Good software to handle NTFS alternate data stream in windows explorer?

Question

I found one, but it seems to support XP only (I'm not sure) http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/csadsdetectorarticle.aspx

Do you know any alternate data stream plug-in or add-on for Windows 7?

Answer 1

This article explains ADS well, but most of the links no longer work: dissecting-ntfs-hidden-streams

My top choice would be Microsoft's Streams utility. A good alternative with a graphical user interface is Nirsoft's AlternateStreamView.

Answer 2

One of the best utilities I've found for working with ADS is Streamarmor. It's standalone but has a lot functionality.

It's also freeware :)

Answer 3

$ streams -64

streams v1.60 - Reveal NTFS alternate streams.
Copyright (C) 2005-2016 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

usage: streams [-s] [-d] <file or directory>
-s     Recurse subdirectories
-d     Delete streams
-nobanner
       Do not display the startup banner and copyright message.

$

Answer 4

NoVirusThanks offers their StreamDetector package for free.

Microsoft also offers Streams as part of the Windows Sysinternals package.

Both executables can be used without requiring installation, and both allow the automated removal of alternate data streams.

Answer 5

One more GUI-based explorer:

• http://hex.pp.ua/ntfs-stream-explorer.php ( more of desciption )
• http://hex.pp.ua/ntfs-stream-explorer-eng.php ( short but in English )

E-SET seems to be fuzzy about safety of it though.

• http://virusscan.jotti.org/filescanjob/zt1smrhnz4
• http://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/75722cb18886e4b6501eb495d77a5e8a4c9e0f0203e966b4440768a60b56fe93 (but it was "all green" 10 months ago)

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If one uses Unreal Commander or Total Commander (or maybe there are more WFX-aware file managers) then also https://totalcmd.net/plugring/NTFSFileStreams2.html