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---
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name: deobfuscating-javascript-malware
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description: Deobfuscates malicious JavaScript found in phishing pages, web skimmers, and dropper scripts by reversing encoding layers, eval chains, string manipulation, and control-flow obfuscation to reveal the original malicious logic. Use when investigating a phishing page's obfuscated JavaScript, analyzing a Magecart-style web skimmer, or deobfuscating a JavaScript dropper that fetches second-stage malware.
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domain: cybersecurity
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subdomain: malware-analysis
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tags:
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- malware
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- JavaScript
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- deobfuscation
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- web-malware
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- script-analysis
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version: 1.0.0
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author: mahipal
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license: Apache-2.0
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nist_csf:
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- DE.AE-02
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- RS.AN-03
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- ID.RA-01
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- DE.CM-01
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mitre_attack:
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- T1027
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- T1027.010
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- T1140
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- T1059.007
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- T1027.006
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---
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# Deobfuscating JavaScript Malware
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## When to Use
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- Investigating a phishing page with obfuscated JavaScript that performs credential harvesting or redirect
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- Analyzing a web skimmer (Magecart-style) injected into an e-commerce site
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- Deobfuscating a JavaScript dropper that downloads and executes second-stage malware
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- Examining malicious email attachments containing HTML files with embedded obfuscated scripts
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- Analyzing browser exploit kits that use heavy JavaScript obfuscation to hide exploit delivery
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**Do not use** for obfuscated JavaScript that is merely minified production code; use a standard beautifier instead.
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## Prerequisites
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- Node.js 18+ installed for executing and debugging JavaScript in a controlled environment
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- Python 3.8+ with `jsbeautifier` library for code formatting
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- Browser developer tools (Chrome DevTools) for controlled execution in an isolated browser
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- CyberChef (https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/) for encoding/decoding operations
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- de4js or JStillery for automated JavaScript deobfuscation
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- Isolated analysis VM with no access to production systems or sensitive data
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## Workflow
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### Step 1: Safely Extract and Examine the Obfuscated Script
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Isolate the malicious JavaScript without executing it:
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```bash
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# Extract JavaScript from HTML file
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python3 << 'PYEOF'
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from html.parser import HTMLParser
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class ScriptExtractor(HTMLParser):
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def __init__(self):
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super().__init__()
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self.in_script = False
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self.scripts = []
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self.current = ""
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def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
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if tag == "script":
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self.in_script = True
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self.current = ""
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def handle_endtag(self, tag):
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if tag == "script":
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self.in_script = False
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if self.current.strip():
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self.scripts.append(self.current)
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def handle_data(self, data):
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if self.in_script:
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self.current += data
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with open("malicious_page.html") as f:
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parser = ScriptExtractor()
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parser.feed(f.read())
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for i, script in enumerate(parser.scripts):
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with open(f"script_{i}.js", "w") as f:
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f.write(script)
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print(f"Extracted script_{i}.js ({len(script)} bytes)")
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PYEOF
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# Beautify the extracted JavaScript
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npx js-beautify script_0.js -o script_0_pretty.js
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```
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### Step 2: Identify Obfuscation Techniques
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Categorize the obfuscation methods used:
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```
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Common JavaScript Obfuscation Techniques:
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━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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String Encoding:
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- Hex encoding: "\x68\x65\x6c\x6c\x6f" -> "hello"
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- Unicode escapes: "\u0068\u0065\u006c\u006c\u006f" -> "hello"
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- Base64: atob("aGVsbG8=") -> "hello"
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- charCodeAt/fromCharCode: String.fromCharCode(104,101,108,108,111)
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- Array-based lookup: var _0x1234 = ["hello","world"]; _0x1234[0]
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Eval Chains:
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- eval(atob("..."))
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- eval(unescape("..."))
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- new Function("return " + decoded)()
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- document.write("<script>" + decoded + "</script>")
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- setTimeout(decoded, 0)
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Control Flow:
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- Switch-case dispatcher with shuffled case order
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- Opaque predicates (always-true/false conditions)
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- Dead code insertion
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- Variable name mangling (_0x4a3b, _0xab12)
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Anti-Analysis:
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- Debugger traps: setInterval(function(){debugger;}, 100)
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- Console detection: overriding console.log
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- Timing checks: performance.now() deltas
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- DevTools detection: window.outerWidth - window.innerWidth > 100
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```
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### Step 3: Remove Anti-Analysis Protections
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Neutralize anti-debugging and anti-analysis traps:
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```javascript
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// Remove debugger traps before analysis
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// Replace in the obfuscated script:
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// Before:
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setInterval(function() { debugger; }, 100);
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// After (neutralized):
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setInterval(function() { /* debugger removed */ }, 100);
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// Neutralize DevTools detection
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// Before:
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if (window.outerWidth - window.innerWidth > 160) { window.location = "about:blank"; }
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// After:
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if (false) { window.location = "about:blank"; }
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// Neutralize timing checks
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// Override performance.now to return consistent values
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const originalNow = performance.now;
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performance.now = function() { return 0; };
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```
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### Step 4: Decode String Obfuscation Layers
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Progressively decode encoded strings:
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```python
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# Python script to decode common JS obfuscation patterns
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import re
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import base64
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import urllib.parse
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def decode_hex_strings(code):
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"""Replace \\xNN sequences with ASCII characters"""
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def hex_replace(match):
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hex_str = match.group(0)
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try:
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return bytes.fromhex(hex_str.replace("\\x", "")).decode("ascii")
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except:
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return hex_str
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return re.sub(r'(?:\\x[0-9a-fA-F]{2})+', hex_replace, code)
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def decode_unicode_escapes(code):
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"""Replace \\uNNNN sequences with characters"""
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def unicode_replace(match):
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return chr(int(match.group(1), 16))
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return re.sub(r'\\u([0-9a-fA-F]{4})', unicode_replace, code)
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def decode_charcode_arrays(code):
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"""Resolve String.fromCharCode calls"""
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def charcode_replace(match):
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codes = [int(c.strip()) for c in match.group(1).split(",")]
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return '"' + "".join(chr(c) for c in codes) + '"'
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return re.sub(r'String\.fromCharCode\(([0-9,\s]+)\)', charcode_replace, code)
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def decode_base64_strings(code):
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"""Resolve atob() calls with static strings"""
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def atob_replace(match):
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try:
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decoded = base64.b64decode(match.group(1)).decode("utf-8")
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return f'"{decoded}"'
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except:
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return match.group(0)
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return re.sub(r'atob\(["\']([A-Za-z0-9+/=]+)["\']\)', atob_replace, code)
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# Apply all decoders
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with open("script_0.js") as f:
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code = f.read()
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code = decode_hex_strings(code)
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code = decode_unicode_escapes(code)
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code = decode_charcode_arrays(code)
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code = decode_base64_strings(code)
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with open("script_0_decoded.js", "w") as f:
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f.write(code)
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print("Decoded strings written to script_0_decoded.js")
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```
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### Step 5: Resolve Eval Chains Safely
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Unwrap eval/Function constructor chains without executing:
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```javascript
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// Node.js script to safely resolve eval chains
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// Run in isolated environment: node --experimental-vm-modules deobfuscate.js
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const vm = require('vm');
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// Create sandboxed context with logging
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const sandbox = {
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eval: function(code) {
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console.log("=== EVAL INTERCEPTED ===");
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console.log(code.substring(0, 500));
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console.log("========================");
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return code; // Return the code instead of executing it
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},
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document: {
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write: function(html) {
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console.log("=== DOCUMENT.WRITE INTERCEPTED ===");
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console.log(html.substring(0, 500));
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},
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getElementById: function() { return { innerHTML: "" }; }
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},
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window: { location: { href: "" } },
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atob: function(s) { return Buffer.from(s, 'base64').toString(); },
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unescape: unescape,
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setTimeout: function(fn) { if (typeof fn === 'string') console.log("TIMEOUT CODE:", fn); },
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console: console,
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String: String,
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Array: Array,
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parseInt: parseInt,
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RegExp: RegExp,
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};
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const context = vm.createContext(sandbox);
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// Load and execute the obfuscated script in sandbox
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||||
const fs = require('fs');
|
||||
const code = fs.readFileSync('script_0.js', 'utf8');
|
||||
|
||||
try {
|
||||
vm.runInContext(code, context, { timeout: 5000 });
|
||||
} catch(e) {
|
||||
console.log("Execution error (expected):", e.message);
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Step 6: Analyze the Deobfuscated Payload
|
||||
|
||||
Examine the revealed malicious logic:
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
Deobfuscated Malware Categories and IOC Extraction:
|
||||
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
|
||||
Credential Harvester:
|
||||
- Form action URLs (exfiltration endpoints)
|
||||
- XMLHttpRequest/fetch destinations
|
||||
- Targeted input field names (username, password, cc_number)
|
||||
|
||||
Web Skimmer (Magecart):
|
||||
- Payment form overlay injection
|
||||
- Card data exfiltration URLs
|
||||
- Keylogger event listeners (onkeypress, oninput)
|
||||
|
||||
Redirect Script:
|
||||
- Destination URLs in location.href assignments
|
||||
- Conditional redirects based on user-agent or referrer
|
||||
- Cloaking logic (show benign content to bots)
|
||||
|
||||
Exploit Kit Landing:
|
||||
- Browser/plugin version checks
|
||||
- Exploit payload URLs
|
||||
- Shellcode embedded as arrays or encoded strings
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Key Concepts
|
||||
|
||||
| Term | Definition |
|
||||
|------|------------|
|
||||
| **Eval Chain** | Nested layers of eval(), Function(), or document.write() calls that each decode one layer of obfuscation before passing to the next |
|
||||
| **String Array Rotation** | Obfuscation technique storing all strings in a shuffled array and accessing them by computed index to hide string literals |
|
||||
| **Dead Code Insertion** | Adding non-functional code blocks that never execute to increase analysis complexity and confuse pattern matching |
|
||||
| **Opaque Predicate** | Conditional expression whose outcome is predetermined but difficult to determine statically; used to obscure control flow |
|
||||
| **Anti-Debugging** | JavaScript techniques to detect and thwart browser DevTools or debugger usage including debugger statements and timing checks |
|
||||
| **Web Skimmer** | Malicious JavaScript injected into e-commerce sites to steal payment card data from checkout forms (Magecart attack) |
|
||||
|
||||
## Tools & Systems
|
||||
|
||||
- **CyberChef**: GCHQ's web-based tool for encoding/decoding transformations useful for unwinding multi-layer obfuscation
|
||||
- **de4js**: Online JavaScript deobfuscator supporting common obfuscation tools (obfuscator.io, JScrambler)
|
||||
- **Node.js VM Module**: Sandboxed JavaScript execution environment for safely evaluating obfuscated code with intercepted APIs
|
||||
- **Chrome DevTools**: Browser developer tools for stepping through JavaScript execution with breakpoints and console access
|
||||
- **JSDetox**: JavaScript malware analysis tool providing execution emulation and deobfuscation
|
||||
|
||||
## Common Scenarios
|
||||
|
||||
### Scenario: Deobfuscating a Magecart Web Skimmer
|
||||
|
||||
**Context**: A compromised e-commerce site has obfuscated JavaScript injected into its checkout page. The script needs deobfuscation to identify the data exfiltration endpoint and determine what customer data was stolen.
|
||||
|
||||
**Approach**:
|
||||
1. Extract the injected script from the page source (often appended to a legitimate JS file or loaded from an external domain)
|
||||
2. Beautify the code and identify the obfuscation technique (typically string array + rotation + hex encoding)
|
||||
3. Decode string encoding layers (hex -> Unicode -> base64) using the Python decoder script
|
||||
4. Resolve the string array by evaluating the array definition and rotation function
|
||||
5. Identify the form targeting logic (querySelector for payment form fields)
|
||||
6. Extract the exfiltration URL from the XMLHttpRequest or fetch call
|
||||
7. Document stolen data fields and exfiltration endpoint for incident response
|
||||
|
||||
**Pitfalls**:
|
||||
- Executing obfuscated scripts on a connected system (the script may phone home during analysis)
|
||||
- Not removing anti-debugging traps before using browser DevTools (infinite debugger loops)
|
||||
- Missing additional obfuscation layers loaded dynamically from external URLs
|
||||
- Overlooking base64-encoded inline images or data URIs that may contain additional scripts
|
||||
|
||||
## Output Format
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
JAVASCRIPT MALWARE DEOBFUSCATION REPORT
|
||||
=========================================
|
||||
Source: checkout.js (injected into example-shop.com)
|
||||
Obfuscation: obfuscator.io (string array + rotation + hex encoding)
|
||||
Layers Removed: 3
|
||||
|
||||
OBFUSCATION TECHNIQUES IDENTIFIED
|
||||
[1] String array with 247 entries, rotated by 0x1a3
|
||||
[2] Hex-encoded string references (\x68\x65\x6c\x6c\x6f)
|
||||
[3] Base64-wrapped eval chain (2 layers)
|
||||
[4] Anti-debugging: setInterval debugger trap
|
||||
|
||||
DEOBFUSCATED FUNCTIONALITY
|
||||
Type: Magecart Payment Card Skimmer
|
||||
Target Forms: input[name*="card"], input[name*="cc_"]
|
||||
Data Captured: Card number, expiration, CVV, cardholder name
|
||||
Exfil Method: POST via XMLHttpRequest
|
||||
Exfil URL: hxxps://analytics-cdn[.]com/collect
|
||||
Exfil Format: JSON { "cn": card_number, "exp": expiry, "cv": cvv }
|
||||
Trigger: Form submit event on checkout page
|
||||
|
||||
EXTRACTED IOCs
|
||||
Domains: analytics-cdn[.]com
|
||||
IPs: 185.220.101[.]42
|
||||
URLs: hxxps://analytics-cdn[.]com/collect
|
||||
hxxps://analytics-cdn[.]com/gate.js
|
||||
```
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
|
||||
# JavaScript Malware Deobfuscation API Reference
|
||||
|
||||
## jsbeautifier (Python)
|
||||
|
||||
```python
|
||||
import jsbeautifier
|
||||
|
||||
opts = jsbeautifier.default_options()
|
||||
opts.indent_size = 2
|
||||
opts.wrap_line_length = 120
|
||||
|
||||
result = jsbeautifier.beautify(obfuscated_code, opts)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## jsbeautifier CLI
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# Beautify a file
|
||||
js-beautify malicious.js -o output.js
|
||||
|
||||
# npx alternative
|
||||
npx js-beautify script.js -o script_pretty.js
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Common Decoding Patterns (Python)
|
||||
|
||||
```python
|
||||
import re, base64, urllib.parse
|
||||
|
||||
# Hex strings: \x68\x65\x6c\x6c\x6f -> hello
|
||||
decoded = bytes.fromhex("68656c6c6f").decode("ascii")
|
||||
|
||||
# Unicode escapes: \u0068\u0065 -> he
|
||||
decoded = chr(0x0068) + chr(0x0065)
|
||||
|
||||
# Base64 (atob equivalent)
|
||||
decoded = base64.b64decode("aGVsbG8=").decode("utf-8")
|
||||
|
||||
# URL encoding (unescape equivalent)
|
||||
decoded = urllib.parse.unquote("%68%65%6c%6c%6f")
|
||||
|
||||
# String.fromCharCode
|
||||
decoded = "".join(chr(c) for c in [104, 101, 108, 108, 111])
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Node.js VM Sandbox
|
||||
|
||||
```javascript
|
||||
const vm = require('vm');
|
||||
const sandbox = {
|
||||
eval: function(code) {
|
||||
console.log("EVAL INTERCEPTED:", code.substring(0, 500));
|
||||
return code;
|
||||
},
|
||||
document: { write: function(h) { console.log("DOC.WRITE:", h); } },
|
||||
atob: function(s) { return Buffer.from(s, 'base64').toString(); },
|
||||
window: { location: { href: "" } },
|
||||
};
|
||||
const context = vm.createContext(sandbox);
|
||||
vm.runInContext(code, context, { timeout: 5000 });
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## CyberChef Operations
|
||||
|
||||
| Operation | Use Case |
|
||||
|-----------|----------|
|
||||
| From Hex | Decode `\xNN` sequences |
|
||||
| From Base64 | Decode `atob()` payloads |
|
||||
| URL Decode | Decode `unescape()` strings |
|
||||
| JavaScript Beautify | Format minified code |
|
||||
| From CharCode | Decode `fromCharCode` arrays |
|
||||
| XOR | Decode XOR-encrypted strings |
|
||||
| Generic Code Beautify | Format mixed content |
|
||||
|
||||
## IOC Extraction Regex
|
||||
|
||||
```python
|
||||
# URLs
|
||||
re.findall(r'https?://[^\s"\'<>)]+', code)
|
||||
|
||||
# IP addresses
|
||||
re.findall(r'\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b', code)
|
||||
|
||||
# Domains
|
||||
re.findall(r'(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.)+(?:com|net|org|io|xyz)\b', code)
|
||||
```
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
|
||||
#!/usr/bin/env python3
|
||||
"""JavaScript malware deobfuscation agent using jsbeautifier and pattern matching."""
|
||||
|
||||
import re
|
||||
import sys
|
||||
import json
|
||||
import base64
|
||||
import urllib.parse
|
||||
from pathlib import Path
|
||||
|
||||
try:
|
||||
import jsbeautifier
|
||||
except ImportError:
|
||||
jsbeautifier = None
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def beautify_js(code):
|
||||
"""Beautify JavaScript code using jsbeautifier."""
|
||||
if jsbeautifier is None:
|
||||
return code
|
||||
opts = jsbeautifier.default_options()
|
||||
opts.indent_size = 2
|
||||
opts.wrap_line_length = 120
|
||||
return jsbeautifier.beautify(code, opts)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def decode_hex_strings(code):
|
||||
"""Replace \\xNN hex escape sequences with ASCII characters."""
|
||||
def hex_replace(match):
|
||||
hex_str = match.group(0)
|
||||
try:
|
||||
return bytes.fromhex(hex_str.replace("\\x", "")).decode("ascii", errors="replace")
|
||||
except Exception:
|
||||
return hex_str
|
||||
return re.sub(r'(?:\\x[0-9a-fA-F]{2})+', hex_replace, code)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def decode_unicode_escapes(code):
|
||||
"""Replace \\uNNNN sequences with actual characters."""
|
||||
def unicode_replace(match):
|
||||
try:
|
||||
return chr(int(match.group(1), 16))
|
||||
except Exception:
|
||||
return match.group(0)
|
||||
return re.sub(r'\\u([0-9a-fA-F]{4})', unicode_replace, code)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def decode_charcode_calls(code):
|
||||
"""Resolve String.fromCharCode() calls with static arguments."""
|
||||
def charcode_replace(match):
|
||||
try:
|
||||
codes = [int(c.strip()) for c in match.group(1).split(",") if c.strip()]
|
||||
return '"' + "".join(chr(c) for c in codes) + '"'
|
||||
except Exception:
|
||||
return match.group(0)
|
||||
return re.sub(r'String\.fromCharCode\(([0-9,\s]+)\)', charcode_replace, code)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def decode_atob_calls(code):
|
||||
"""Resolve atob() calls containing static base64 strings."""
|
||||
def atob_replace(match):
|
||||
try:
|
||||
decoded = base64.b64decode(match.group(1)).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
|
||||
return json.dumps(decoded)
|
||||
except Exception:
|
||||
return match.group(0)
|
||||
return re.sub(r'atob\(["\']([A-Za-z0-9+/=]+)["\']\)', atob_replace, code)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def decode_unescape_calls(code):
|
||||
"""Resolve unescape() calls with percent-encoded strings."""
|
||||
def unescape_replace(match):
|
||||
try:
|
||||
decoded = urllib.parse.unquote(match.group(1))
|
||||
return json.dumps(decoded)
|
||||
except Exception:
|
||||
return match.group(0)
|
||||
return re.sub(r'unescape\(["\']([^"\']+)["\']\)', unescape_replace, code)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def detect_obfuscation_techniques(code):
|
||||
"""Identify obfuscation techniques used in the script."""
|
||||
techniques = []
|
||||
if re.search(r'\\x[0-9a-fA-F]{2}', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("hex_encoding")
|
||||
if re.search(r'\\u[0-9a-fA-F]{4}', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("unicode_escapes")
|
||||
if "String.fromCharCode" in code:
|
||||
techniques.append("fromCharCode")
|
||||
if "atob(" in code:
|
||||
techniques.append("base64_atob")
|
||||
if re.search(r'eval\s*\(', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("eval_chain")
|
||||
if "new Function(" in code or "new Function (" in code:
|
||||
techniques.append("function_constructor")
|
||||
if re.search(r'document\.write\s*\(', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("document_write")
|
||||
if re.search(r'setTimeout\s*\(', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("setTimeout_exec")
|
||||
if re.search(r'setInterval\s*\(\s*function\s*\(\)\s*\{\s*debugger', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("anti_debugging_debugger")
|
||||
if re.search(r'window\.outerWidth\s*-\s*window\.innerWidth', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("anti_debugging_devtools")
|
||||
if re.search(r'performance\.now\s*\(\)', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("anti_debugging_timing")
|
||||
if re.search(r'_0x[0-9a-fA-F]+', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("variable_mangling")
|
||||
if re.search(r'var\s+_0x[0-9a-fA-F]+\s*=\s*\[', code):
|
||||
techniques.append("string_array")
|
||||
if "unescape(" in code:
|
||||
techniques.append("unescape_encoding")
|
||||
return techniques
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def extract_iocs(code):
|
||||
"""Extract potential IOCs from deobfuscated JavaScript."""
|
||||
iocs = {"urls": [], "domains": [], "ips": [], "emails": []}
|
||||
url_pattern = re.compile(r'https?://[^\s"\'<>\)]+', re.IGNORECASE)
|
||||
domain_pattern = re.compile(r'(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.)+(?:com|net|org|io|xyz|top|info|cc|ru|cn|tk)\b')
|
||||
ip_pattern = re.compile(r'\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b')
|
||||
email_pattern = re.compile(r'[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}')
|
||||
|
||||
iocs["urls"] = list(set(url_pattern.findall(code)))
|
||||
iocs["domains"] = list(set(domain_pattern.findall(code)))
|
||||
iocs["ips"] = list(set(ip_pattern.findall(code)))
|
||||
iocs["emails"] = list(set(email_pattern.findall(code)))
|
||||
return iocs
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def remove_anti_debug(code):
|
||||
"""Remove common anti-debugging traps from JavaScript."""
|
||||
code = re.sub(
|
||||
r'setInterval\s*\(\s*function\s*\(\)\s*\{\s*debugger\s*;?\s*\}\s*,\s*\d+\s*\)',
|
||||
'/* anti-debug removed */',
|
||||
code
|
||||
)
|
||||
code = re.sub(
|
||||
r'if\s*\(\s*window\.outerWidth\s*-\s*window\.innerWidth\s*>\s*\d+\s*\)[^}]*\}',
|
||||
'/* devtools detection removed */',
|
||||
code
|
||||
)
|
||||
return code
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def deobfuscate(code, remove_debug=True):
|
||||
"""Apply all deobfuscation passes to JavaScript code."""
|
||||
if remove_debug:
|
||||
code = remove_anti_debug(code)
|
||||
code = decode_hex_strings(code)
|
||||
code = decode_unicode_escapes(code)
|
||||
code = decode_charcode_calls(code)
|
||||
code = decode_atob_calls(code)
|
||||
code = decode_unescape_calls(code)
|
||||
code = beautify_js(code)
|
||||
return code
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def extract_scripts_from_html(html_content):
|
||||
"""Extract inline JavaScript from HTML file."""
|
||||
pattern = re.compile(r'<script[^>]*>(.*?)</script>', re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE)
|
||||
scripts = pattern.findall(html_content)
|
||||
return [s.strip() for s in scripts if s.strip()]
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def analyze_file(file_path):
|
||||
"""Full analysis pipeline for a JavaScript or HTML file."""
|
||||
path = Path(file_path)
|
||||
if not path.exists():
|
||||
return {"error": f"File not found: {file_path}"}
|
||||
|
||||
content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
|
||||
|
||||
if path.suffix.lower() in (".html", ".htm"):
|
||||
scripts = extract_scripts_from_html(content)
|
||||
else:
|
||||
scripts = [content]
|
||||
|
||||
results = []
|
||||
for i, script in enumerate(scripts):
|
||||
techniques = detect_obfuscation_techniques(script)
|
||||
deobfuscated = deobfuscate(script)
|
||||
iocs = extract_iocs(deobfuscated)
|
||||
results.append({
|
||||
"script_index": i,
|
||||
"original_size": len(script),
|
||||
"deobfuscated_size": len(deobfuscated),
|
||||
"obfuscation_techniques": techniques,
|
||||
"iocs": iocs,
|
||||
"deobfuscated_preview": deobfuscated[:2000],
|
||||
})
|
||||
|
||||
return {
|
||||
"file": file_path,
|
||||
"script_count": len(scripts),
|
||||
"analyses": results,
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
if __name__ == "__main__":
|
||||
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
|
||||
print("Usage: agent.py <file.js|file.html> [--full]")
|
||||
sys.exit(1)
|
||||
|
||||
result = analyze_file(sys.argv[1])
|
||||
if "--full" in sys.argv:
|
||||
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, default=str))
|
||||
else:
|
||||
for analysis in result.get("analyses", []):
|
||||
analysis.pop("deobfuscated_preview", None)
|
||||
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, default=str))
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user