MALICIOUS
220
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
The PDF file contains a launch action that targets cmd.exe, indicating an attempt to execute commands. The embedded script payload and the presence of a URL pointing to a Windows executable (dnn.exe) strongly suggest this is a dropper mechanism. The script likely uses WScript.Shell and Adodb.Stream to download and execute the payload from the provided URL.
Heuristics 5
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Launch action critical PDF_LAUNCHPDF contains a /Launch action whose target is an executable, URL, or UNC path — can start an external application
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/Launch action target: cmd.exe critical PDF_LAUNCH_COMMANDPDF /Launch action specifies an executable target — references a known-dangerous executable (cmd, PowerShell, etc.).
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ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Dropper-132 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Dropper-132
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Embedded script payload in PDF stream high PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOADPDF stream bytes contain script execution markers such as ActiveXObject/CreateObject, WScript.Shell, PowerShell, or shell-exec primitives. This is stronger than ordinary PDF JavaScript because it indicates a staged external script payload hidden in stream bytes.
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.URL http://cercania.net/images/dnn.exe
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