MALICIOUS
158
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a launch action, indicating an attempt to exploit a vulnerability. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541' strongly suggests malicious intent. The JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, although its specific function is obfuscated.
Heuristics 6
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541
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Launch action high PDF_LAUNCHPDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
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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 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0027_000.jsd54a00cee70e84edc560cdb39d42cc031a7949f7d658d20deaf6ca3c6e5cd3ce |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x21C1 | 3907 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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