Malware Insights
The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, with heuristics indicating the presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams within the PDF. The extracted JavaScript code appears to be obfuscated but is designed to execute a payload, likely leveraging an exploit within the PDF viewer. The reconstructed string from the JavaScript, 'AfejR' + 'v' + '8' + 'M' + 'l' + 's' + 'y' + '7' + 'U' + 'a', is not directly actionable as a URL or command, but the overall behavior points to a PDF exploit delivering a secondary payload.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999
Heuristics 3
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121
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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_obj0007_000.js88b7fb60a53c98542619777dcd5d3b0526f52f375251f9485a24340dff707e53 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA96 | 364 bytes |
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