MALICIOUS
146
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics as obfuscated and malicious. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream suggest the document is designed to execute arbitrary code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload. The authoring application and creation date are also suspicious.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
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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_obj0010_000.jsf41461c6d0ad7c5b3366f5afcb8bd0df9b874c9b0f5ff46847255e6ad0726ba1 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x11A1 | 1999 bytes |
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