MALICIOUS
228
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
This PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript with eval() and unescape() calls, indicating obfuscation and execution of arbitrary code. The presence of a launch action further suggests the intent to execute a malicious payload. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999
Heuristics 7
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35541
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Launch action high PDF_LAUNCHPDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
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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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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 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0027_000.jsdcb4b3fe5d444db57ccf1e9f5ecba556e5451f30b3fb5b69fd5902c1224241cd |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x21C1 | 54658 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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