MALICIOUS
248
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes eval() and unescape() functions, indicative of exploit code. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated, but the presence of exploit-related functions and the overall heuristic firings point to a common PDF exploit pattern designed to execute arbitrary code, likely for downloading further malicious content.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 7
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PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTERPDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-13745 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-13745
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
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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.jsf670d6a46948a5a4a57f827f6146ceaf4d7bce1e246499db4a7918196efd0088 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x215 | 35126 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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javascript_obj0007_001.js7eea93fb184f0826faaef62efabf70577dfb23515be5d7547295ed762bff53a8 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x215 | 35039 bytes |
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