How can I deal/inspect a suspicious file on my mac short of installing and creating a full blown virtual machine instance? On windows when I want to open a suspicious file I use the sandboxing app sandboxie Is there something comparable/safe on mac?
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what is a suspicious file? – Ruskes Jun 07 '15 at 23:28
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In my case, a zip file containing several files, one of which is a .app file. – user79950 Jun 08 '15 at 01:24
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1You can explore the app contents without executing it bay right clicking on it and selecting "Show package contents". – Jaime Santa Cruz Jun 08 '15 at 02:33
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@user79950 Try my suggestions. Just open up terminal and enter the commands. – les Jun 08 '15 at 07:23
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Open up the terminal and try:
zipinfo zipFileOfInterest.zip
If you really want some "verbose" information output, then enter:
zipinfo -v zipFileOfInterest.zip
The "-v" option will output a bit more information :)
Also, try man zipinfo to get the rundown of what options/etc is available.
You can also try:
unzip -l zipFileOfInterest.zip
These will allow you to peak inside the .zip without extracting what is inside.
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