MALICIOUS
88
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript streams, with heuristic firings indicating the use of eval() and general JavaScript execution. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the presence of obfuscated script content and the general nature of such PDF-based attacks. No specific family could be identified due to the generic nature of the attack.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 4
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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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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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
Extracted artifacts 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.js56b40a0ff20c5399a361a4c28e157cb478e67ec52ee706178023ea20fca84730 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE | 25260 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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javascript_obj0007_001.js8188e62b826eab10837e29b5d32965847aa6e4517cd6b2afea92a99aa8c2ba23 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE | 25021 bytes |
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