MALICIOUS
88
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. A high-confidence ML classifier also identified it as malicious. The JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0009_000.js', contains obfuscated code with an eval() call, strongly suggesting it's designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The lack of readable document body text means the specific lure cannot be determined, but the technical indicators point to a downloader or dropper.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 4
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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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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_obj0009_000.jsb6a3e591ec10e536b20ec9bd53c5091ada6bbf70ce5a169db91c9c5cc73d5485 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0x97 | 25290 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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