MALICIOUS
118
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_UNESCAPE heuristic suggests the JavaScript is obfuscated, and ClamAV detected it as Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject. The embedded JavaScript file, javascript_obj0006_000.js, is the primary artifact. The obfuscated nature of the script and its embedding within a PDF strongly suggests it's designed to download and execute a secondary malicious payload, a common technique for initial access.
Heuristics 5
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ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
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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_obj0006_000.js55a0f00ddd8a49fe8e89813e0da5be8d8227738478b533881422c9a60695af4f |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1B4 | 1607 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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