Windows Visual Stylesheet XML file
text/plain
Magic Bytes
Offset: 0
54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 54 65 58 2C
The Windows Application Manifest is an XML-based configuration format developed by Microsoft to manage application dependencies and visual styling. It is primarily utilized by the Windows operating system to enable visual themes, specify required runtime libraries, and define User Account Control (UAC) privilege levels for executables. While the format consists of plain text and poses minimal direct security risk, improper modification can prevent applications from launching or render user interfaces incorrectly on modern displays.
Validation Code
How to validate .manifest files in Python
Python
def is_manifest(file_path: str) -> bool:
"""Check if file is a valid MANIFEST by magic bytes."""
signature = bytes([0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x54, 0x65, 0x58, 0x2C])
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
return f.read(12) == signatureHow to validate .manifest files in Node.js
Node.js
function isMANIFEST(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
const signature = Buffer.from([0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x54, 0x65, 0x58, 0x2C]);
return buffer.subarray(0, 12).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsMANIFEST(data []byte) bool {
signature := []byte{0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x54, 0x65, 0x58, 0x2C}
if len(data) < 12 {
return false
}
return bytes.Equal(data[:12], signature)
}API Endpoint
GET
/api/v1/manifest
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/manifest