MALICIOUS
106
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142 and a machine learning classifier indicated a high probability of maliciousness. Embedded JavaScript was detected, suggesting an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code. The specific JavaScript content was too obfuscated to determine its exact payload, but the presence of exploit-related heuristics and the ML score strongly indicate malicious intent.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989
Heuristics 3
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142
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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_obj0010_000.jsd4dce4f95f7146e3b127d68edf45ceb045483a205d9e9a2a53d6e6b80d83b663 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x1230 | 1728 bytes |
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