MALICIOUS
94
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information
This PDF was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier and exhibits high-confidence heuristic firings for PDF encryption combined with JavaScript. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams indicates an attempt to obfuscate malicious content and potentially execute a secondary payload. The encrypted nature of the PDF further supports this, hiding the true nature of the content from static analysis.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9937
Heuristics 4
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Encrypted PDF carries /JavaScript — payload hidden from static analysis high PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JSPDF declares /Encrypt and also references an executable trigger (/JavaScript). Document encryption hides the JavaScript body and stream contents from static scanners — combined with auto-execution indicators this is a known evasion pattern used to deliver weaponised JavaScript that the analyst cannot inspect without the decryption key.
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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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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
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