XpdfTools is frequently deployed in:
Standard screenshots degrade resolution. pdfimages extracts the original compressed image. xpdf-tools-win-4.04
pdfimages.exe -j report.pdf images/prefix
Extracts embedded file attachments from a PDF (e.g., spreadsheets or Word docs hidden within the PDF structure). Extracts embedded file attachments from a PDF (e
Since Xpdf is a command-line tool, it does not run JavaScript or launch external web URLs, making it inherently more secure than full-featured PDF readers like Adobe Acrobat or Foxit. Version 4.04 predates the widespread exploitation of "specially crafted XRef tables," and contains patches for CVE-2019-9876 (Stack consumption in FoFiTrueType::read). Output includes:
Best practice: Even though 4.04 is secure, always run it on a machine with updated antivirus. Use the -q (quiet) flag in scripts to suppress unnecessary output that might be logged.
pdfinfo input.pdf
Output includes: