adobe Reader PDF droppers — OpenAction JS reads encoded data from annotation subjects, decodes it through one or more hex / base-N loops, and invokes eval indirectly (method name built one character at a time). The actual CVE is hidden in the final decoded layer and is not visible via static analysis.
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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.jsf403b4a2293166a0ac63d536bc8c65da60d322afd1d3d0554118a10f985ad0e9 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x14F | 726 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js3f97ca9139cb5682c3471e77f1deb6963a2aaa6b8976990842b2cf1c4b410e0a |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1E98 | 13440 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.js2dc754b29aacacc7f4835b43c5d1b14164d5ec41ef5e94454b872c6781075b1a |
deobfuscated-js | PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass | 212837 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_off000046cb.binfb27c6f6ffe2b08a88f79f344ef3cb4f85460ac81a062194b6fd84ab6e48b628 |
pdf-3d-stream | PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x46CB | 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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