Розробка Windows-аналогічного інструменту для визначення типу файлу на основі магічних байтів

Abstract

File type identification is a crucial task in cybersecurity and digital forensics. In Linux, the file command determines file types based on magic bytes, but Windows lacks a native equivalent. This research focuses on developing a Windows-based tool for identifying file types by analyzing magic bytes. The proposed solution extracts the first bytes of a file, compares them with a predefined database of known signatures, and determines the file type. This tool can assist in malware analysis, file integrity verification, and digital forensics. The implementation includes a command-line interface and potential integration into Windows Explorer.