When we
transfer files, specially if they are big files, or we simply burn them on to a disk, it is possible that part of its information is damaged during the process, having as a result a
corrupt file that it it no longer possible to use.
To check the integrity of any file it is useful to carry out a test known as
verification or also called
checksum.
FastSum is an application based on the MD5 verification algorithm (
Message-Digest Algorithm 5), design to check the
integrity of any file. This algorithm generates a verification chain for each file, thus if we have two different chains for the same file, one of the two has to be corrupt.
This
demo version of
FastSum also integrates a
free version of
Command Line Edition and the
Checksum File Parser Class (PHP) tool.
Thanks to the verifications made using
FastSum, you will be able to know is a file is
corrupt or has been modified with malicious intentions.