I can't retrieve data from an NTFS alternative data stream(ADS). What can I do?

Asked Oct 30 '22 at 17:57

Active Oct 31 '22 at 01:23

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So I attached some ADS files to multiple other visible text files in this Test folder.

This ADS file VideoTest.txt:hollymichaels.mp4 can be copied/extracted back to the folder just fine using the expand utility but not the VXN.txt:RBB.mp4 ADS file as seen in the following picture:

I'm quite clueless as to what the issue is here and why it can't copy the file, couldn't find anything about it online so far either. So hopefully I can learn something from someone helping me to solve this problem.

I did try to make it an executable file and see if I can run it with:

C:\>wmic process call create   "C:\VXN.txt:setup.exe"
Executing (Win32_Process)->Create()
Method execution successful.
Out Parameters:
instance of __PARAMETERS
{
        ReturnValue = 9;
};

But no ProcessID was even created for an execution file to form.