Malware Insights
This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The JavaScript stream is heavily obfuscated and utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode(), indicating an attempt to hide malicious code. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The deobfuscated JavaScript, 'acroform_b64_00.js', is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, though its exact function is obscured. The presence of these elements suggests a common PDF-based malware delivery technique.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 5
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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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String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODEString.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0013_001.js3bb24a8cd845c5ea6c3fb9ece03ebab508bf584fbcc399d09e8795c3dbc25319 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 | 6369 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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acroform_b64_00.js854dbc52475d8bbeaa3dd09a29cfb82fe36c83b817ca8979174777b090c47e52 |
deobfuscated-js | PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D | 3624 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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