Hide files within other files - No software needed.

This is an Alternative Data Streams example.

This video shows how to hide executables within other files without changing their functionality, size or look. Its used for a variety of reasons and is simple to do!

The video may be hard to see, so for the record, here is what I put into the command prompt:

type audacity.exe > test.txt:audacity.exe

and then:

start ./test.txt:audacity.exe

Enjoy!

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[bwhatnow5]

How do you make it so that whenever I open test.txt audacity or whatever program I used starts as well?

[systemerror11]

@bwhatnow5 exactly like the description says.

start ./test.txt:audacity.exe

[TheVirtualWebmaster]

Sooo... Assuming i would like to make a joke of one of my freinds. And i would like to send the compressed file? How do i do that then? I was thinkithing of sending an .exe or some other thing through e-mail or msn.

[systemerror11]

wont work. gotta be an NTFS drive, so maybe an NTFS formatted thumb drive would be acceptable?

[systemerror11]

@Vjol1 it should, never tried.

[Vjol1]

@systemerror11 Man. Does it work the same if I want to hide 2 folders inside and exe or another file?

[Serpent257]

Excellent tutorial. Good to see a non-clown on youtube for a change. Pity about the small desktop though, but you worked through it.

[Mrjustacabron]

wow,,,this is very informative and by that I mean scary......is there a way that I can check wether the files I receive, download, transfer, etc. have any files hidden within it?? thank you much for your vid....

[systemerror11]

Wow. Install a program and click hide. Pretty informative, I learned a lot!

/sarcasm

So what happens if you are using a guest account? You cant install the program, so what then?

How would you hide a file or folder in that scenario?