MALICIOUS
108
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The sample is a PDF file flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, containing an embedded XFA form and a large JavaScript payload. The script appears to be heavily obfuscated, but its presence and the XFA structure strongly suggest an exploit targeting PDF viewers. The embedded script is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary malicious payload, a common technique for initial compromise.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-6136306-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-6136306-0
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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
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Embedded script payload in PDF stream low PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOADPDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.URL http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
- http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.5/
- http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-data/1.0/
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
embedded_pdf_script_0000026c.binc5f532a36b93fbff30f70bc790b8acc1f4c87b1891f46a0cd3f319948b9a1b10 |
pdf-embedded-script | PDF raw stream script payload at offset 0x26C | 98659 bytes |
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