MALICIOUS
104
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The critical ClamAV heuristic indicates this PDF is recognized as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36178. Low-severity heuristics for PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, PDF_FILTER_HEX, and PDF_FILTER_85 suggest the presence of embedded JavaScript and decoding filters commonly used in PDF exploits. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream point to the execution of malicious code. The lack of readable document body text means the specific lure cannot be determined, but the exploit indicators are strong.
Heuristics 5
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36178 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36178
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ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEXHex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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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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ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
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