Checksum Comparison
- Open PowerShell
- Type
Get-FileHash
- Enter file location
- Choose options (see below)
Example:
Get-FileHash C:/Users/directory/file.exe | Format-List
Algorithm : SHA256
Hash : 3CBCFDDEC145E3382D592266BE193E5BE53443138EE6AB6CA09FF20DF609E268
Path : C:/Users/directory/file.exe
Options
Set Algorithm
Get-FileHash C:/Users/directory/file.exe -Algorithm SHA384 | Format-List
Algorithm : SHA384
Hash : 20AB1C2EE19FC96A7C66E33917D191A24E3CE9DAC99DB7C786ACCE31E559144FEAFC695C58E508E2EBBC9D3C96F21FA3
Path : C:/Users/directory/file.exe
Options for -Algorithm
:
- SHA1
- SHA256
- SHA384
- SHA512
- MD5
(defaults to SHA256 if no -Algorithm
parameter specified)