AlternateStreamView is a small and portable application by NirSoft which can detect and locate alternate data streams on your system.
What an alternate stream is, is a part of the NTFS filesystem. While most of them are harmless, some malicious applications can take advantage of them and execute them without the knowledge of the owner.
This program will scan your system for them and allow you to delete them or export them to an external file like HTML, XML or CSV. What it doesn't do is detect whether they are malware, so that is up to the administrator.
Compatibility and License
AlternateStreamView is provided under a freeware license on Windows from file search software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 1.58 is the latest version last time we checked.
NirSoft Freeware accepts donations for the continued development of this free software.
What version of Windows can AlternateStreamView run on?
AlternateStreamView can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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