MALICIOUS
76
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The critical ClamAV heuristic indicates this PDF is malicious, specifically detecting it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, flagged by two heuristics, strongly suggests an exploit is being used to run code. The JavaScript stream is very large, indicating it may be obfuscated or contain a significant payload. Without further analysis of the script's content, the exact malicious action cannot be determined, but it is likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.
Heuristics 3
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36066
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
javascript_obj0022_000.js22e7b9b95199cc294a88baec03e968aa698abb89fdbf202e98b946c7b2639771 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 22 at offset 0x30AF | 971255 bytes |
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