MALICIOUS
168
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection identifying it as 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256618-0'. Additionally, an extracted artifact was also detected by ClamAV as 'Win.Trojan.Agent-36166'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics, strongly suggests that this PDF is designed to act as a dropper, likely downloading and executing a secondary malicious payload. The ML classifier also provided a very high confidence score for maliciousness.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256618-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256618-0
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ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAVClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
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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 |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js6376b67c91c53fe6c43d2661a3226de6fa93c92c50a6298bbeec0181ef546390 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 | 74552 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload:
unlikely
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