Friday, 10 June 2011
Security Tip: Hide Your Files in a Image File
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Do you want to hide your files in an image? This is a wonderful trick and explained simply below. When we hide a file in an image using this technique, the file just like an image also when opening the image, it just like an image (not open the hidden file). For this follow below instructions
Now a new black window is open, there first type "cd\"(don't use quotes) and press enter. Now you will directly go to the drive. That is shown like "D:\>" or when default drive is c then like "C:\>". Now type "cd Hacking Tricks"(write your folder name in the place of Hacking Tricks). Then Hacking Tricks folder is open. Now type "copy /b tricks.jpg + SEO.rar tricks.jpg"(without quotes) and press enter(use your image filename and rar filename here). While pressing enter there is a message is shown like
Now you can close the window and open folder "Hacking Tricks". There see two files like below
Delete the SEO.rar file now after that move the mouse pointer to the image and open it(double click it). Now you will see only an image also check the image size, it is so large like below
Now close the image window and right click on the image "tricks.jpg" and select open with option and select the program Winrar to open it. Now the original hidden file is opened.
Try this and you will like this.
First you need to create a folder named "Hacking Tricks" (or choose your own name) in C drive (Here I am used D drive, choose the drive that your installed operating system). After creating folder, paste an image(jpeg) in that folder and name to "tricks"(or choose your own name to rename). Now select the folder or file you want to hide, you need to add that file or folder in a zip or rar file(use Winzip or Winrar Software). After adding files or folders to zip or rar rename it into "SEO"(or give your name to that zip or rar file). Now move that zip or rar file to "Hacking Tricks" folder. Now the folder "Hacking Tricks" contains two items one image and one rar file. Now go to Run Command prompt as Start -> Run and type "cmd"(without quotes) and press enter
Now a new black window is open, there first type "cd\"(don't use quotes) and press enter. Now you will directly go to the drive. That is shown like "D:\>" or when default drive is c then like "C:\>". Now type "cd Hacking Tricks"(write your folder name in the place of Hacking Tricks). Then Hacking Tricks folder is open. Now type "copy /b tricks.jpg + SEO.rar tricks.jpg"(without quotes) and press enter(use your image filename and rar filename here). While pressing enter there is a message is shown like
tricks.JPG
SEO.rar
1 file (s) copied.
Now the window looks like below
Now you can close the window and open folder "Hacking Tricks". There see two files like below
Delete the SEO.rar file now after that move the mouse pointer to the image and open it(double click it). Now you will see only an image also check the image size, it is so large like below
Now close the image window and right click on the image "tricks.jpg" and select open with option and select the program Winrar to open it. Now the original hidden file is opened.
Try this and you will like this.
This post was written by: Franklin Manuel
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