MALICIOUS
190
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1204.002 Malicious File
This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript streams that utilize `eval()` and `unescape()` functions, indicating obfuscation and likely malicious intent. The primary function of the script appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the heuristic firings and the nature of the embedded JavaScript. The specific exploit used is not detailed, but the presence of JavaScript actions and streams points to a common PDF exploitation vector.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 6
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-11505 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-11505
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
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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_obj0007_000.jsd68722ea6fcad0bed046c8b5858362c5890dbc067bde214bebdc4092376ba45e |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x215 | 35126 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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javascript_obj0007_001.js501f040449e88259b38c0010760d12a2bdc013326d2011ce3e72d4962f60a263 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x215 | 35039 bytes |
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