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Friday, 12 August 2011

How to easily hide files in image with simple DOS Command

Tutorial on how to hide your private files in image file for any image format eg. JPG, PNG or GIF format. It is very old technique used to prevent from revealing your private files from others. You can easily combine your files in  image files just normal user will deal it as image file but don’t know what inside hiding. With this simple trick you will easily hide you files with just few simple DOS commands and also can reveal them.
 hide files in image
As hiding you files under images will not give very much security to your private files in case of advance user but can be very helpful in case of Novice users. So this can be plus point to easy hide your file simply. Lets get in to it:

How to hide files in Image:

Requirements:

  • Winrar running on your computer or download it from here

  • Windows working

Follow these simple steps:

1. Copy your image file and your private files to hide on your Desktop.
2. Now right click on private file say “private.txt” and in drop down option click on “Add to archive” select your compression format (.zip or .rar) and save it say “private.zip” or “private.rar
hide file in image
3. Now open Command Prompt and type: cd “desktop” and Enter
4. Now type: copy /b image.jpg + private.zip output.jpg and Enter, where copy is for copy both the files and output.jpg is the image file which will create after executing.
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5. Now you will see a image file on your desktop name as “output.jpg“, if you will open it it normally show you image but it contains an file compressed folder private.zip containing private.txt.

Now how you will extract your private files from image?

6. Do not cross your DOS windows or if so just repeat the 3rd step only then after for extracting your hidden file type: ren output.jpg output.zip. The file .zip format will appear on your desktop open and grab your file.
So this was a old technique but many of us don’t know about it. File hide in image is not more secure but you can make level high with Winrar password protection. As with this trick hacker use it to spread their virus files or encrypted files to damage others system. But use it as your daily educational purpose for security or sometime for fun with friends. Enjoy !

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