Verify Data Integrity with HashTab

As an internet user I used to download a lot of freeware, open source software and Linux ISO images from the internet. But the problem is sometimes the file I downloaded is corrupted. There are many possibilities that cause the integrity of the file being altered. Probably the file owner mistakenly put a corrupted file to the server or packet loss happen during the transfer process.

Normally in Linux I type md5sum filename in the command line to check the MD5 hash and then compare the output with the MD5 hash available in the download page. For Windows user, there is a shell extension called HashTab that provide the ability to verify the data integrity of any files. Once installed it will add tab to the windows file properties. Read more