HTPBE_
HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE appears on <0.1% of modified results in our corpus. A marker is evidence about the file, not a judgement about the person who sent it.
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Signs that a document-unlocking or editing tool processed this file.
Marker profile
What HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE tells you
HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE is one of the named findings returned in modification_markers when a PDF is reported as modified. It belongs to the Metadata & Timestamps group of checks. These checks compare the dates and descriptive properties recorded in a file with each other and with a plausible production history.
On 100.0% of the modified results that carry HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE it is the only marker. A result with this marker carries 1.0 markers on average.
Example API response
How it appears in a result
When a PDF is reported as modified, HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE is listed in modification_markers next to the verdict and its confidence. Each marker is a named, actionable finding – not a score.
{
"id": "9f3a2c1d-8b47-4e6f-a012-3d5e7f890123",
"status": "modified",
"modification_confidence": "high",
"modification_markers": [
"HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE"
],
"creator": "Adobe Acrobat Pro DC",
"has_incremental_updates": true,
"page_count": 3
}Full schema in the API reference →
Distributions
What ships alongside HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE
The tools, formats and document traits that appear on the modified results carrying this marker. Shares are of those results.
Confidence of the verdict
When these results were checked
Document length
File size
Long tail
Notable observations
Smaller cuts of the results carrying HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE – useful context, but treat each row as a single data point rather than a strong signal.
Of files carry at least one digital signature
Of files contain earlier saved revisions
Of files contain JavaScript code
Of files have attachments inside
Average number of markers on these results
Related checks
Other Metadata & Timestamps checks
Checks from the same group. Each card links to its own reference page.
HTPBE_DATES_DISAGREERecorded dates showing the document was changed after creationHTPBE_TIMESTAMP_LAYERS_DISAGREEInternal timestamp anomalies indicating a later changeHTPBE_IDENTITY_LAYERS_DISAGREEDocument properties indicating later alterationHTPBE_IMPOSSIBLE_TIMESTAMPTimestamp values that are physically impossibleHTPBE_INVALID_TIMEZONEDate information that is malformedHTPBE_ANNOTATION_PREDATES_CREATIONAnnotation dates that do not fit the document’s timelineHTPBE_XMP_DATES_DESYNCEDMetadata timing indicating a later changeHTPBE_TIMEZONE_LAYERS_DISAGREETime-zone evidence of a later changeFAQ
HTPBE_UNLOCK_TOOL_RESIDUE: common questions
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