TrIDNET
Version tested: 1.8
Description: TrIDNET is a very small program that can identify unknown file formats (with or without an extension in the file name). It relies on a continuously updated database of definitions (2400+ as of this writing), and allows the user to add and upload their own definitions to the TrIDNET site.
Have you ever had a file that you simply could not identify? Let’s say that the file in question had no extension in its name for you to look it up in Google. Enter TrIDNET, a program that can scan any such file and present you with a percentages of file format probabilities that total 100%. Usually, in my testing of this tool, the highest percent probability is correct every time (see screenshot).
I tested this program with a number of files where I removed the extension. These included the following formats: XLS, DOC, TXT, CSV, FLV, SWF, WMV, AVI, MPG, PPT, PNG, JPG, MOV, MP3, MP4, RMVB, EXE, VCS, and CBR. Here’s what I discovered:
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Posted February 28, 2007
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