MALICIOUS
116
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF document contains obfuscated JavaScript, identified by the 'PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGER' heuristic, which is designed to execute arbitrary code. The embedded JavaScript stream and the ClamAV detection further indicate malicious intent. The primary function appears to be the execution of a second-stage payload via the embedded JavaScript.
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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