File scan report

Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 3 months ago

Is Acrobat.exe safe? Yes, no threats found.

Adobe-signed executable with zero malicious detections and widespread, long-term distribution.

Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

Treat the file as legitimate Adobe software; no further action required beyond normal security hygiene.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.

Antivirus results

0 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 70
  • No result 4
FileAcrobat.exe6.4 MBSHA-256 2d3d9438e488…90d7dd
  • Code signing Adobe Inc.
  • Test run Partial
  • First seen 10mo ago
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

0 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

All 70 antivirus engines that checked it returned clean results, including 17 major antivirus engines. The file is signed by Adobe Inc. and has been submitted by 112 sources over 226 days with no malicious behaviour observed.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • Community comment tags reference 'akira' and 'cobalt-strike', but these are researcher annotations without engine or sandbox corroboration.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 partial · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

Technical details

None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Adobe Inc..

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 partial · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 74 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 70 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesPartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox run is recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Jul 23, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC
SHA-256
2d3d9438e4885d1d6c69d620873c9933d6f2b61173689ffe91e8e3d7e890d7dd
SHA-1
10658c50ba666ba5897cfcf7cac3aaf321efee62
MD5
c3e8fefbee49c36dfa66546c0b4194d9

About this file

Acrobat.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 6.4 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 6.4 MB
Signer
Adobe Inc.Valid code signature.
First seen
Dec 9, 2025On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
112 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
7.63 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is Acrobat.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in Acrobat.exe. None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. It has a valid digital signature from Adobe Inc.. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is Acrobat.exe?
Acrobat.exe is a Windows program, about 6.4 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Dec 9, 2025.
How many antivirus engines detected Acrobat.exe?
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag Acrobat.exe. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
Is Acrobat.exe digitally signed?
Yes. Acrobat.exe has a valid digital signature from Adobe Inc., which shows the file hasn't been changed since that publisher signed it. Malware is sometimes signed with stolen certificates, so a signature alone isn't proof of safety.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Acrobat.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Acrobat.exe is 2d3d9438e4885d1d6c69d620873c9933d6f2b61173689ffe91e8e3d7e890d7dd, and its MD5 is c3e8fefbee49c36dfa66546c0b4194d9. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
Is it safe to run Acrobat.exe?
We found nothing harmful in Acrobat.exe, and its digital signature checks out. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of Acrobat.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Jul 23, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
Chapter 06

Community

Member reviews and reports for this exact file hash.

Other files people checked with the same signer, and recent reports with the same rating. A matching signer does not make two files the same: only the SHA-256 fingerprint identifies a file.

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