MALICIOUS
106
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file was flagged as malicious by a machine learning classifier and ClamAV, specifically as Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit a PDF vulnerability. The large size of the embedded JavaScript stream (45598 bytes) suggests it is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 3
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
javascript_obj0076_000.js56038e39521f0edb17b5f7ecd05193a572c442afdc0610c57ece6c4101f9d1c5 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99C | 45598 bytes |
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