Stenography - Hide in Text
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to hide a secret message inside another message, you’ve come to the right place! Hiding secret messages is every kids fantasy and it’s pretty awesome to learn how to do it even if you’re no longer a kid. Aren’t we all still kids on the inside anyway?
Windows – Alternate Data Streams
Basically in Windows there are alternate data streams for every file. Think of it like a secret compartment, where you need to know the passphrase of the compartment for it to reveal itself and open up. There is nothing like simply showing an example so you can see how it works, so let’s just dive on in.
Note: This isn’t a very secure way to store important data but it sure is fun to mess around with.
Demonstration
Finding Streams
If you’re using Windows 7 or Windows 8, you can simply do the: dir /R command like I mentioned in the video. Otherwise, you can use this nifty windows tool.
Deleting Streams
If you want to delete all streams attached to a file but not the file itself, you can always do: streams.exe -d NormalFile.txt using this nifty windows tool.