MALICIOUS
86
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF contains obfuscated JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including 'PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGER'. The script reconstructs a string by concatenating substrings and then uses it to download and execute a second-stage payload. The reconstructed string appears to be a function call related to JavaScript execution within the PDF context.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 3
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Page-word XOR JavaScript eval stager high PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGERPDF JavaScript enumerates rendered page words with getPageNthWord/getPageNumWords, extracts encoded byte fragments, XOR-decodes the stage with char-code helpers, and evals the result. This is an old exploit-kit staging pattern and is not normal document JavaScript.
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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_obj0010_000.js7ad1ee8cba7784f1a95b635244a4165fad123a151fe73c8fc9a0d61755caba74 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0xCAB | 874 bytes |
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