MALICIOUS
146
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated but appears to decode and execute a payload. The critical ClamAV detection and high-severity heuristics indicate exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The JavaScript attempts to reconstruct a string which is then evaluated, likely to download and run a secondary malicious file.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94
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PDF metadata JavaScript eval stager high PDF_METADATA_EVAL_STAGERPDF JavaScript reads document metadata fields such as title, subject, or producer, decodes character data with parseInt/String.fromCharCode style helpers, and evals the recovered stage. This is a high-signal exploit-kit staging pattern.
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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.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
javascript_obj0076_000.js930a726a00c91df91d888b76659abe9244ff46cd97aa424bc677096cf710cc65 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2F7A | 331 bytes |
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