MALICIOUS
146
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics as a stager. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, as suggested by the 'PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGER' heuristic. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7274007-0' further supports this dropper functionality.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7274007-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7274007-0
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Page-word XOR JavaScript eval stager high PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGERPDF JavaScript enumerates rendered page words with getPageNthWord/getPageNumWords, extracts encoded byte fragments, XOR-decodes the stage with char-code helpers, and evals the result. This is an old exploit-kit staging pattern and is not normal document JavaScript.
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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_obj0010_000.js77692aa6eee912f470430c71119e8b9c8ba346a577cd63ae147470c7ef4ca3c3 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0xC9D | 896 bytes |
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