Talk:Fork (file system)

message: The first section doesn't flow.  The first paragraphs fit together and talk about apple's implementations, but it's obvious that the next paragraphs are simply tacked on by random people saying "hey foo also had this."
Rewrite.128.114.60.225 (talk) 00:38, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: cleanup

message: I just added lots of info about the security issues of ADS streams on NTFS filesystems.
:::--gorgan_almighty 11:52, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added security info 

message: Why on earth did you remove ALL of the Diamond Computer Systems?  Okay only one of them was needed but the external link at the bottom should remain.  That link provides important information on the subject and is not spam as you have termed it.  I have restored the external link to the site at the bottom.
::--gorgan_almighty 14:24, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Only one link is needed.  You added three diamond links on this page, and two to the NTFS page.  That does seem like an attempt to spam Wikipedia.  Also please note you should only wiki-link the first instance of a word. AlistairMcMillan 15:57, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Important links being removed 

message: Any file can be embedded in another file's ADS stream very easily.  The syntax is as follows:
type C:\path\to\virus.exe >C:\path\to\textfile.exe:virus.exe
The file can then be run from the Command Line, a Windows Shortcut, or the Windows Registry as follows:
C:\path\to\textfile.exe:virus.exe
Other important points to note are:
:* The file size of the ADS stream will not be reported in Windows Explorer or any other program that relies on the Windows API.  A 10 byte text file could have a 5 MB ADS stream attached to it, and it would still be reported as 10 bytes.
:* There is no way of determining if a file contains an ADS stream.  The stream can only be accessed if you know it's name.
:* There is also no limit to the file size of the ADS.  A 10 byte text file can have an ADS of 2 gig.  This can potentially be used by a Trojan to fill up disk space on the hard drive, and you'd never be able to find where it all went.
:* Currently, very few virus scanners can scan the contents of ADS streams, however there are now a number of third-party tools that can remove ADS streams.
:* ADS streams can only exist on NTFS file systems. They cannot exist on FAT32 file systems, and they cannot be transferred across the web or through E-mail.  They can however to transferred through Shared Folders if both the source and the recipient use NTFS file systems.
Hope people find it useful.
:::--gorgan_almighty 15:33, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technical information relating to security issues on Windows 

message: I removed this:
:</pre>This video illustrates how a file is being forked in ADS and one of the methods to remove ADS files.</pre>
Seems the address is now unreachable, and further more, a Google search for that URL, shows it is suspected to contain malwares (you get a warning page when you attempt to access the page from Google's search page).
--Hibou57 (talk) 13:53, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  “Video about forks” 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

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replies: text: The first of them isn't dead yet, so I fixed it.  The second one works. Guy Harris (talk) 05:35, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified