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title: Analysis
description: "**Overcast performs analysis on all files uploaded to the Overcast platform.  ** - Files are first scanned for virus and malware - Then the metadata is analysed to determine file type - Based on the file type, unique proxies are associated…"
url: "https://www.overcasthq.com/docs/analysis/"
updated: "2021-03-19"
category: Assets
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# Analysis

**Overcast performs analysis on all files uploaded to the Overcast platform.  **

- Files are first scanned for virus and malware
- Then the metadata is analysed to determine file type
- Based on the file type, unique proxies are associated with the file
- Then AI services including Transcribe and Recognition are used to analyse the audio and images within the file respectively.