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| Unknown | 1992-05-29 | 77.9 KB |
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| Confidence | Program | Detection | Match Type | Support
|
|---|
| 66%
| dexvert
| CorelDraw Document (image/cdr)
| ext
| Supported |
| 10%
| dexvert
| PC Paintbrush Image (image/pcx)
| magic
| Supported |
| 1%
| dexvert
| Visual FoxPro Compound Index (other/visualFoxProCompoundIndex)
| ext
| Unsupported |
| 1%
| dexvert
| Chemical Draw Exchange Format (other/chemicalDrawExchangeFormat)
| ext
| Unsupported |
| 100%
| file
| data
| default
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| 100%
| TrID
| PCX bitmap (v2.5)
| default (weak)
| |
| 100%
| xdgMime
| image/vnd.zbrush.pcx
| default
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