Ignore Alternate Data Steams

[Snook]

I have TDS-3 configured to ignore Alternate Data Streams smaller than 89k. When I perform a scan TDS-3 does not ignore them.

Comments/suggestions...?

[kwesi]

Hi, Snook. I had a very similar problem. Unfortunately, I'm at work, so I can't give you the exact workaround that I finally settled on, but I know that it was to do with unchecking an ADS button/field of some kind (Hidden Data streams? Alternate Dat streams?).

If you can't find a similar thread in these forums by searching for ADS, I'll try & update you when I get back home. It was a bit of a reluctant compromise on my part, I recall, so perhaps someone knows a better solution.

[Pilli]

Hi Snook, when you tick the Ignore streams smaller than say 90 bytes (not kilobytes BTW) close the AdStream box. You then need to press the "Save configuration" button shown in the scan control window to save the settings.

HTH Pilli

[kwesi]

If that doesn't work, then my workaround was - Go to 'Scan Control' and under Advanced Scan Options, uncheck 'Show all NTFS ADS Streams' , but have 'Scan NTFS ADS Hidden Streams' checked.

People can see why this was a reluctant compromise for me, but I'm trusting that TDS-3 is scanning the streams, and will flag up any problems in the warning window.

[Snook]

Thanks for the replies. I'll try all the suggestions and post what worked later.