MALICIOUS
198
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes unescape() calls, a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The heuristic firings, particularly 'PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER' and 'PDF_CORRELATED_MALICIOUS_JS', strongly indicate a JavaScript-based exploit. The reconstructed string '0x0c0c' is likely part of the obfuscated payload or a marker within the exploit. The primary intent appears to be the execution of arbitrary code via the PDF vulnerability.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990
Heuristics 4
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PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTERPDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
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Correlated malicious PDF JavaScript signals critical PDF_CORRELATED_MALICIOUS_JSPDF JavaScript or auto-action content is corroborated by exploit staging, ML, or suspicious extracted-artifact findings. This correlation promotes old exploit-kit PDFs that otherwise remain in the suspicious band because each individual signal is intentionally weighted conservatively.
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
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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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