MALICIOUS
128
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
This PDF file was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier with high confidence. It contains embedded JavaScript, including a call to eval(), which is often used to deobfuscate and execute malicious code. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams indicates an attempt to run arbitrary code. The file also contains a launch action, suggesting it may attempt to execute an external file or application.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 5
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Launch action high PDF_LAUNCHPDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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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 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0027_000.jsc56ddbb6d474ddf0f557bd566833473be391d39e19f8ede8781f3b25bf919aa8 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x1C1B | 3343 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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