MALICIOUS
142
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36178) and a machine learning classifier. Heuristics indicate the presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams, along with ASCIIHexDecode and ASCII85Decode filters, which are commonly used in PDF exploits. The ML classifier's high confidence score further supports the malicious nature of the file. The specific exploit mechanism is not detailed, but the presence of JavaScript suggests it aims to execute code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 6
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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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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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ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
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