Malware Insights
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, identified by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. A high-confidence PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGER rule indicates that this JavaScript is obfuscated and designed to execute further code. The PDF_EVAL heuristic confirms the presence of an eval() call, which is commonly used to deobfuscate and execute malicious code. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0010_000.js' is likely the deobfuscated payload or a loader for it. The primary intent appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload.
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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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.
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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_obj0010_000.jsee917d6393e01e6ad2c20686aa47d42b3a5a63c09aaed05bf36b1fc92d87b5df |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0xE15 | 489 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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