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File Detection

File Detections

NETALERT employs several methods to detect file types in the network traffic:

  1. Files that are detected in SMTP traffic (based on MIME-TYPE) - SMTP files are identified when a SMTP connection is initiated in the monitored traffic by intercepting the SMTP connection. Whenever a party adds files to the communication, file type is detected.
  2. Files that are detected in FTP transfers
  3. HTTP
  4. Byte detections - are done automatically on the payload of traffic in order to detect the type of content which is beeing trasferred.
NETALERT suports the following file types:
Windows iconprinter spool file
MPEG video file
DVD video files
Windows cursor
Compucon-Singer embroidery design file
QuattroPro spreadsheet
Amiga Hunk executable
Wii images container
Lotus 1-2-3 (v1)
Lotus 1-2-3 (v3)
Lotus 1-2-3 (v4-v5)
Lotus 1-2-3 (v9)
Quark Express (Intel)
Quark Express (Motorola)
Windows Help file_1
TrueType font file
Microsoft Money file
Microsoft Access 2007
Microsoft Access
Palm Address Book Archive
Palm DateBook Archive
Netscape Navigator (v4) database
Mbox table of contents file
FLIC animation
BIOS details in RAM
Netscape Communicator (v4) mail folder
PowerPoint presentation subheader_1
Webex Advanced Recording Format
Firebird and Interbase database files
The Bat! Message Base Index
SQL Data Base
Novell LANalyzer capture file
Silicon Graphics RGB Bitmap
Micrografx vector graphic file
Digital Speech Standard file
MapInfo Native Data Format
dBASE III file
Quicken price history
Nokia PC Suite Content Copier file
Approach index file
Digital Speech Standard (v3)
dBASE IV file
INFO2 Windows recycle bin_1
INFO2 Windows recycle bin_2
Adobe InDesign
Material Exchange Format
Generic drawing programs
SkinCrafter skin
DesignTools 2D Design file
dBASE IV or dBFast configuration file
Excel spreadsheet subheader_1
ZSOFT Paintbrush file_1
ZSOFT Paintbrush file_2
ZSOFT Paintbrush file_3
MultiBit Bitcoin wallet file
Monochrome Picture TIFF bitmap
DeskMate Document
Nero CD compilation
DeskMate Worksheet
PowerPoint presentation subheader_2
Sibelius Music - Score
Easy CD Creator 5 Layout file
Windows prefetch file
Lotus Notes database template
Lotus Notes database
LH archive (old vers.-type 1)
LH archive (old vers.-type 2)
LH archive (old vers.-type 3)
LH archive (old vers.-type 4)
LH archive (old vers.-type 5)
Compressed archive file
WinPharoah capture file
WebM video file
Matroska stream file_1
Matroska stream file_2
Runtime Software disk image
WordStar Version 5.0-6.0 document
GZIP archive file
VLC Player Skin file
Synology router configuration backup file
Compressed tape archive_1
Compressed tape archive_2
MapInfo Sea Chart
NOAA Raster Navigation Chart (RNC) file
AIN Compressed Archive
Unix archiver (ar)-MS Program Library Common Object File Format (COFF)
Microsoft Outlook Exchange Offline Storage Folder
Cerius2 file
VMware 4 Virtual Disk description
MS Developer Studio project file
Google Earth Keyhole Placemark file
Adaptive Multi-Rate ACELP Codec (GSM)
Skype audio compression
Radiance High Dynamic Range image file
VBScript Encoded script
NVIDIA Scene Graph binary file
Brother-Babylock-Bernina Home Embroidery
Brother-Babylock-Bernina Home Embroidery
SPSS Data file
Encapsulated PostScript file
PDF file
Fuzzy bitmap (FBM) file
BinHex 4 Compressed Archive
Symantec Wise Installer log
Compressed archive
RealPlayer video file (V11+)
RealMedia streaming media
RealAudio file
RealAudio streaming media
NeXT-Sun Microsystems audio file
Thunderbird-Mozilla Mail Summary File
MS security catalog file
Windows Event Viewer file
GEnealogical Data COMmunication (GEDCOM) file
Windows Media Audio-Video File
National Transfer Format Map
cpio archive
MS Write file_1
MS Write file_2
Pfaff Home Embroidery
Tcpdump capture file
7-Zip compressed file
zisofs compressed file
Photoshop image
Surfplan kite project file
Advanced Stream Redirector
BizTalk XML-Data Reduced Schema
AOL HTML mail
Windows Script Component
Windows Visual Stylesheet
User Interface Language
MMC Snap-in Control file
Picasa movie project file
Csound music
Google Earth Keyhole Overlay file
Adobe FrameMaker
GPS Exchange (v1.1)
BASE85 file
Quatro Pro for Windows 7.0
Windows Help file_2
EndNote Library File
Analog Box (ABox) circuit files
Generic AutoCAD drawing
Steganos virtual secure drive
AOL parameter-info files
Harvard Graphics symbol graphic
AOL config files
AOL and AIM buddy list
AOL address book
AOL user configuration
AOL client preferences-settings file
AOL address book index
AOL personal file cabinet
AVG6 Integrity database
RIFF Windows Audio
FreeArc compressed file
NTFS MFT (BAAD)
Google Chrome dictionary file
vCard
Speedtouch router firmware
Bitmap image
Palmpilot resource file
Better Portable Graphics
bzip2 compressed archive
Mac Disk image (BZ2 compressed)
Puffer ASCII encrypted archive
Blink compressed archive
RagTime document
EA Interchange Format File (IFF)_3
WordPerfect dictionary
ISO-9660 CD Disc Image
RIFF CD audio
Compressed ISO CD image
Windows 7 thumbnail
Corel Binary metafile
COM+ Catalog
VMware 3 Virtual Disk
Corel Photopaint file_1
Corel Photopaint file_2
Win9x registry hive
Crush compressed archive
Shockwave Flash file
Calculux Indoor lighting project file
WhereIsIt Catalog
IE History file
Google Chrome Extension
Google Chromium patch update
Creative Voice
PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive image
DAX Compressed CD image
Palm Zire photo database
Amiga DiskMasher compressed archive
Amiga disk file
DST Compression
DVR-Studio stream file
DVD info file
Elite Plus Commander game file
VideoVCD-VCDImager file
Apple ISO 9660-HFS hybrid CD image
EasyRecovery Saved State file
DSD Storage Facility audio file
MS Document Imaging file
Expert Witness Compression Format
EnCase Evidence File Format V2
Windows Vista event log
QuickBooks backup
MS Fax Cover Sheet
Fiasco database definition file
NTFS MFT (FILE)
Flash video file
IFF ANIM file
EA Interchange Format File (IFF)_1
Audio Interchange File
DAKX Compressed Audio
Shockwave Flash player
Generic e-mail_2
GIF file
GIMP pattern file
General Regularly-distributed Information (GRIdded) Binary
Show Partner graphics file
Genetec video archive
SAP PowerBuilder integrated development environment file
SAS Transport dataset
Harvard Graphics presentation file
TIFF file_1
MP3 audio file
Sprint Music Store audio
Canon RAW file
TIFF file_2
Windows 7 thumbnail_2
Install Shield compressed file
MS Reader eBook
MS Compiled HTML Help File
Inno Setup Uninstall Log
Inter@ctive Pager Backup (BlackBerry file
JARCS compressed archive
AOL ART file_1
AOL ART file_2
VMware 4 Virtual Disk
KGB archive
Win9x printer spool file
KWAJ (compressed) file
Windows shortcut file
MS COFF relocatable object code
Tajima emboridery
Windows help file_3
EA Interchange Format File (IFF)_2
DeluxePaint Animation
Logical File Evidence Format
Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary
Mozilla archive
Microsoft-MSN MARC archive
MATLAB v5 workspace
MAr compressed archive
"Windows dump file
Milestones project management file
Skype localization data file
TIFF file_3
TIFF file_4
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Yamaha Synthetic music Mobile Application Format
VMware BIOS state file
Microsoft cabinet file
OneNote Package
Powerpoint Packaged Presentation
MS Access Snapshot Viewer file
OLE-SPSS-Visual C++ library file
Health Level-7 data (pipe delimited) file
Microsoft Windows Imaging Format
Sony Compressed Voice File
MIDI sound file
Yamaha Piano
CD Stomper Pro label file
Milestones project management file_1
Milestones project management file_2
Windows-DOS executable file
MS audio compression manager driver
Library cache file
Control panel application
Font file
ActiveX-OLE Custom Control
OLE object library
Screen saver
VisualBASIC application
Windows virtual device drivers
Acrobat plug-in
DirectShow filter
udition graphic filter
ZoneAlam data file
MS C++ debugging symbols file
Visual Studio .NET file
Windows Media Player playlist
MapSource GPS Waypoint Database
TomTom traffic data
MS Windows journal
NES Sound file
National Imagery Transmission Format file
Agent newsreader character map
1Password 4 Cloud Keychain
Psion Series 3 Database
OpenType font
Ogg Vorbis Codec compressed file
Visio-DisplayWrite 4 text file
Quicken QuickFinder Information File
Portable Graymap Graphic
Quake archive file
Windows memory dump
PAX password protected bitmap
PestPatrol data-scan strings
PGP disk image
ChromaGraph Graphics Card Bitmap
PKZIP archive_1
Android package
MacOS X Dashboard Widget
MS Office Open XML Format Document
Java archive_1
Google Earth session file
KWord document
OpenDocument template
Microsoft Open XML paper specification
OpenOffice documents
StarOffice spreadsheet
Windows Media compressed skin file
Mozilla Browser Archive
XML paper specification file
eXact Packager Models
Open Publication Structure eBook
ZLock Pro encrypted ZIP
MS Office 2007 documents
Java archive_2
PKZIP archive_2
PKZIP archive_3
PKLITE archive
PKSFX self-extracting archive
Windows Program Manager group file
Norton Disk Doctor undo file
Microsoft Windows User State Migration Tool
Dreamcast Sound Format
Puffer encrypted archive
Parrot Video Encapsulation
Quicken data
Qcow Disk Image
RIFF Qualcomm PureVoice
Quicken data file
Outlook-Exchange message subheader
Shareaza (P2P) thumbnail
R saved work space
WinNT Registry-Registry Undo files
Antenna data file
Windows animated cursor
Corel Presentation Exchange metadata
CorelDraw document
Video CD MPEG movie
Micrografx Designer graphic
4X Movie video
Resource Interchange File Format
RIFF Windows MIDI
WinNT Netmon capture file
WinRAR compressed archive
Generic e-mail_1
Windows prefetch
Underground Audio
Img Software Bitmap
SMPTE DPX (big endian)
Harvard Graphics presentation
Sietronics CPI XRD document
Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file
StuffIt archive
SmartDraw Drawing file
StorageCraft ShadownProtect backup file
MultiBit Bitcoin blockchain file
SQLite database file
DB2 conversion file
QBASIC SZDD file
SZDD file format
StuffIt compressed archive
SuperCalc worksheet
Wii-GameCube
GNU Info Reader file
Unicode extensions
UFA compressed archive
UFO Capture map file
Visual C PreCompiled header
Visual Basic User-defined Control file
MapInfo Interchange Format file
SPSS template
RIFF Windows Audio
RIFF WebP
Walkman MP3 file
WordStar for Windows file
WinZip compressed archive
Lotus WordPro file
Exchange e-mail
Packet sniffer files
XPCOM libraries
SMPTE DPX file (little endian)
MS Publisher
ZOO compressed archive
Macromedia Shockwave Flash
MS Exchange configuration file
Visual C++ Workbench Info File
Dial-up networking file
Lotus AMI Pro document_1
VocalTec VoIP media file
Microsoft Code Page Translation file
Flight Simulator Aircraft Configuration
WinAmp Playlist
Lotus AMI Pro document_2
Husqvarna Designer
Jar archive
EnCase case file
Compressed archive file
UUencoded file
UUencoded BASE64 file
Binary property list (plist)
Apple Core Audio File
Macintosh encrypted Disk image (v1)
Virtual PC HD image
Photoshop Custom Shape
Intel PROset-Wireless Profile
Torrent file
Dalvik (Android) executable file
Audacity audio file
MS Visual Studio workspace file
Macintosh encrypted Disk image (v2)
WinNT printer spool file
Free Lossless Audio Codec file
MPEG-4 video file_1
Apple Lossless Audio Codec file
ISO Media-MPEG v4-iTunes AVC-LC
MPEG-4 video file_2
ISO Base Media file (MPEG-4) v1
MPEG-4 video-QuickTime file
QuickTime movie_7
Win2000-XP printer spool file
GIMP file
Win Server 2003 printer spool file
MacOS icon file
Skype user data file
QuickTime movie_1
QuickTime movie_2
QuickTime movie_3
QuickTime movie_4
QuickTime movie_5
QuickTime movie_6
Internet Explorer v11 Tracking Protection List
MultiBit Bitcoin wallet information
SMS text (SIM)
1Password 4 Cloud Keychain encrypted data
WinNT registry file
Sonic Foundry Acid Music File
RealMedia metafile
Allegro Generic Packfile (compressed)
Allegro Generic Packfile (uncompressed)
PalmOS SuperMemo
STL (STereoLithography) file
CALS raster bitmap
PowerBASIC Debugger Symbols
PathWay Map file
TrueType font
Tape Archive
OpenEXR bitmap image
Qimage filter
MacOS X image file
eXtensible ARchive file
ZoomBrowser Image Index
Windows application log
Google Drive Drawing link
MS WinMobile personal note
Rich Text Format
Huskygram Poem or Singer embroidery
Corel Paint Shop Pro image
Easy Street Draw diagram file
Digital Watchdog DW-TP-500G audio
ELF executable
Relocatable object code
Dreamcast audio
Kodak Cineon image
Outlook Express address book (Win95)
WordPerfect text
PNG image
Generic JPEGimage fil
JPEG-EXIF-SPIFF images
MS Answer Wizard
Hamarsoft compressed archive
PGP secret keyring_1
PGP secret keyring_2
JBOG2 image file
GPG public keyring
PGP public keyring
Outlook address file
tcpdump (libpcap) capture file
Extended tcpdump (libpcap) capture file
Access Data FTK evidence
Khronos texture file
Quicken data
PowerPoint presentation subheader_3
Java serialization data
BGBlitz position database file
Win95 password file
PCX bitmap
Acronis True Image_1
Windows calendar
InstallShield Script
MS Write file_3
Palm Desktop DateBook
MS Agent Character file
Adobe encapsulated PostScript
Jeppesen FliteLog file
Java bytecode
Nokia phone backup file
NAV quarantined virus file
Acronis True Image_2
Java Cryptography Extension keystore
OS X ABI Mach-O binary (32-bit reverse)
Perfect Office document
Outlook Express e-mail folder
OS X ABI Mach-O binary (64-bit reverse)
Microsoft Office document
CaseWare Working Papers
Access project file
Lotus-IBM Approach 97 file
MSWorks database file
Microsoft Common Console Document
Microsoft Installer package
Microsoft Installer Patch
Minitab data file
ArcMap GIS project file
Developer Studio File Options file
MS Publisher file
Revit Project file
Visual Studio Solution User Options file
SPSS output file
Visio file
MSWorks text document
WinPharoah filter file
AOL history
WinDump (winpcap) capture file
Windows graphics metafile
Word 2.0 file
Corel color palette
eFax file
Amiga icon
Win98 password file
MS OneNote note
Windows executable file_1
Windows executable file_2
Windows executable file_3
GEM Raster file
BitLocker boot sector (Vista)
BitLocker boot sector (Win7)
Word document subheader
RedHat Package Manager
UTF-8 file
Windows Script Component (UTF-8)_1
Windows Script Component (UTF-8)_2
YouTube Timed Text (subtitle) file
FAT12 File Allocation Table
FAT16 File Allocation Table
FAT32 File Allocation Table_1
FAT32 File Allocation Table_2
Bitcoin-Qt blockchain block file
XZ archive
MS Publisher subheader
Thumbs.db subheader
MS Publisher file subheader
Visual Studio Solution subheader
PowerPoint presentation subheader_4
Excel spreadsheet subheader_2
PowerPoint presentation subheader_5
Excel spreadsheet subheader_3
Developer Studio subheader
Excel spreadsheet subheader_4
Excel spreadsheet subheader_5
Excel spreadsheet subheader_6
Excel spreadsheet subheader_7
PowerPoint presentation subheader_6
OS X ABI Mach-O binary (32-bit)
OS X ABI Mach-O binary (64-bit)
JavaKeyStore
Symantex Ghost image file
UTF-16-UCS-2 file
Windows executable
Works for Windows spreadsheet
QuickReport Report
Windows international code page
Keyboard driver file
WordPerfect text and graphics
MPEG-4 AAC audio
MPEG-2 AAC audio
Windows Registry file
UTF-32-UCS-2 file
UTF-32-UCS-4 file
MSinfo file
DOS system driver