MALICIOUS
86
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics as a stager. The 'PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGER' heuristic indicates that the JavaScript is obfuscated and designed to execute arbitrary code. The ML classifier strongly supports a malicious verdict. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging the PDF's JavaScript engine to download and execute further malicious content.
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_obj0011_000.js12770ed99f4f41e13837100054b65f0c0092bb1e7e2dfca331edf0b978cff6a6 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0xCCC | 842 bytes |
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