FW: [inbox] Re: Windows covert channel

["Henri123-Netzero" <henri123 () netzero net>]

If you need to get to the data in an ADS, there are several utilities that
will notify you and/or copy out the Alternate Data Stream from the file.
Just to name a few, Mares has one called copy_ads; Heysoft has one called
lads; and another one called streams.exe is out there as well.

To add to Curt's comment earlier, I believe Silkrope was one of the tools
you referred to that allows exe packing.

Henri

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David C
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I believe you are refering to editing a file and saving with a :hidden

Say you have a file test 4k you can open the that file with lets say
test:hidden and add as much info as you want and the orignial file size
never changes and test:hidden it not listed in file system but is
treated as a seprate file when edited.

You have to know the hidden info is attached to the test file to detect
the info.

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[mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of Curt Purdy
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 9:49 AM
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Subject: RE: [inbox] Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows covert channel



> You are probably thinking of ADS(Alternate Data Streams).
>
> jazper
>
>
> > I seem to remember in the dim reaches of my memory a covert
> channel in
> > the Windows file system where you could paste one file at
> the end of
> > another without it being detectible when you edited the
> orginal file.


It may be that he is referring to an exe packer as used to attach a
trojan to a legitimate exe aka whackamole.

Curt Purdy CISSP, GSEC, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA
Information Security Engineer
DP Solutions

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