MALICIOUS
158
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious Link
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. A critical ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905' strongly suggests malicious intent. The presence of U3D content and a related CVE indicator points to an exploit targeting Adobe Reader's 3D parsing capabilities. The embedded JavaScript, particularly the deobfuscated 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', likely facilitates the execution of a second-stage payload.
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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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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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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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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.jsd8a6b4ad1abf04d0c4a4f89535cfb57f7312edef25c443f4e844c8ec9d0929dd |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A2 | 352 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js52e394c4d1e6f2dbca82f0ba7ac2686e2cbda3c6471880e3d811915dc77881d4 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x305 | 5954 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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