RE: Forensics on Word Documents

From: Michael S Hines (mshinesat_private)
Date: Wed Sep 19 2001 - 09:48:27 PDT

  • Next message: Nicole Haywood: "Re: Forensics on Word Documents"

    You might also like BinText from Foundstone... see
    
    http://www.foundstone.com/rdlabs/tools.php?category=Forensic
    
    it will find ASCII, UNICODE, and Resource Strings in files
    
    Runs on WinNT/2K/XP systems in a window...   
    
    Works on all file types.  As a test I run it on itself...   
    
    msh
    
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: crazybarryat_private [mailto:crazybarryat_private]
    Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 9:11 AM
    To: forensicsat_private
    Subject: Re: Forensics on Word Documents
    
    
    
    Just downloaded Strings from sysinternals.  Very cool :)  
    But I do have a question about it....
    
    Although it gives me lots of information about the file there still seems
    to be lots of information missing.  Such as the actual text of the
    document.  Also, I believe that the printer that the document was defaulted
    to print to is also included as part of the document.  So question
    is....where's the rest of the stuff??
    
    Thanks,
    Barry 
    
    
    Jonathan Bloomquist writes:
    
    > i agree - strings is also available for win32 from
    > sysinternals:
    > 
    > http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml
    > 
    > --- jamie rishaw <jamieat_private> wrote:
    > > running it through UNIX 'strings' is always one of
    > > the first things I
    > > do to any document or file that I don't know of --
    > > it's invaluable in
    > > a lot of things..
    > > 
    > > jamie
    > > 
    > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 03:57:56PM +1000, Nicole
    > > Haywood wrote:
    > > > I've got to do a comparison on a couple of
    > > versions of word documents to try to determine which
    > > was created first etc.
    > > > 
    > > > Is there anything any one can suggest I look at in
    > > a word document other than creation date and
    > > revisions etc.
    > > > 
    > > > Thanks, 
    > > > 
    > > > Nicole
    > 
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