MALICIOUS
208
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes an eval() call, a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7277391-0' and the ML classifier output strongly indicate malicious intent. The JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, characteristic of a dropper malware.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 6
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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.Dropper.Agent-7277391-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7277391-0
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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.js85a87ed5a37b485d49f23a2438bf33f2d0eb51cf87b492676d2b7b06ec0459ce |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE | 25330 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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javascript_obj0007_001.js9ee31e0b6c5daabaec39851864a17fc08728902a9c9d173414104ec54bbe692c |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE | 25058 bytes |
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