MALICIOUS
86
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF file was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier and contains embedded JavaScript. Heuristics indicate a JavaScript eval stager, suggesting the script is designed to de-obfuscate and execute further malicious code. The extracted JavaScript stream, 'javascript_obj0011_000.js', is the primary artifact of this malicious behavior. The document body is heavily obfuscated and does not provide clear textual lures.
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.jsa3581823db46253b79d29049bc0ef13ae6abf63b84aec7e9a12c4f592a9fecc7 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0xCAD | 786 bytes |
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