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preferably something that can run on *nix. I have seen pdfid, but it seems a bit old compared to some more modern threats, but I could be wrong

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why bother scanning when you can forcibly remove all and any code present in the file?

https://dangerzone.rocks/

[–] kid 4 points 1 day ago

I didn't know about that tool. Apparently, it is a CDR, which I like very much. I'm not aware of any good open-source implementations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thank you for this

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

ClamAV is as good as ever. I still keep it around and updated for checking the random suspicious file. You can use the ClamTK or other graphical interfaces as well if that's more your style.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Virus total has caught a good few things in pdfs during my usage