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The file header is composed of file metadata including data like, file creation and modification details, file size, file signature etc.
These hashes allow investigators to check whether any alterations have occurred in normal applications on a computer being searched by comparing the files on a drive to the database of known file signatures.
The File Signature Database (FSDB) from Tripwire Inc.
 
 
 
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