Question

Use winHex to become familiar with different the types. Follow these steps

1) Locate or create Microsoft Excel(xlsx), Microsoft Word (docx), gif , jpg, and mp3 files if you are creating a word document or an excel spreadsheet save its as a word or excel file.

2) Start WinHex

3) Open each file type in WinHex. Record the hexadecimal codes for each file in a text editor , such has Notepad or Worded. For example for the Word document , record Word Header:50 4B 03 04.

4) Save the file , and then print it to give to your instructor.

Note ) this is forensic class not operation Management class bcoz chegg doesn’t have an option of forensics class so i have to choose operation Management

Answer 1

In order to understand how to solve the above problem, one should have knowledge of WinHex.

WinHex is basically a hexadecimal core editor that was used for realm of forensic data, recovery of data from the corrupted drive etc.

Prerequisite : WinHex desktop application

Follow these steps, to become familiar with different types of files i.e png, jpg, doc etc.

Step 1st: Create or locate some files of extension png, jpg, mp3, gif, and xlsx for excel.

Step 2nd: Open WinHex desktop application in your system and run it as administrator. WinHex looks like this:

Step 3rd: Open your files in WinHex and record hexadecimal value for each particular value and at last store these values in notepad or Wordpad editor. example:

a. for word file whose extension is .doc.

• here, Pk is the header of word file and Its Word Header are: 50 4B 03 04

b. for jpg files whose extension is .jpg

• Here, header of jpg file is yOya and its Jpg header are: FF D8 FF E0

C. for png files with .png extension:

• Here, header of png file is ‰PNG and its Png header are: 89 50 4E 47

D. for Gif files with .gif extension:

• Here, header of Gif file is GIF89aÜ and its Gif header are: 47 49 46 38 39 61 DC

E. for mp3 files with .mp3 extension:

• Here, header of mp3 file is ÿóDÄ and its mp3header are: FF F3 44 C4

F. for Excel files, with xlsx extension:

•   Here, header of xlsv file is PK and excel header are: 50 4B 03 04

Step 4: save the file of notepad or wordpad in which all records are kept, that is:

Now, print this file and give it to your respective instructor.

so this is how to become familiar with different file types using WinHex