Step 4: Understanding file analysis

When you open an analysed file, you get a full picture of what Veridox has found. This is where the real insight lives - a plain-language report, detailed evidence panels, and an AI assistant ready to answer your questions.

Here's a guide to everything you'll see.

The Analysis Report

The main area of the screen is your analysis report. This covers:

• What was found - key observations from the document
• Why it matters - an explanation of each finding in plain language
• The overall risk rating - High, Medium, Low, or Informational, with the reasoning behind it

The Assistant

The chat panel lets you ask questions about the document - in your own words, just as you'd ask a colleague.

Some examples of what you can ask:

• "Can you summarise this document in plain English?"
• "What evidence supports the risk rating?"
• "Is there anything unusual about the metadata?"
• "What would make this document suspicious?"

The AI draws on everything Veridox has found to give you a grounded, evidence-based answer - not a generic response.

Use the quick-scroll buttons to jump back to the report at any time.

The Right-Hand Panels

Alongside the main report, a series of tabs on the right give you access to the detailed evidence behind the findings.

Preview

View the document exactly as it was submitted. For images, this is a straightforward visual preview. For PDFs, you get a full viewer with zoom, search, and page navigation - so you can read the document in context.

Metadata

Every digital file carries hidden information about itself - when it was created, what device or software produced it, GPS coordinates (for photos), and more. Veridox surfaces all of this so you can see if anything looks out of place.

Internet

Veridox performs a reverse image search, checking whether the image (or a very similar one) appears elsewhere online. This tab shows:

• How closely it matches known online sources
• Where those sources are located
• How widely the image is used across the web

A stock photo presented as original evidence, for example, will typically show up here.

ELA (Error Level Analysis)

This is a technique used to detect hidden edits in images. When an image is edited and resaved, the altered areas compress differently from the rest of the image. ELA makes those differences visible.

In the ELA view, areas that appear significantly brighter than their surroundings may indicate that part of the image has been changed - such as text, a signature, or a figure being altered.

ℹ️ Not every bright area means tampering - compression artefacts can appear in original images too. Use ELA as one piece of evidence alongside the rest of the report.

Exporting Your Report

Use the Download button to export your findings. Two formats are available:

The PDF Report is ideal for sharing with colleagues or attaching to a case file. The Technical Log is useful if you need a detailed audit trail.

Adjusting the Risk Score

If you disagree with the risk rating assigned by Veridox, you can adjust it at the bottom of the report. This feedback helps the platform learn your organisation's risk preferences over time and improve future analyses.