Can File Scrub find pictures or graphics that contain hidden information or cover other graphics?
Yes. File Scrub has several features that enable the search for pictures and graphics that cover other objects or information. File Scrub searches for steganography (messages that are hidden in plain view) in JPEG files and reports the risk of its presence. This feature is available on all platforms. File Scrub treats a picture differently than a graphic object because a picture is a specific type of element in Word. When a picture is cropped in an MS Word document, the cropped area is not removed from the file; it is simply cropped in the visual rendering that appears on the screen or in the printed document. Therefore, if classified content is cropped from a picture, a casual visual inspection of the file will not disclose the classified information, although in most cases, manually selecting Reset Picture in the MS Word Pictures toolbar will reveal the cropped content. File Scrub locates cropped pictures and hidden objects in MS Word documents, and the Review log reports the presenc
