MALICIOUS
158
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information
This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes obfuscation techniques, including eval() and unescape() calls. The presence of these functions strongly suggests the script is designed to deobfuscate and execute malicious code, likely downloading and running a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection ID 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-14538' further confirms its malicious nature. The obfuscated nature of the script prevents a more detailed analysis of its specific actions.
Heuristics 6
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-14538 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-14538
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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.js9bb620463b1e79bfbb5ffeaf17a0e76e91c711a20335115ca8a4d29c4cb52e1a |
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.js9fe83eb85a3999b0169dd0dd11577ec1bdaf1f926956ae4844ef147f9fd09a64 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x215 | 35039 bytes |
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