MALICIOUS
106
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS and PDF_CORRELATED_MALICIOUS_JS heuristics strongly suggest this JavaScript is malicious. While the exact script functionality is not detailed, its presence and the high confidence ML score point to an attack pattern involving the exploitation of PDF vulnerabilities to run arbitrary code. No specific IOCs were extracted from the document body or scripts.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 3
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Correlated malicious PDF JavaScript signals critical PDF_CORRELATED_MALICIOUS_JSPDF JavaScript or auto-action content is corroborated by exploit staging, ML, or suspicious extracted-artifact findings. This correlation promotes old exploit-kit PDFs that otherwise remain in the suspicious band because each individual signal is intentionally weighted conservatively.
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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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