Sweep the whole document with your mouse so everthing is highlighted (or hit Ctrl+A or Edit-Select All) and then change the font back to black.

Its easy to write data on a plain document then format the font to 'white' and hey presto its hidden. The image might consist of layers, and there may be a hidden message layer in the image. Also try looking at the images with something a little more powerful such as paint shop pro or photoshop. Try looking at any meta data within the image file, there sometimes can be extra data there. Install the software and point it at your image files.Ģ. Try downloading Steganos at: (there is a thirty day trial period). You might need to find a password to get access to the data, and the password might be hidden elsewhere (like an interconnected puzzle). There are a number of different software tools out there that will handle graphics that have been 'stegged'. The images may have hidden messages created by the use of Steganography.

If this is some kind Forensic Computing 'find the hidden data' test, then there are a number of things that spring to my mind straight away: -ġ. The 32 bit floating point number sounds to vague, again can you clarify this as it doesn't mean anything to me (it might be a red herring designed to take your eye off the ball). How did you find the three you already have? How were they hidden?Īnd what type of document i.e. 🙂Īlso do you mean - PPM = PBM Portable Pixelmap Graphic? It sounds like part two of the EnCase EnCE exam. is it course work or a live investigation, etc â€“ this will help establish where to begin. Can you elaborate a little more on the task you have been given i.e.

Finding hidden text in microsoft word