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Details for: Internet Data Query File

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Signatures
External signatures File extension: idq
Internal signatures
Name Internet Data Query file
Description The .idq file is divided into two sections, the names section and the query section. The names section is optional, but the query section is mandatory. The query section begins with a [Query] tag, and is followed by a set of parameters. The four mandatory parameters are "CiScope=/" "CiColumns=" "CiRestriction=" "CiTemplate=", which can appear in any order within the file after the [Query] tag
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 3424
Byte order  
Value 5B51756572795D*(43|63)69(53|73)636F70653D
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 3424
Byte order  
Value 5B51756572795D*(43|63)69(43|63)6F6C756D6E733D
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 3424
Byte order  
Value 5B51756572795D*(43|63)69(54|74)656D706C6174653D2F
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 3424
Byte order  
Value 5B51756572795D*(43|63)69(52|72)65737472696374696F6E3D{0-1}25
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