Name: trid_w32.zip
Description: TrID
Version: 2.24
Size: 48 KB (49,135 bytes)
Developer: Marco Pontello
Developer Website:
Marco Pontello's Home Page
Obtained On: September 28, 2022
Obtained From:
https://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html
Requirements: 32-bit version of Windows
Purchase Information: Free, but please make a donation to the
developer through his website.
Redistributable: Yes
Comments:
TrID is a utility designed to identify file types from their binary
signatures. While there are similar utilities with hard coded rules, TriID
has no such rules. Instead, it is extensible and can be trained to
recognize new formats in a fast and automatic way.
TrID has many uses: identify what kind of file was sent to you via e-mail,
aid in forensic analysis, support in file recovery, etc.
TrID uses an XML-based database of definitions which describe recurring
patterns for supported file types. The first 2KB of a file are examined
for these patterns.
The database of definitions is constantly expanding; the more that are
available, the more accurate an analysis of an unknown file can be. You
can help! Use the program to both recognize unknown file types and develop
new definitions that can be added to the library.
See
TrID review for further information.