Procedure to Calculate MD5 Using Checksum Tool
Created: 13 Aug 2012 | Updated: 15 Jan 2013
1. Firstly we need to obtain the file Checksum.exe
2. The file is located on the root folder of the SEP client (%programfiles%\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\Checksum.exe)
3. Example on obtaining MD5 for notepad.exe
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The result.txt will have the MD5 value. If you want to calculate the MD5 of a OS image.
You can use the below command.
C:\Checksum.exe D:\result.txt C:
Note: You need to copy the checkum.exe tool to the directory from where you are running the command.