File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is this PDF document safe? Yes, no threats found.
This PDF document was flagged by none of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it, and opening it in a sandbox only showed normal Adobe Acrobat activity.
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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.
The document can be opened in an up-to-date PDF reader; treat any links or credential requests inside it with normal caution.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
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Antivirus results
0 of 63 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 63
- No result 12
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Completed
- First seen 2mo ago
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Why we think so
1 point against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
When opened in a sandbox, it only launched Adobe Acrobat and its usual helper processes, with no network contacts or process injection recorded. It is rarely submitted, so stay alert to any links or requests it contains.
The sandbox runs show Adobe Acrobat opening the file along with its crash reporter and log helpers, which is ordinary viewer behaviour. Two technique labels for injection and credential access were mapped without any matching activity, and such labels routinely appear on clean files. The document was first seen on Aug 25, 2026 and submitted by only two sources, and our own static check of its contents was not available, so its links and text were not reviewed.
What We Detected
None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this PDF document. It was first seen on Aug 25, 2026 and has been submitted by two sources.
Threat Behavior
In the sandbox runs, the document opened in Adobe Acrobat, which started its normal crash-reporting and logging helpers. No other process was targeted, no network contacts by the document were recorded, and no files were dropped. Labels suggesting injection or credential access were mapped without any matching activity and are common on clean files.
What To Do Now
The file shows no signs of malicious content. As with any document from an unfamiliar source, be cautious with links or requests for login details inside it, and keep your PDF reader updated.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- The document has been submitted by only two sources and our own static analysis of its contents was not available, so a freshly crafted phishing PDF cannot be fully excluded.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, including all major antivirus engines that reported.
- Sandbox runs only showed Adobe Acrobat opening the document with its usual helpers.
- No process injection, dropped files or network contacts by the document were recorded.
- Rarely submitted, seen from only two sources.
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source
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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- 12sandbox rule tags
- 6spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 24filesystem & mutex artifacts
Includes 12 mapped techniques and every process, file, registry and network entry.
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Technical details
None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag 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.
File fingerprint
- File name
- PDF document
- Format
- Size
- 153.6 kB
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Last analyzed
- Aug 25, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC
- SHA-256
b1546972048677a1432d784940140bd38bd56ccc1d95ff4c7c606d1a8343dbcb- SHA-1
442d244aed9faafbbc72a18965cd042dd8acc181- MD5
75cfc480c294950087eda46213388e63
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Verdict history
- Suspicious
- Safeafter a re-check of the saved evidence
Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.
Includes every engine result (75), 2 matched signature rules and how widely the file has been seen.
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