MALICIOUS
166
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics, and is critically detected by ClamAV as Win.Trojan.Agent-36166. The ML classifier also strongly indicates maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for this type of threat. The absence of readable document body text prevents a more specific analysis of the lure, but the technical indicators are clear.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
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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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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 |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js77cfd9aef7e8bc651d7c60710ca0563df9e5e3c53872a585be867f1ee2d0fa85 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 | 74839 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload:
unlikely
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