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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 5 months ago

Is this PDF document safe? Treat it as suspicious.

This PDF document was flagged by one major antivirus engine as a QR-code phishing lure; it is rarely seen, and other engines did not flag it.

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Why Suspicious? One antivirus engine (Fortinet) flags it as phishing; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence

Don't click links in this PDF until the sender confirms it

Do not scan any QR code in this PDF or enter credentials on pages it leads to. Verify any request it makes through the sender's official channels.

What to do now5 steps

This PDF may be a phishing lure. Opening it by itself is unlikely to infect your device; the risk is the links inside it.

What to do

  1. Don't click links or buttons in this PDF, and don't enter a password on any page it opens.

  2. Check with the sender using a phone number or email address you already have, not the details in this PDF.

  3. If you typed a password after opening it, change that password now and turn on two-step verification.

  4. If you entered card or bank details, call your bank using the number on your card.

If you already opened it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Why we think so

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PDF document 7b7606a6: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

1 of 63 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 62
  • No result 12
FilePDF document87.1 kBSHA-256 7b7606a6b4d8…03707b
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 5mo ago
1 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flags it (Fortinet).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 points against it and 2 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Fortinet detects this PDF document as a QR-code phishing document, and only 1 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged it. The file was submitted by one source, first seen on May 25, 2026. Opening it showed only the PDF viewer and no network activity, but QR-code lures act when scanned with a phone, so treat any QR code inside with caution.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • 17 other major antivirus engines and 62 engines in total reported nothing, so the single phishing label could be a false positive.
  • The sandbox run only showed the PDF opening in Acrobat Reader with no network contacts, but a QR-code lure needs a phone scan to act, so this does not clear it.

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 · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 1spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 11filesystem & mutex artifacts

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 4: FileSeen in the test run

      PDF document

      7b7606a6b4d8d5183f08778241b133a038cdaa6fe8b8a4d1e18faed9d603707b

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    1
    1. Evidence 2 of 4: ProcessSeen in the test run

      RdrCEF.exe

      c:\program files (x86)\adobe\acrobat reader dc\reader\acrocef_1\RdrCEF.exe --backgroundcolor=16514043

      Test run

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 3 of 4: Written fileSeen in the test run

      SOPHIA.json

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\SOPHIA.json

      Test run
    2. Evidence 4 of 4: Written fileSeen in the test run

      TESTING

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Reader\Files\TESTING

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

4 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

1 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flags it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 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 · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 1 of 63 engines flagged it · 12 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded 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

Engines that flagged it 1

  • Fortinet (major engine)PDF/Phishing.QRC!tr

File fingerprint

File name
PDF document
Format
PDF
Size
87.1 kB
Code signing
Not applicable to this file type
Last analyzed
May 25, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC
SHA-256
7b7606a6b4d8d5183f08778241b133a038cdaa6fe8b8a4d1e18faed9d603707b
SHA-1
376158e679ff8974671b26646a5bace9890e977f
MD5
d4b14b73f16764f88648813261b4a61e

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is this PDF document safe, or is it malware?
This PDF document may be a phishing lure. 1 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flags it. Don't click links in it or enter a password on a page it opens until the sender confirms they sent it.
What is this PDF document?
This PDF document is about 87.1 kB. Its original file name is hidden on this page for privacy, so we identify it by its SHA-256 fingerprint. VirusTotal first saw it on May 25, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected this PDF document?
1 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flags this PDF document (Fortinet). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already opened this PDF document?
Opening this PDF by itself is unlikely to infect your device. The risk is the links inside it. If you clicked one and entered a password, change it now and turn on two-step verification; if you entered payment details, contact your bank.
What is the SHA-256 hash of this PDF document?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of this PDF document is 7b7606a6b4d8d5183f08778241b133a038cdaa6fe8b8a4d1e18faed9d603707b, and its MD5 is d4b14b73f16764f88648813261b4a61e. 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.
How up to date is this analysis of this PDF document?
This report reflects the scan on May 25, 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

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