Hide files inside JPG!!

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vikas_patil60

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koolbluez said:
ya... steganography became famous (or rather infamous) sometime back with terrorist activities... osama-type message passing methods.


But there are 2 catches..
1. It'll need u to install the steganophing software everytime u need to pack/unpack the file. Nothing like an auto.. or exe file.
2. The file size changed to sum of both the files. So supposing u r putting a 1mb word file in a 50kb jpg file, the new jpg'll be greater than 1mb in size. Those with sharp eyes (or attention to detail) 'll definitely catch the difference as a 50kb jpg'll be small in viewing size and low in quality, but a real 1mb jpg'll be huge and of extremely good quality.

Also to be noted, Steganography is not done only on jpgs, u can put any file format in another file format using it. So an "innocent-looking" cartoon clip can have "bigger-rating" material!!!
Technology changes the face of civilization... a baby can be a babe!!!:lol:
Please tell Some "steganophing software":rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 

kaustav_geek

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.zip files can be easily hidden inside .jpeg and .gif images without using any external software. The trick is to append the .zip file to .jpeg or .gif file. The trick works because .gif files keep all of their information in the headers, while .zip files keep them in the footer. Since that's the case, .gif viewers read from the front of the file, while .zip readers read from the end.
So for windows users, type this in command prompt:
Code:
 copy /B source.gif+source.zip target.gif

For Linux/Mac users:
Code:
cat somefile.zip >> somefile.gif

Simple redirection of file contents. :D

Source

Cheers.
 

go4saket

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This has been posted b4 also. Thanks anyways for the refresher...

This has been posted b4. Thanks for the refresher anyways...
 
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shyamno

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excellent tutorial..Keep it up..

Can this be used to hide video format files..using the same technique and command...
 

koolbluez

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anything to anything... shyamno... lots of sw too... just search maan.. new ones come up regularly.. but i suppose all r paidware...
 

anantkhaitan

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@shyamno
As Kaustav said earlier.. u can do it for any combination of filetypes in which the first one is read from its header and other one from its footer..

In case of GIF and Zip
Gif is header and Zip is footer
 
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