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Back in June I reported on how Google's Checksum algorithm was backwards engineered. Since then, dozens of PageRank tools became available. There has been a few backlink updates at Google since the ...

Often, files that are distributed over the Internet are provided with a checksum number for security and file validity. While they are not needed, some people may wish to verify their downloads with ...

You're about to click on a download button and notice a weird looking code next to it. It doesn't seem to have anything to do how big the file is or whether it's ...

How much would it be worth to you if you can have the Google PageRank checksum algorithm? Currently you can bid on the source code, written in PHP, that has claimed to break the checksum. Basically, ...

It is always important to verify whether the large file you downloaded is the file you expected to download or not. This is because files may change in some way from the original while downloading.