John Jasen wrote: > have no idea what HQX8 files are, and it appears my google search > skills are lacking. Can someone enlighten me as to what these are, and > whether or not I should be concerned? > > Maybe HQX8 (is HQX 8-Bit) format
File extension HQX description: The BinHex format was created to satisfy two specific needs. First, to allow transferring binary files (therefore coded on 8 bits) sent on the Internet, whose pipes are not always "8-bit clean". This means that there must be some sort of mapping between a 8-bit stream and a 7-bit stream. Secondly, to bundle in a single container both forks composing a Macintosh file. Last but not the least, the author, Yves Lempereur, added a compression function, of the RLE type, to avoid sending repetitive sequences of identical characters. Cheers, Steve Sanesecurity _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
