MALICIOUS
268
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes eval() calls, a common technique for obfuscation and execution of malicious code. The heuristics indicate a PDF JavaScript exploit cluster, and ClamAV confirms the detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35587'. The JavaScript appears to be heavily obfuscated, but its presence and the exploit indicators strongly suggest it's designed to download and execute a further stage.
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-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.js38e4aa1341638040665cc7ce02b16fb98a0bca4110363021b9bd3b2fcaf9c4ad |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x21C | 29883 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.jsf2bc52995c5ce3587dbeda9ed8ccf2db97b6fbe16c69d6f93ff9c4d16df570ac |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x21C | 28915 bytes |
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