ADS Scanner free for windows is an unusual antimalware scanner for Windows designed to identify data assigned to files using Alternate Data Stream (ADS), an ADS mechanism characteristic of volumes formatted using the NTFS system allowing programmers to hide information within files without altering properties such as checksum or size; ADS has become popularly utilized by creators of malicious modules since detection by antivirus software can often prove insufficient; special tools provide assistance in exploring and eliminating suspicious metadata.
ADS Scanner download for windows 10 features an easy to use interface and offers three scanning modes, which include searching Windows folders, analyzing a directory selected by the user and browsing all NTFS drives. To avoid potentially harmless ADS content simply use “Ignore safe ADS content.” Scanning time may vary based on file and disk parameters – in general though scanning times tend to be short; once completed we can view results, save suspicious files for diagnostic use as well as view/delete ADS contents from our computer systems.
This program is free for any non-commercial and commercial application and its license agreement provides full details regarding usage terms.
System Information
- Manufacturer : Pointstone Software, LLC
- License : Freeware
- Operating System : Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10
