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Merge an RAR into a JPEG image [Published]

thewandererthewanderer Regular
edited April 2011 in Tech & Games
Here's how to hide files in a jpeg image.

1 First make your RAR/zip file. Fill the archive with whatever you need to hide.
2 Then select an image you want to hide.
3 Move both of these files to an empty folder.
4 Without having anything selected in the folder, hold shift and right click any empty space an go to "Open Command Window Here".
5 This command will merge your files

copy /b [image].jpg + [archive].rar/zip [combined].jpg

Pretty self explanatory. Replace [image] with your image name, [archive] with your RAR/zip file name and [combined] with what you want the new image to be called.

Example: copy /b totse.jpg + molotov.rar molotov_everything.jpg

Image example
mergingfiles.jpg

Your file is now hidden. Keep in mind though that it's still going to raise some eyebrows if an image that's 400 X 400 and 700mb.

To open your hidden file, rename its file extension to .rar/zip and unzip the file as you normally would
Note: In order to rename file extensions, you must be able to view file extensions.
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  • fanglekaifanglekai Regular
    edited September 2010
    It's that easy? I remember movies having shit about files hidden in pictures. I always thought it was more difficult to do than that :facepalm:
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  • UnknownUnknown
    edited September 2010
    Yeah, it really is that easy. There's a program on the Partyvan website which is called Mergeke (or something) - its basically a batch file which does it all for you so you don't even have to type anything :D

    The lazy mans way, aha.
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  • kaloosakaloosa Regular
    edited September 2010
    Works with PNG pictures too. I'm assuming it works with any two files, actually.
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  • DfgDfg Admin
    edited September 2010
    A small screenshot would be awesome. Great guide OP :)
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  • thewandererthewanderer Regular
    edited October 2010
    Updated with image and how to actually open the hidden archive.
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  • kaloosakaloosa Regular
    edited October 2010
    thewanderer wrote: »
    To open your hidden file, rename its file extension to .rar/zip and unzip the file as you normally would
    Note: In order to rename file extensions, you must be able to view file extensions.

    You don't need to change the file extension, you could just right-click and choose Open With... and pick winRAR.
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  • DfgDfg Admin
    edited April 2011
    Taken from: Network (in)Security
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