MALICIOUS
166
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF file contains embedded script payloads and is flagged by multiple heuristics, including PDF_XFA_SCRIPT and ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS, indicating malicious intent. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-81 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded script is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common tactic for malware delivery.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9998
Heuristics 5
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XFA form contains risky executable script high PDF_XFA_SCRIPTPDF embeds an XFA form whose script block contains exploit, submission/launch, or shell-execution primitives. Ordinary LiveCycle print/update scripts are left as generic XFA/JS signals unless stronger behavior is present.
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-81 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-81
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Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOADPDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
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Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDEDPDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
Extracted artifacts 7
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
embedded_file_obj0008.bind81baa73e490e4cb879e13927cacd1dd1be37524a37eac51603e15117c578777 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 8 at offset 0x2C9 | 84 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0009.bin24c130f03a4cf51d470b536e94c1e58af67665739e200e0ce198ad41086243c0 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 9 at offset 0x37A | 228 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0010.bin568da9ad229de453c64c9560fd025b0e7443995cde131da366e0315f635956df |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 10 at offset 0x46D | 1477 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0011.binc97e0522381d6196cc0695f35f4d065f15c9c86a9601a7f776c6afd3f4c6b460 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 11 at offset 0x7C5 | 199 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0012.bine08f8318971ff11728d766cd9562c88ea412462b4ffa6c1ce86a175b3067d42c |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 12 at offset 0x8B7 | 34160 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0013.bine6c26a3478346d27e841ad49868ebf68bf4c6863b6750e8d60bda3c4c6f79876 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 13 at offset 0x4334 | 77 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0014.bin92a3ce61d783e15932b5de127ce45a9b4c2f98f4da2453f65241573c1dda808a |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 14 at offset 0x43DB | 56 bytes |
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