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Algorithm v2.23.1

Tool profile

Illustrator

Illustrator appears on both legitimate first-generation output and downstream re-save flows — context (the other tool on the same document) is what flips the signal.

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Forensic verdict

Mixed signal

Based on 1 appearance across the HTPBE? corpus.

Modification rate
100%+52pp above baseline
Corpus baseline: 48%
Total appearances
1
0.10% of corpus
Modification rate
100%
+52pp above baseline
Role split
100%C/0%P
Creator vs Producer share of appearances

Corpus profile

How Illustrator shows up in HTPBE? corpus

Adobe Illustrator (alternate name string) — vector design tool used for branded materials and one-off print artwork.

Same profile as Adobe Illustrator: single-pass Adobe-stack render is the legitimate baseline; mismatched downstream Producer is the contextual signal.

The signal
Same profile as Adobe Illustrator: single-pass Adobe-stack render is the legitimate baseline; mismatched downstream Producer is the contextual signal.

Role in the workflow

How Illustrator 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 · 100%
As Producer · 0%P
CAs Creator
  • Usage
    1
  • Modification rate
    100%
  • Avg file size
    3.4 MB
PAs Producer
  • Usage
    0
  • Modification rate
    0%

How to read this

The Creator slot typically reflects where a document started life. The Producer slot reflects whatever wrote the bytes — and is the field that gets overwritten when a PDF is opened, edited, and saved by a downstream tool.

A higher modification rate as Producer than as Creator usually means the tool is acting as a re-saver on documents that originated elsewhere. A higher rate as Creator points to fragile workflows around the original authoring app.

Related profiles

Tools you’ll see next to Illustrator

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

P100% co-occurrence
4-Heights
Appearances13
Mod rate85%

Long tail

Notable observations

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

Pages parsed
52
Oldest observed
18 Dec 2007 — over 18 years ago

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