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''Please note that the discussion about this topic is constantly updated on the AGS forums : [http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=51050.msg636521555#msg636521555 How to remove alternate data streams from AGS files] | ''Please note that the discussion about this topic is constantly updated on the AGS forums : [http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=51050.msg636521555#msg636521555 How to remove alternate data streams from AGS files] | ||
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<big>'''Introduction'''</big> | <big>'''Introduction'''</big> | ||
AGS works very well but it's not a big, corporate software that uses all the latest security mechanisms (such as certificates, permissions and stuff) to make it immediately recognized by antiviruses as harmless. In particular, there's a thing called "alternate data streams" that sometimes makes your antivirus panic. We help you getting rid of that issue. This trick was originally found, once again, by the guys from Wadjet Eye. | AGS works very well but it's not a big, corporate software that uses all the latest security mechanisms (such as certificates, permissions and stuff) to make it immediately recognized by antiviruses as harmless. In particular, there's a thing called "alternate data streams" that sometimes makes your antivirus panic and tell you that the game you just downloaded is a virus, when it's not. We help you getting rid of that issue. This trick was originally found, once again, by the guys from Wadjet Eye. | ||
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== How do I clean my game files from "alternate data streams" ? == | == How do I clean my game files from "alternate data streams" ? == | ||
( | There's a tool for Windows called "'''streams.exe'''", that you can download here : https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897440 | ||
# Download the tool. Extract it to any temporary folder you wish. For example c:\myfolder | |||
# Open a Windows Command prompt (old-style access: Start-->All Programs-->Utilities-->Command Prompt) (you can also press the keystroke Windows+R, then type "'''cmd.exe'''" in the window that appears) | |||
# I didn't test to see if it's required to run it as administrator. (If you encounter issues, then start the command prompt by right-clicking on its icon and selecting "run as administrator") | |||
# in the command prompt, go to the folder where you've put streams.exe : | |||
cd c:\myfolder | |||
# run the following command to remove the alternate data streams: | |||
streams.exe -s -d "<EXTRACTED FOLDER>" | |||
(you need to replace "<EXTRACTED FOLDER> with the path to the folder of the game. For example "c:\Users\MyAccount\My Documents\AGS Games\MyGame" (please note the double quotes) | |||
''Please note that the discussion about this topic is constantly updated on the AGS forums : [http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=51050.msg636521555#msg636521555 How to remove alternate data streams from AGS files] | |||
[[Category:Advanced Tutorials]] | [[Category:Advanced Tutorials]] | ||