Tool profile

ActiveReports

Q: How should I read the ActiveReports statistics?

The figures describe the 553 files in the HTPBE corpus that list ActiveReports as Creator or Producer. The modification rate is the share of those files that carry modification markers. It is a base rate for this particular set of files, not a property of ActiveReports and not a prediction for any single document.

Q: How do I check a PDF that lists ActiveReports?

Upload it to HTPBE for a modification check, or open it in the free PDF Metadata Viewer to see the Creator, Producer and dates stored in the file. The same check is available through the HTPBE API.

ActiveReports appears on both unmodified and modified documents in our corpus. The name alone is never the verdict; each file is judged on its own structure.

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Forensic verdict

Mixed signal

Based on this tool’s share of the HTPBE? corpus.

Modification rate

100%+51pp above baseline

Corpus baseline: 49%

Corpus share

2.0%

Share of all analyzed appearances

Modification rate

100%

+51pp above baseline

Role split

61%C/39%P

Creator vs Producer share of appearances

Corpus profile

How ActiveReports shows up in HTPBE? corpus

ActiveReports is one of the PDF-handling tools surfaced in the HTPBE? corpus. ActiveReports splits its occurrences between Creator (61%) and Producer (39%) roles, meaning it sometimes originates documents and sometimes re-emits them after another tool created them.

HTPBE? reads the ActiveReports name as one input among many and weighs it together with the rest of the file’s structure – the tool itself is never the accusation.

On documents where ActiveReports acts as Creator, 100% carry modification markers; on documents where it acts as Producer, 100% do. These are observed rates inside the HTPBE? corpus and should be read as base-rates, not as accusations against ActiveReports or its users.

Reading guide

How to read this page

Every PDF stores two software labels: the Creator, which names the application that first produced the document, and the Producer, which names the software that last wrote the file out. This page counts the files HTPBE? has analysed where ActiveReports fills one of those labels, and shows how often those files carry modification markers, which PDF versions they use and which other tools sit next to them.

A tool name tells you where a file passed through, not whether anyone changed its content. A Creator and Producer that agree usually point to a single pass; a Producer that differs from the Creator means the file was written out again by another program, which has many ordinary explanations such as compression, merging or a print-to-PDF step.

Caveats

The figures cover 553 files. Larger than a handful, but still a sample of what was submitted, not of all PDFs in the world.
The statistics describe files HTPBE? analysed. They are not a judgement of the quality or trustworthiness of ActiveReports.
Submitted files lean towards documents that someone wanted checked, so rates here can sit higher than in everyday document flows.
Metadata can be rewritten by anyone, so a producer name on its own is never treated as proof either way.

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Role in the workflow

How ActiveReports shows up in metadata

Every PDF carries a Creator (the application that produced the original document) and a Producer (the engine that wrote the PDF). The same tool can appear in either slot, with very different modification profiles.

CAs Creator · 61%

As Producer · 39%P

CAs Creator

Share of appearances
61%
Modification rate
100%
Avg file size
364 KB

PAs Producer

Share of appearances
39%
Modification rate
100%
Avg file size
84 KB

Name fingerprints

Also goes by

Different version strings and spellings observed for ActiveReports in the wild. All are merged into the same canonical profile.

ActiveReports Developer76.7%

ActiveReports 1322.6%

ActiveReports 180.4%

ActiveReports0.2%

ActiveReports PDF Export0.2%

Why variants matter

The same tool publishes itself under 5 different metadata strings – version bumps, locale tags, build IDs. We canonicalize them so the corpus reflects one identity, not noise.

Most common

ActiveReports Developer

76.7% of appearances

Variant spread

5 distinct strings

Long-tail share: 23.3%

Observed range

17.04.2026 → 14.07.2026

Distributions

What ships alongside ActiveReports

The PDF versions ActiveReports writes when acting as Producer, and the other tools that appear in the same documents.

PDF versions written

Most output is PDF 1.3 (99% of files where ActiveReports is the Producer).

PDF 1.399.1%

PDF 1.40.5%

PDF 1.60.5%

Related profiles

Tools you’ll see next to ActiveReports

Other tools that frequently share metadata with ActiveReports in the same documents. Each card links to its own forensic profile.

Long tail

Notable observations

Smaller cuts of the ActiveReports corpus – useful context, but treat each row as a single data point rather than a strong signal.

Avg pages per document

2.6

Oldest observed

17.04.2026 — 7 months ago

FAQ

ActiveReports in PDF metadata: common questions

What is ActiveReports?

ActiveReports is a PDF-handling tool that writes its name into the Creator or Producer field of the PDFs it generates or re-saves.

Why does ActiveReports appear in the metadata of a PDF?

A PDF can record the software that created it (Creator) and the software that last wrote the file out (Producer). When ActiveReports generated the file, or re-saved it, it can leave its name in one of those fields. The field is filled in by software, not checked by anyone, so it is a hint about the file’s history rather than a guarantee.

Does ActiveReports in the metadata mean the PDF was edited?

No. A producer name alone proves nothing about whether a document was changed. Many ActiveReports files are original output, and a file that was edited can name any tool at all. What matters is the whole picture: how the file is built, how its dates and structure line up, and whether the Creator and Producer fit together.

How should I read the ActiveReports statistics?

The figures describe the 553 files in the HTPBE? corpus that list ActiveReports as Creator or Producer. The modification rate is the share of those files that carry modification markers. It is a base rate for this particular set of files, not a property of ActiveReports and not a prediction for any single document.

Can I compare ActiveReports with other tools using these numbers?

Only loosely. The corpus consists of PDFs people chose to submit for checking, which skews towards documents someone had a reason to doubt. A tool popular for legitimate bulk output can still show a high rate here, and a rarely seen tool can show an extreme rate from a handful of files. These pages are not a quality ranking of the tools themselves.

How do I check a PDF that lists ActiveReports?

Upload it to HTPBE? for a modification check, or open it in the free PDF Metadata Viewer to see the Creator, Producer and dates stored in the file. The same check is available through the HTPBE? API.

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