File verdict·Decided by the MT AI Engine
Our call

Suspicious

New PDF undetected by engines but shows suspicious sandbox behaviors like process injection, LSASS access, and direct IP connections.

Trust score50Caution
MT AI confidence · 80%
AlphaGraphics_Proposal_Invitation.pdf
102.4 KB
d905f6f48cbb8bb8d81179dab558
Antivirus engines
0 of 75 flagged
Code signing
Unsigned
Age
First seen 23 days ago
MT AI Engine · our arbiter

The verdict, reasoned out.

Not a rules engine. The MT AI Engine reads every signal we collected, weighs them against history, and commits to an answer.

80%Confidence
High
Reasoning

Static analysis is entirely clean with zero malicious or suspicious flags from good engine coverage. Dynamic sandbox behavior triggers high-confidence synthesis rules for process injection into Explorer, potential LSASS credential access, and direct-IP C2 patterns typical of exploits. The PDF nature and business-proposal filename align with phishing vectors, but lack of sandbox malicious verdict, unknown dropped child, and unflagged IPs temper the concern. No historical RAG, external intel, or feedback provides additional context. Overall, dynamic risks outweigh static cleanliness for a suspicious call.

Key signals · 5

Each signal cites a concrete token from the evidence the arbiter saw — engine name, MITRE technique, signer string, or an exact count.

  1. 0/63 engines malicious (17 tier1 clean)

  2. triggeredHeuristics 'MalwareTips.Synth.ProcessInjection' (high, T1055)

  3. behaviour.contactedIps length=3 (184.29.30.201 etc.), no contactedDomains

  4. file.ageDays=1, prevalence.classification='rare_new'

  5. behaviour.offensiveCount=3 including T1003/T1055

Points in its favour
  • 0 malicious from 63 engines (17 tier1 clean)
  • No malicious sandbox verdict
  • No malicious dropped children
  • No external intel hits
  • No hacktool/PUA labels
Points against
  • Process injection heuristic (T1055, high severity)
  • Credential dumping pattern (T1003, LSASS access)
  • Direct IP connections without DNS (3 IPs)
  • Rare new prevalence (1 submission, 1 day old)
  • PDF file type (common exploit vector)
  • Offensive MITRE techniques (count=3)
What to do

Quarantine this file and avoid opening it. Perform a full system scan with updated security tools and analyze the dropped child file if present.

Runtime behaviour

What this file did when executed

This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.

MITRE ATT&CK
16

Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

T1003T1012T1033T1047T1055T1071T1082T1203T1485T1497T1518T1562T1564T1564.003T1566.002T1573
Spawned processes
15
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\System32\mobsync.exe -Embedding
$(unnamed)
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\AlphaGraphics_Proposal_Invitation.pdf"
$(unnamed)
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Adobe Crash Processor.exe"
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
$(unnamed)
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\CRWindowsClientService.exe" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat" updatepvbpreference c0de53ca-f166-4b38-89ab-4780a127e731 0 0
$(unnamed)
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\CRLogTransport.exe" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\CRLogs\crashlogs"
$(unnamed)
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\CRLogTransport.exe" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\CRLogs\dumps"
+7 more processes captured.
Network activity
3
IP addresses3
  • 184.29.30.201
  • 23.22.254.206
  • 162.159.36.2
Filesystem & mutexes
25
Files written15
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\acroNGLLog.txt
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\NGL\
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpE92.tmp
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\A9qjy75q_8vkj4l_4x8.tmp
  • C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\FontCache\Fonts\Download-1.tmp
+10 more
Files deleted3
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\JSCache\GlobSettings
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\KnownGameList.bin
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\GameDVR\KnownGameList.update
Mutexes created7
  • Local\SyncServiceThread
  • Local\SessionImmersiveColorMutex
  • Global\_MSIExecute
  • Global\MSILOG_4ce7be391dce1b5GOL.b1211ISM_pmeT_lacoL_ataDppA_onurB_sresU_:C
  • Global\AdobeCrashProcessorLocalLowLock
+2 more
Dropped payload

Files this sample writes at runtime

This file drops 1 child at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.

1 unseen
  • a779a261df447a4c298cb1b86dNever scanned
    never seen before
No researcher-database hits
External threat-intel sources were not collected for this scan.
Signature matches

YARA + heuristic rules that fired

A researcher-curated or high-severity heuristic rule matched this sample. These rules target specific malware families and are near-definitive.

3 synthesis
MITRE ATT&CK profile
Defense evasion× 1Cred access× 1C2× 1
MalwareTips synthesis rules
Our heuristics on VT data + sandbox behaviour
  • ProcessInjectionhigh

    MITRE T1055 (Process Injection) observed — CreateRemoteThread / APC / reflective-DLL injection. The payload is being smuggled into a legitimate process to bypass AV hooks.

    Evidence
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
  • CredentialDumpermedium

    Sandbox observed process activity targeting LSASS (Windows credential store). Legitimate software has no business reading LSASS memory — this is Mimikatz-shape behaviour.

    Evidence
    C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  • DirectIpC2medium

    Sample contacted 3 external IP address(es) and zero domains. Benign software virtually always uses DNS; no-DNS direct-IP C2 is a strong malware indicator because it bypasses reputation systems and dodges domain-based blocklists.

    Evidence
    184.29.30.201 · 23.22.254.206 · 162.159.36.2
Antivirus engine breakdown

0 detections across 75 engines

0 malicious0 suspicious75 clean
Tier-117 engines
0flag
Top commercial AVs (low FP rate)
Tier-238 engines
0flag
Mainstream engines with mixed FP rates
Low-trust20 engines
0flag
Heuristic / generic-AI engines (high FP rate)
All 75 engines report this file as clean.
Hash d905f6f48cbb… cross-referenced against 75 AV engines via our AV network.
Prevalence

How often this file shows up in the wild

Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. This is the footprint of targeted malware the AV industry hasn't signatured yet — extra scrutiny is warranted.

Rare & new
Unique uploaders
1
Very few people have ever uploaded this — rare.
Total submissions
1
Includes repeat uploads by the same source.
First seen by VT
23d ago
May 11, 2026
Prevalence quadrant
here
Rare · New
Targeted malware lives here
Common · New
Just-released software
Rare · Old
Niche or internal tooling
Common · Old
Trusted legitimate binaries
File identity

Forensic fingerprint

File biography
First seen (VT)
5/11/2026, 2:15:11 PM
First seen (MalwareBazaar)
Last analysis (VT)
5/11/2026, 2:15:11 PM
Scanned here
5/12/2026, 4:57:49 PM
File name
AlphaGraphics_Proposal_Invitation.pdf
Size
102.4 KB
MIME type
(unknown)
Detected type
PDF
SHA-256
d905f6f48cbb8bb8d8da8b2a14b09f31e23acd8c6c9fbde99a95491179dab558
MD5
66257302ddfd482eeb93da32ceacacf9
SHA-1
eefac54390ef710172af234cca3a07b6b531fb4c
First seen (VT)
5/11/2026, 2:15:11 PM
Last analysis (VT)
5/11/2026, 2:15:11 PM
First scan (MalwareTips)
5/12/2026, 4:57:49 PM
Last scan (MalwareTips)
5/12/2026, 4:57:49 PM
Behavior tags
pdf
Community classification

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