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Navigate to `Downloads` directory. Select `hashes` file, click `Open`.
![hashes kleo open file](/img/resources/user-guides/en/verify_binary_windows_beginner/verify-win_hashes-kleo-verify-button-filename.png)
Kleopatra will inform you if the files signature is valid.
If the signature is **VALID** you will see this:
![hashes kleo goodsig](/img/resources/user-guides/en/verify_binary_windows_beginner/verify-win_hashes-kleo-goodsig.png)
If the signature is **INVALID** you will see this:
![hashes kleo badsig](/img/resources/user-guides/en/verify_binary_windows_beginner/verify-win_hashes-kleo-badsig.png)
If you receive a **VALID** signature, click `Discard` and move on.
If you receive an **INVALID** signature, **DO NOT CONTINUE.** Instead delete the file `hashes` from the `Downloads` directory and go back to [section 3.1](#31-download-hash-file).
## 4. Binary File Verification
This section will cover downloading the Monero binary and verifying its authenticity.
### 4.1. Download Binary
In a web browser, go to the [getmonero.org downloads page]({{ site.baseurl_root }}/downloads/#windows). Select the correct binary for your system.
![binary getmonero](/img/resources/user-guides/en/verify_binary_windows_beginner/verify-win_binary-getmonero-windowsfiles.png)
Leave `Save File` selected, click `OK`.
![binary getmonero save](/img/resources/user-guides/en/verify_binary_windows_beginner/verify-win_binary-getmonero-save-file.png)
![binary getmonero save location](/img/resources/user-guides/en/verify_binary_windows_beginner/verify-win_binary-getmonero-save-location.png)
### 4.2. Verify Binary
In a file manager, navigate to `Downloads` directory. Open the file `hashes` with a word processor.
![binary open hashes.txt](/img/resources/user-guides/en/verify_binary_windows_beginner/verify-win_binary-word-hashfile.png)