pdfid

This tool is not a PDF parser, but it will scan a file to look for certain PDF keywords, allowing you to identify PDF documents that contain (for example) JavaScript or execute an action when opened. PDFiD will also handle name obfuscation.

Installed size: 106 KB
How to install: sudo apt install pdfid

pdfid

root@kali:~# pdfid -h
Usage: pdfid [options] [pdf-file|zip-file|url|@file] ...
Tool to test a PDF file

Arguments:
pdf-file and zip-file can be a single file, several files, and/or @file
@file: run PDFiD on each file listed in the text file specified
wildcards are supported

Source code put in the public domain by Didier Stevens, no Copyright
Use at your own risk
https://DidierStevens.com

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -s, --scan            scan the given directory
  -a, --all             display all the names
  -e, --extra           display extra data, like dates
  -f, --force           force the scan of the file, even without proper %PDF
                        header
  -d, --disarm          disable JavaScript and auto launch
  -p PLUGINS, --plugins=PLUGINS
                        plugins to load (separate plugins with a comma , ;
                        @file supported)
  -c, --csv             output csv data when using plugins
  -m MINIMUMSCORE, --minimumscore=MINIMUMSCORE
                        minimum score for plugin results output
  -v, --verbose         verbose (will also raise catched exceptions)
  -S SELECT, --select=SELECT
                        selection expression
  -n, --nozero          supress output for counts equal to zero
  -o OUTPUT, --output=OUTPUT
                        output to log file
  --pluginoptions=PLUGINOPTIONS
                        options for the plugin
  -l, --literalfilenames
                        take filenames literally, no wildcard matching
  --recursedir          Recurse directories (wildcards and here files (@...)
                        allowed)