MALICIOUS
106
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file was flagged as malicious by a machine learning classifier and ClamAV, which identified it as Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics, suggests an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary malicious payload, a common technique for initial access.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 3
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94
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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_obj0076_000.js58fd059fb00d52f26f86851bbcbf8797aecd7ee0e25223bbf161ffd4aad2aa98 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x99B | 46103 bytes |
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