MALICIOUS
106
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF was flagged by a machine learning classifier with high confidence and also detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Pdfka-9, indicating it contains an exploit. Embedded JavaScript actions and streams suggest the PDF is designed to execute malicious code, likely to download and run a secondary payload.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 3
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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_obj0076_000.js20cc0b25b12bc4dc7e35da40c7fddffb3a9b3f2c8bd6b35b8584cc353d9423d3 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 | 11565 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
Pdf.Exploit.Pdfka-9
Obfuscation or payload:
unlikely
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