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MS-DOS/Windows or OS/2 Executable | 1994-10-18 | 25.3 KB
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This file was processed as: MS-DOS/Windows or OS/2 Executable (executable/exe).
Confidence	Program	Detection	Match Type	Support
`100%`	dexvert	MS-DOS/Windows or OS/2 Executable `(executable/exe)`	magic	Supported
`1%`	dexvert	The Print Shop DAT `(archive/printShopDAT)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Microsoft Internet Explorer Cache `(archive/msieCache)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Norton Utilities Image FAT backup `(archive/nortonUtilitiesImageFATBackup)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Simis `(archive/simis)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	ORIC Tape Image `(archive/oricTape)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	PSM 2 compressed sound `(audio/psm2CompressedSound)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Electronic Arts Music format `(music/electronicArtsMusicFormat)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Khronos Texture `(image/khronosTexture)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	IRIT 3D model `(poly/irit3DModel)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Adventure Game Studio `(other/adventureGameStudio)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Boost Text serialization `(other/boostTextSerialization)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Bullfrog Object Data `(other/bullfrogObjectData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	CCmF / Resource Composite File `(other/ccmfResourceCompositeFile)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	The Chessmaster classic games library `(other/chessmasterClassicGamesLibrary)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	The Chessmaster opening book `(other/chessmasterOpeningBook)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	The Chessmaster user settings `(other/chessmasterUserSettings)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Concurrent DOS Serial Terminal Configuration `(other/concurrentDOSSerialTerminalConfiguration)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Cubic Player archive cache `(other/cubicPlayerArchiveCache)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	DemoManiac Vectors `(other/demoManiacVectors)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Diagsoft installation Data `(other/diagsoftInstallationData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Dr. Hardware Sysinfo `(other/drHardwareSysInfo)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Dr. Solomon's Antivirus messages `(other/drSolomonsAntivirusMessages)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Dune II Saved Game `(other/duneIISavedGame)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Full Tilt Pinball Data `(other/fullTiltPinballData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	HPFS-Access DB `(other/hpfsAccessDB)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	ICU Data `(other/icuData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	InfoComics game data `(other/infoComicsGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Madden 2004 data file `(other/madden2004DataFile)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	McAfee AntiVirus data `(other/mcAfeeAntiVirusData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	McAfee VirusScan data `(other/mcAfeeVirusScanData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	McAfee VShield data `(other/mcAfeeVShieldData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	MGPA-file game archive `(other/mgpaFileGameArchive)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	MSN/Windows Live Messenger Log file `(other/msnMessengerLogFile)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	NetShield configuration `(other/netShieldConfiguration)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	NetShield Virus Pattern Library `(other/netShieldVirusPattern)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Network Associates VirusScan data `(other/networkAssociatesVirusScanData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Palm Desktop DateBook `(other/palmDesktopDateBook)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	PartoutResource Data `(other/partoutResourceData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Pico-8 POD data archive `(other/pico8PODDataArchive)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Pro/ENGINEER file `(other/proENGINEERFile)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	PSM 2 configuration `(other/psm2Configuration)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Radix game data `(other/radixGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	7 Colors game data archive `(other/sevenColorsGameDataArchive)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	StarWriter configuration `(other/starWriterConfiguration)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	SuperProject graphics drivers `(other/superProjectGraphicsDrivers)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	The Norton AntiVirus Virus Signatures `(other/theNortonAntiVirusSignatures)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	3D-Pinball for Windows table Data `(other/threeDPinballTableData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Thunderbyte AV `(other/thunderbyteAV)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Track Attack track Data `(other/trackAttackTrackData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	TriTryst game Data `(other/triTrystGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Vallen JPegger index `(other/vallenJPeggerIndex)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	YAB! Baseball game data `(other/yabBaseballGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Abuse demo Data `(other/abuseDemoData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Amberstar game data `(other/amberstarGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	ANSI/INCIT 378 fingerprints format (gen) `(other/ansiINCIT378FingerprintsFormat)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Caiman graphics `(other/caimanGraphics)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	CaveStory save game `(other/caveStorySaveGame)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Centurion: Defender of Rome game data `(other/centurionDefenderOfRomeGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	C++ Symbol Data `(other/cppSymbolDatai)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Cubic Player animation `(other/cubicPlayerAnimation)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Empire animation game Data `(other/empireAnimationGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Fahrenheit game data archive `(other/fahrenheitGameDataArchive)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Gaze configuration `(other/gazeConfiguration)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	MADE Engine DB `(other/madeEngineDB)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	MirandaIM database-archive `(other/mirandaIMDatabaseArchive)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Norton Disk Doctor UnDo file `(other/nortonDiskDoctorUnDoFile)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Obitus game Data `(other/obitusGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	PBG3 Archive Format for Touhou ESoD `(other/pbg3ArchiveFormatForTouhouESoD)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Playmaker Football Team data `(other/playmakerFootballTeamData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	PLBM Games high scores `(other/plbmGamesHighScores)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Sea Graphics Viewer data `(other/seaGraphicsViewerData)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	StarForce protection container `(other/starForceProtectionContainer)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	Super Solvers: Gizmos and Gadgets! players `(other/superSolversGizmosGadgetsPlayers)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	TS Online modems definitions `(other/tSOnlineModemsDefinitions)`	ext	Unsupported
`1%`	dexvert	U.R.B.A.N The Cyborg Project game data `(other/urbanTheCyborgProjectGameData)`	ext	Unsupported
`100%`	file	MS-DOS executable, MZ for MS-DOS	default
`99%`	file	data	default
`33%`	TrID	DOS Executable Borland Pascal 7.0x	default
`32%`	TrID	Generic Win/DOS Executable	default
`32%`	TrID	DOS Executable Generic	default
`1%`	TrID	Memo File Apollo Database Engine	default (weak)
`0%`	TrID	VXD Driver	default (weak)
`100%`	siegfried	x-fmt/409 MS-DOS Executable	default
`100%`	gt2	Ist eine ausf�hrbare DOS Datei	default
`100%`	xdgMime	application/x-dosexec	default (weak)
hex view
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|00000010| 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | 1e 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 |........|........|
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|00000030| 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |........|........|
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|00000050| 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |........|........|
|00000060| 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |........|........|
|00000070| 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |........|........|
|00000080| 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |........|........|
|00000090| 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |........|........|
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