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312-49 · Question #304
While searching through a computer under investigation, you discover numerous files that appear to have had the first letter of the file name replaced by the hex code byte 5h. What does this indicate
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Submitted by valeria.br· Apr 18, 2026Disk Forensics
Question
While searching through a computer under investigation, you discover numerous files that appear to have had the first letter of the file name replaced by the hex code byte 5h. What does this indicate on the computer?
Options
- AThe files have been marked as hidden
- BThe files have been marked for deletion
- CThe files are corrupt and cannot be recovered
- DThe files have been marked as read-only
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Topics
#File system artifacts#File deletion#FAT file system#Data recovery