Find_SSNs

Advanced Usage Instructions - Find_SSNs can be customized at run time by placing text files in the folder it resides in.

• Skip certain files - Place a text file named skip_files.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs. Enter file names one per line into this file.
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• Skip certain folders - Place a text file named skip_folders.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs. Enter folder names one per line into this file. Skipping entire folders will reduce false-positives, but increase the chance of missing suspect files.
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• Skip certain file extensions - Place a text file named skip_extensions.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs. Enter file extensions one per line into this file. Skipping file extensions will reduce false-positives, but increase the chance of missing suspect files.
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• Set Detection Threshold - Place a text file named threshold.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs. Place a number in this file. The default threshold is 1. Increasing this number will reduce false-positives, but increase the chance of missing suspect files.
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• Set Max File Size To Be Scanned - Place a text file named maxsize.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs. Place a number (without commas) in this file. For example, if you place 524288000 in 'maxsize.txt', then files greater than 512MB in size will not be scanned. You cannot specify a file size smaller than 131072000 (128MB).
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• Mask the suspected number (all but the last four digits) - Place a zero byte text file named mask.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs.
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• Customize the wait message - Place a text file named wait_message.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs. Enter your custom wait message in this file.
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• Customize the status message - Place a text file named status_message.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs. Enter your custom status message in this file.
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• Customize the end message - Place a text file named end_message.txt in the same folder as Find_SSNs. Enter your custom end message in this file.
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• Run without GUI (No Prompts & No User Interaction) - From a terminal, enter the following command:
  For Linux, Unix or Mac use the source code: python Find_SSNs.pyw -p /path/to/search -o /path/to/output
  For Windows use the binary: Find_SSNs.exe -p c:\path\to\search -o c:\path\to\output