MALICIOUS
138
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
The PDF file contains JavaScript code that triggers an eval() call, indicating an attempt to execute arbitrary code. This is further supported by the PDF JavaScript exploit cluster heuristic. The ML classifier also flagged the PDF as malicious with high confidence. No specific family could be identified, and no direct IOCs like URLs or hashes were extracted from the provided evidence.
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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