MALICIOUS
168
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059.007 JavaScript/VBScript
The PDF file contains embedded executable scripts, as indicated by the 'PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD' and 'PDF_XFA_SCRIPT' heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely involving the execution of a dropped exploit. The embedded URL, while benign, is associated with PDF functionality.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999
Heuristics 6
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XFA form contains risky executable script high PDF_XFA_SCRIPTPDF embeds an XFA form whose script block contains exploit, submission/launch, or shell-execution primitives. Ordinary LiveCycle print/update scripts are left as generic XFA/JS signals unless stronger behavior is present.
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-81 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-81
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Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOADPDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
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Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDEDPDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
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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://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
Extracted artifacts 7
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
embedded_file_obj0008.bind81baa73e490e4cb879e13927cacd1dd1be37524a37eac51603e15117c578777 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 8 at offset 0x13E | 84 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0009.bin24c130f03a4cf51d470b536e94c1e58af67665739e200e0ce198ad41086243c0 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 9 at offset 0x1ED | 228 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0010.bindab0774ee520c682f801395678cf9d2230f87be524882143440db802442e4674 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 10 at offset 0x2E0 | 1325 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0011.binc97e0522381d6196cc0695f35f4d065f15c9c86a9601a7f776c6afd3f4c6b460 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 11 at offset 0x60E | 199 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0012.bincf07fbf6c9b4e45ac88c2c35d4fc95a2e840bfe844a3c42f83716ab1ea8a6d1b |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 12 at offset 0x700 | 34136 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0013.bine6c26a3478346d27e841ad49868ebf68bf4c6863b6750e8d60bda3c4c6f79876 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 13 at offset 0x4163 | 77 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0014.bin92a3ce61d783e15932b5de127ce45a9b4c2f98f4da2453f65241573c1dda808a |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 14 at offset 0x420A | 56 bytes |
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