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HWP_PS_EXEC
What it means
PostScript 'exec' operator found in embedded PostScript.
Why it fires
The PostScript 'exec' operator executes a string as PostScript code. In malicious PostScript it can run dynamically decoded payloads.
Other HWP heuristics
HWP_EMBEDDED_PE HWP_PE_MSHTA_REMOTE_EXEC HWP_OLE_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLE HWP_OLE_CLICK_TO_EXEC_LURE HWP_PS_CVX_EXEC HWP_PS_SYSTEM HWP_SHELL_CMD HWP_POSTSCRIPT HWP_PS_HEXCODE HWP_JAVASCRIPT HWP_PS_FILE HWP_URL HWP_PS_FILTER HWP_SCRIPTS_STREAM HWP_BINDATA HWP_COMPRESSED HWP_SEMANTIC_FINGERPRINT HWP_STREAM_RAW_FALLBACK