Malware Insights
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a Flash object (SWF), both of which are commonly used to exploit vulnerabilities. The critical heuristics indicate the presence of JavaScript with eval() and unescape() calls, suggesting obfuscated code execution. The extracted JavaScript files, 'javascript_obj0006_000.js' and 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', along with the embedded SWF file 'SWFNAME.swf', are highly suspicious and likely contribute to the malicious functionality. The ClamAV detections further confirm the malicious nature of the file and its extracted components.
Heuristics 10
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36098 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36098
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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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RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIAPDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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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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Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDEDPDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODEString.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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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 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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SWFNAME.swfa98024b4ee1377e872e3ebaf1c361600c270db5fd5ba79f256106c0c566dde29 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0xC1F | 26777 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
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javascript_obj0006_000.jse1ab3bbf30605cecdce6db9d2556198626dbb178f7a4cb471a9436bb6e8bd92f |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x823 | 462 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js8d4d070b340caa33fbbfdef7848490fd773eab2881040c87a5529f67131ddd6e |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x64 | 3458 bytes |
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