ZoneAlam data file
application/octet-stream
Magic Bytes
Offset: 0
4D 69 63 72 6F 73 6F 66 74 20 43 2F 43 2B 2B 20
ZoneAlarm data files (ZAP) are proprietary configuration and log files developed by Zone Labs and maintained by Check Point Software Technologies. These files store firewall rules, program permissions, and security event logs used by the application to manage network traffic and system protection. As a legacy format primarily containing structured data, these files are safe for storage, though they are rarely encountered in modern computing environments outside of archived system backups.
Validation Code
How to validate .zap files in Python
Python
def is_zap(file_path: str) -> bool:
"""Check if file is a valid ZAP by magic bytes."""
signature = bytes([0x4D, 0x69, 0x63, 0x72, 0x6F, 0x73, 0x6F, 0x66, 0x74, 0x20, 0x43, 0x2F, 0x43, 0x2B, 0x2B, 0x20])
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
return f.read(16) == signatureHow to validate .zap files in Node.js
Node.js
function isZAP(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
const signature = Buffer.from([0x4D, 0x69, 0x63, 0x72, 0x6F, 0x73, 0x6F, 0x66, 0x74, 0x20, 0x43, 0x2F, 0x43, 0x2B, 0x2B, 0x20]);
return buffer.subarray(0, 16).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsZAP(data []byte) bool {
signature := []byte{0x4D, 0x69, 0x63, 0x72, 0x6F, 0x73, 0x6F, 0x66, 0x74, 0x20, 0x43, 0x2F, 0x43, 0x2B, 0x2B, 0x20}
if len(data) < 16 {
return false
}
return bytes.Equal(data[:16], signature)
}API Endpoint
GET
/api/v1/zap
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/zap