How to Use PDFiD (BSWR)

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Time

4 minutes

Difficulty

Intermediate

This tool scans a PDF file for certain keywords and identifies PDF documents that contain executable code inside the file eg, JavaScript. This Python-based tool is easy to use and also handles name obfuscation.

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PDFiD (BSWR)

This tool scans a PDF file for certain keywords and identifies PDF documents that contain executable code inside the file eg, JavaScript.

This Python-based tool is easy to use and also handles name obfuscation.

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