> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://iptracej.gitbook.io/windows-linux-and-active-directory-ctf-notes/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://iptracej.gitbook.io/windows-linux-and-active-directory-ctf-notes/file-enum-and-hunting/binary-image-analysis.md).

# Binary/Image Analysis

### Common

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```bash
# Check real file type
file file.xxx

# Analyze strings
strings file.xxx
strings -a -n 15 file.xxx # Check the entire file and outputs strings longer than 15 chars

# Check embedded files
binwalk file.xxx # Check
binwalk -e file.xxx # Extract

# Check as binary file in hex
ghex file.xxx

# Check metadata
exiftool file.xxx

# Stego tool for multiple formats
wget https://embeddedsw.net/zip/OpenPuff_release.zip
unzip OpenPuff_release.zip -d ./OpenPuff
wine OpenPuff/OpenPuff_release/OpenPuff.exe
```

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### Disk Files

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```bash
# guestmount can mount any kind of disk file
sudo apt-get install libguestfs-tools
guestmount --add yourVirtualDisk.vhdx --inspector --ro /mnt/anydirectory
```

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