@torko26: I am aware that the hash values provided by WZT are exactly the same as that of MSDN. However, what I want to know are the actual hash values of the iso file which can be checked by using Hash Tab. I am asking this because I downloaded an iso stated to match MSDN's hash value, whereas it doesn't according to Hash Tab. Thank you. p.s. This is the file I downloaded ( thepiratebay.org/torrent/6118670/MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.ULTIMATE.RTM.WITH.SP1.X64.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD#filelistContainer )
Didn't know that there were patches available for SP1. Thanks Althought, that program only works for english ISOs. How can I make my own patch for non english versions (as soon as the hashes come out on MSDN)?
I wouldn't trust that if the Hash value doesn't match MSDN/WZT, why not just download the torrent from the russian site instead of tpb?
Is it possible to tamper with the hashes? I remember once I read that you can make a ISO looks like original by changing it with an HEX editor, not sure though....
Don't act like a child, I'm just asking a question. If you don't know the answer there is no need to reply...
With there being three differently calculated hashes for each file, there is a ridiculously high confidence level that the files are in fact the same, been a while since I did any college maths work but I believe the term I am looking for to describe the chance of a tampered file is "statistically insignificant" What I am saying is that anyone who can figure out successfully how to make a malicious change to one of those files and still pass all three hashes, is working on much bigger things and doesn't have the time to waste on such a project.
lets see what you are saying here. i posted that there is no need to post identical downloads for the same thing when the hashes are identical proving that the images are real. you then ask if it is possible to mess with hashes. logical conclusion i would think. as for me acting like a child, googoo
First, HashCheck is better than HashTab. Second, if what you downloaded doesn't match, then you either downloaded from a bad torrent (haven't looked at your torrent to see if it's real or maybe someone's self-made thing) or you have a corrupted download. In the latter case, you should do a force recheck in uTorrent. Hashes are used in cryptography, and are designed to be collision-resistant (which makes it tamper-proof). With MD4 and ED2K (used by eMule, and is based on MD4), it's possible (due to a flaw in MD4's design). With MD5, it's impossible. With SHA-1, it's even more impossible. (MD5 does have a collision weakness, but it's not an arbitrary collision weakness.)
Smaller disk/memory footprint and more and better features (esp. the ability to check and generate checksum catalog files, like .md5, .sfv, etc. and the ability to checksum more than one file from the file properties tab). Speed is the same since, even on an Atom machine, checksumming is disk-limited, not CPU-limited.