MALICIOUS
138
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1059.007 JavaScript
The PDF file contains JavaScript that triggers an exploit, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_EVAL, and PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER heuristics. The ML classifier also strongly suggests maliciousness. The JavaScript likely attempts to execute arbitrary code, which is a common technique for delivering further malicious payloads.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9997
Heuristics 3
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PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTERPDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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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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