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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

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

A 6-year-old PDF with zero malicious detections across 76 engines and medium prevalence.

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

The evidence supports treating the file as benign; no additional action is required beyond normal security hygiene.

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.

Why we think so

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PDF document c8a2fe5d: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 61 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 61
  • No result 15
FilePDF document599.8 kBSHA-256 c8a2fe5dd9f4…852ee4
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 7y ago
None of the 61 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 61 antivirus engines that checked it returned clean results with 18 major antivirus engines explicitly marking it harmless. The file has been submitted 27 times over six years with no malicious files it created or sandbox verdicts.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • The missing contacted-host reputation result means the reputation cross-check for IPs 8.8.8.8, 18.213.11.84, 23.40.140.168 was not completed; cannot assert clean network behaviour.

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 partial. 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
  • 2sandbox rule tags
  • 3spawned processes
  • 2network contacts
  • 38filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 76 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 61 engines flagged it · 15 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial2 hosts contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
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
599.8 kB
Code signing
Not applicable to this file type
Last analyzed
Aug 26, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC
SHA-256
c8a2fe5dd9f49501e5a2ae00496caf6289d490c25ee14897d4d21e6b2c852ee4
SHA-1
cb2d0d502ad9bc5cefc1ea4d916031782e4bc46e
MD5
9ab2de103c4ea432077a5b8435f3ca5d

First scanned

Chapter 05

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 61 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 599.8 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 Dec 11, 2018.
How many antivirus engines detected this PDF document?
None of the 61 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 c8a2fe5dd9f49501e5a2ae00496caf6289d490c25ee14897d4d21e6b2c852ee4, and its MD5 is 9ab2de103c4ea432077a5b8435f3ca5d. 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 Aug 26, 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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