MALICIOUS
208
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587. It contains embedded JavaScript, including calls to eval(), which is a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as indicated by the heuristic firings and the ML classifier's high confidence score. The specific exploit used is not detailed in the provided evidence.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 6
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587
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ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAVClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.jsd839cfff0803a3f48d1a9213b66932906de7f3c7e8d7c7ab4773c96dc24f1414 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x21C | 29975 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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javascript_obj0007_001.jsa0028d82c6596f25387ee3610e97b46dc36c3e1d8023703d27d805f59d0d4f4f |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x21C | 28997 bytes |
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