MALICIOUS
158
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The presence of U3D content and a CVE-related indicator suggests exploitation of a vulnerability within Adobe Reader's 3D parsing capabilities. The unescape() function call further points to obfuscated JavaScript, which is likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection of 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' reinforces the malicious nature of the file.
Heuristics 6
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U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATEDPDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
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ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
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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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0001_000.js7e3c52ab51b5c0f9b210f634425bb169c5e1687c20c06812b7cb8c9f64522f42 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xF | 3646 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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javascript_obj0002_001.js53ef3e86395c29047481d41061937b32759780f8b45be9739a0a576f50df45b1 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 2 at offset 0xFBA | 58 bytes |
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