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-21699 and a machine learning classifier indicated a high probability of maliciousness. Heuristics indicate the presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams within the PDF. While the document body text is heavily corrupted, the presence of JavaScript strongly suggests an attempt to exploit a vulnerability and execute arbitrary code, likely for downloading and running a secondary payload.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 3
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-21699 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-21699
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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_obj0020_000.js718bc392ea082607e72bc2560d47728679f7a1727e6d9681e40bdab94cf4e29e |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x2CFD | 1176 bytes |
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