MALICIOUS
86
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF file was flagged by multiple high-severity heuristics, including a JavaScript action and a page-word XOR JavaScript eval stager. The embedded JavaScript stream, while obfuscated, is indicative of a stager designed to download and execute further malicious content. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious verdict. The document body contains seemingly random text, suggesting it's not intended for direct user interaction but rather to mask the malicious script.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 3
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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.js7ad1ee8cba7784f1a95b635244a4165fad123a151fe73c8fc9a0d61755caba74 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0xCAB | 874 bytes |
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