File scan report

Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is this PDF document safe? Yes, no threats found.

No antivirus engine detected this long-observed PDF, and independent threat-intelligence checks found no known malware family or matching research rule.

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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.

Open it as usual if it came from the official source

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.

  2. Keep your security software and system 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 60 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 60
  • No result 10
FilePDF document439.6 kBSHA-256 a82bcaff6deb…dd711f
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 11y ago
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

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Why we think so

3 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

All 60 antivirus engines that checked it returned no malicious or suspicious finding, including 18 major antivirus engines. The document has been observed for over eleven years, and available threat-intelligence checks produced no hit; however, no completed the test run or contacted-host assessment is available.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • No completed sandbox run was recorded, so embedded actions were not observed in a completed sandbox run.
  • No contacted-host reputation result was saved, so no complete reputation assessment exists for any network destinations the document might contact.
  • The file's tag list includes "autoaction", indicating the PDF may contain an automatic document action even though no engine detected 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 · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

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Technical details

None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 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 · 70 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 60 engines flagged it · 10 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date 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

File name
PDF document
Format
PDF
Size
439.6 kB
Code signing
Not applicable to this file type
Last analyzed
Sep 12, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC
SHA-256
a82bcaff6deb3ecd40bf4c3bb04a99bc28848c7fb16b49787f193f631ddd711f
SHA-1
2f455c0766a9592e486514ecef2a5fc6e4987f43
MD5
4b3df766112e02d7a0083c8c904cd888

First scanned

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

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

Is this PDF document safe?
We found nothing harmful in this PDF document. None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
What is this PDF document?
This PDF document is about 439.6 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 Mar 26, 2015.
How many antivirus engines detected this PDF document?
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag this PDF document. 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.
What is the SHA-256 hash of this PDF document?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of this PDF document is a82bcaff6deb3ecd40bf4c3bb04a99bc28848c7fb16b49787f193f631ddd711f, and its MD5 is 4b3df766112e02d7a0083c8c904cd888. 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 open this PDF document?
We found nothing harmful in this PDF document. 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 this PDF document?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 12, 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.
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Community

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