AntiSteg V2.00
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AntiSteg is a command line tool for cleaning images and AVI files of potentially harmful steganographical content. 
Many popular image formats (especially those used and found on the Web) are handled by the tool.  

Steganography is a means by which information is hidden inside of images/movies (often via high-encryption algorithms), making them 
completely invisible to all standard image viewers/AVI players.  
Stegged imagescan carry extremely harmful payloads, which include, but 
are not limited to:

	(1) Child pornography/snuff movies
	(2) Viruses, Trojans, Spyware, Spamware, and other Malware
	(3) Sensitive personal/corporate Data

AntiSteg does not attempt to extract the actual hidden data, but simply 
antistegs the content, making it impossible to be retrieved at a later 
point in time.  This approach allows it to quickly clean a computer, 
even if 100,000s of images, or dozens of feature-length AVI movies are 
stored on it.  In contrast, trying to desteg just one image which uses 
a high encryption encoding (256 bit or higher), and a properly selected 
password is computationally nearly infeasible.

Since the amount of images stored on the Web approaches staggering 
numbers (anywhere from 100s of billions to trillions), the possibility 
to successfully store and trade/sell child pornography, snuff movies, 
distribute viruses, or exchange sensitive information is very high.  
Even worse, anybody who operates a web site (personal or corporate) 
that contains images, may unwittingly be helping pedophiles, black-hat 
hackers, or data spies in their operations.  Of course, the same holds 
true for any e-mail attachment, or MMS being sent!

Currently available antivirus, antispyware, and antimalware tools do NOT address this problem!  Firewalls provide no security with respect to asynchronous, bi-directional steganographical communication via 2 web sites (spy site and infected site) and simple web monitoring software augmented with steganographical support for modifying images (hosted on spy site).  Neither heuristic, nor behavior-based antivirus and antispyware applications will detect anything unusal since all software operations are identical to those performed by 1000s of image editing, image viewing, and web site monitoring sofware currently in circulation.

Antisteg supports cleaning images and AVI's stored inside of Windows resource files (i.e., dynamic link libraries, executables, etc.).  Resource files are wide spread, often shared among programs, and can 
carry any type of image and/or AVI files.
Resource files are especially problematic, since programs that utilize them, can either directly or indirectly act as carriers of code which in turn activate triggers for invoking hidden code functions.  All of 
course neatly hidden inside of steganographically infected image/AVI files and out of sight of every antivirus, antimalware, antispyware, etc. computer sentinels.

NEWLY ADDED FEATURES:
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Support for cleaning images and AVI movies stored inside of
widely used and shared Windows resource files.


PLATFORMS:
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AntiSteg operates on most Windows platforms (9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista) and many Linux distributions which have Wine installed on them.


USAGE:
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  AntiSteg [-a] [[-mo] [-noimg]] [-nores] [-noarc] [-b] [-e] [File Extension List] [-m] [-r] [-v]\n[-l] [Log File] [Start Directory]

  	-a			Antisteg all fixed hard drives
	-mo 			AntiSteg all located AVI movies
	-noimg 			AntiSteg only AVI movies.
	-nores			Do not antisteg resource files.
	-noarc			Do not antisteg archives.
 	-b			Create backup of all antistegged images
  	-e <FileExtensionList>	Antisteg only files that have the listed 					extensions. All extensions 
				should be separated by a '.'
  	-m 			Check if enough hard disk space is 						available on current drive to backup all 
				stegged images
  	-r 			Restore all backup images to their 						original state
  	-v 			Verbose
  	-l <LogFile> 		Create a log file

  Examples: 

  AntiSteg -a -v -b -mo -l c:\Out.log
  	AntiSteg all fixed hard drives (images, AVIs, archives, and 			Windows resource files), output
	progress to screen, backup all antistegged images and AVI files, 		and create a log file

  AntiSteg  -v -b -e .bmp.gif -nores -noarc c:\ImageDirectory
  	AntiSteg the directory c:\ImageDirectory and all sub directories, 		consider only BMP and GIF images, do not look inside of archives 		or Windows resource files, output progress to screen, and backup 		all antistegged images.

  AntiSteg  -m -v c:\ImageDirectory
  	Check if enough memory exists on the current drive to antisteg 			c:\ImageDirectory and all sub directories, and output progress 			to screen.

  AntiSteg  -r
 	Restore all anti-stegged images/movies listed in the backup 			directory to their original state.

DISTRIBUTION:
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Antisteg is free for personal, non-commercial use.  You may use and distribute it freely.  Commercial users who wish to use the tool, bundle, or redistribute it, will need to purchase a commercial license.

CONTACT:
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Security Online Services 
(A member of First Virtual)
Web : 	http://geocities.com/seconserv		or
	http://seconserv.freewebsitehosting.com
e-Mail:	seconserv@yahoo.com

COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS:
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You can send your questions and comments to the above listed e-mail address.  Unfortunately, it will not be possible to respond to all e-mails. Frequently occurring requests will be added to the FAQ based on available time and resources.

DONATIONS:
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If you find this software useful and want to help fight the spread of child pornography/snuff movies, malware, and sensitive information please consider a donation via PayPal.  Visit the above Web Sites to make a donation.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT / COMMERCIAL USAGE:
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Please, donate upfront for further consideration.  Commercial licenses are available thereafter for purchase.



