WebSite-Watcher can monitor binary files, for example ZIP or EXE files, without downloading them. Depending on the server response, one or a combination of the following checking methods is used:


  • Check by file date
  • Check by file size
  • Check parts of the file content


Normally, no special settings are required for binary files. If WebSite-Watcher cannot automatically identify a binary file, for example when a script redirects to a binary file, you must change the file type from "auto detect" to "binary".