How to Hide a ZIP Archive Image File in Windows

In this content, I will show you how to make and apply a different zip filing that you need to know. Now it will be very easy for you to ZIP the image in JPG format.

Now friends, I would like to inform you that steganography means hiding data ( or information in the form of messages ). Do you actually know what this means: in computer terms, this means hiding data in alternative files. Using steganography techniques allows you to hide important ( confidentia l) files stored on your PC.

One method of steganography is to combine a ZIP archive containing many files with an image. In this case, the ZIP archive will later look like nothing more than a standard image file. Actually this is because there are two ways to hide ZIP archive in an image file on Windows 11/10 PC.

How to Hide a ZIP in an Image File With the Command Prompt

Now I would like to tell you that you can hide a ZIP file inside an image without any third party software using Command Prompt so that we can see it. Now let's send this file together. FYI, this is actually relatively easy to do since you only need to execute a single command. Please remember that the image you use must be in JPG, PNG or GIF format.

How to Get Started With the Command Prompt

Using the Command Prompt, you may conceal a ZIP archive inside of an image like follows:

Create a ZIP archive first that has some sensitive files in it. That is the ZIP file that you will combine with a picture.
The ZIP file should be placed in the same folder as the image you plan to combine it with. If the ZIP archive and the picture file you want to merge are not in the same folder, this method won't work.
Use the Windows logo key + S keyboard shortcut to open the search box.
Enter the phrase cmd, and then click Run as administrator next to the search result to choose to launch an elevated Command Prompt.

Now enter the cd command to open the folder that contains the ZIP archive and image to merge. For example, a command for opening the Users folder would look like this:

 

cd\Users

Input this command and press Enter to merge the ZIP archive with the image file:

 

copy /B imagefilename.jpg+ZIParchivename.zip newfilename.jpg

In such cases, I would like to point out to you that you will need to replace the fake file names in the command with real titles. Now, I would like you to proceed with the following method: I want you to know that the command will not work if there are spaces in the names of your files, and therefore I want you to make sure that there are no spaces in the ZIP archive or image file names. The three files in the example command above are:

The original image file to merge with ZIP archive: imagefilename.jpg
The ZIP archive name: ZIParchivename.zip
The new image file the command creates: newfilename.jpg

Check out the newly produced picture file in the same folder now. That file will open in your default picture viewer when you double-click it. You may still view the merged ZIP archive from that picture even if it doesn't appear to be a ZIP file.

How to Get Started With the Command Prompt

How to Access the Archive Within the Image

Download and set up the free 7-Zip software, one of the top Windows file extraction programs, by clicking the Download link for the 64-bit version on this 7-Zip page. This will allow you to access the archive concealed within that picture. Install by selecting 7z2301-x64.exe after double-clicking it.

Alternately, you may use 7-Zip to extract the contents of the archive by selecting the picture file and choosing Extract. To select a folder where the extracted files will be stored, click the ellipses button. The extraction will then begin when you click OK.

How to Hide a ZIP in an Image File With Image Steganography

Once in a while, I would like to let you know how to proceed on the water issue. If a more automatic way to hide a ZIP archive in an image file is preferred, check out Image Steganography software. I would also like to point out that Image Steganography is a free software for Windows 11/10 that allows you to place ZIP archives into images without requiring any command input. I would like to say that you can hide the ZIP in an image with Image Steganography software as follows.

Open this Softpedia page on image steganography.
To launch the installer window, download the Image Steganography Setup.exe file and double-click it.
Select Yes when prompted to Start Image Steganography.

Open the folder containing the image file and ZIP package you want to combine. Just like the first technique, keep in mind that both files must be in the same folder.

To choose an image file, drag it from its folder and drop it onto the software's Image box. When you're prepared to move forward, do the following:

Pick File from the radio buttons.
The ZIP package can then be dropped from the folder onto the file box.
To select the output image, click the Choose button.
Select a location to save the output file. Give the new image file a name, then click Save.
Make sure the steganography mode selections for Embed and Encode are selected.

Now, dear friends of mine Choose a larger image file if an error warning stating that the "image is too small" appears. To be combined with a ZIP archive, the image file must be larger than the ZIP archive. Choose the Pre-Scale Image checkbox as an alternative.

Whatever folder you chose to save it in will now contain your new image output file. Although the ZIP file is contained in it, you can only view the image using the program that opens it.

How to Access the Archive Within the Image

Whatever folder you chose to save it in will now contain your new image output file. Although the ZIP file is contained in it, you can only view the image using the program that opens it.

Click the Decode stenography mode option.
The software's picture box is where you should drag and drop the picture file you need to decode.
Select a folder to contain the ZIP archive by clicking the Choose button, then click OK.
To decode the image file, select the Start button for Image Stenography.
When the dialog box is done, Click OK.

The ZIP package concealed inside the image file will now be present in the folder location you choose. By using one of the techniques in our article on how to extract ZIP files, you can access all the contents of that archive.

Hide Your Most Important Files Within Images

How to Hide a ZIP Archive Image File Windows 10 & 11 Now, generally, friends, I have explained to you step by step all the steps to convert zip files to JPG format and file it. You need to pay close attention to the steps here. In this case, it would be beneficial for you to also carry out these steps for different sustainability purposes.

These alternative software image steganography methods allow you to hide ZIP archives containing important files as images on your PC in Windows 11/10 or lower versions. It is unlikely anyone would guess that an image file contains an embedded ZIP archive. So, I would like to tell you that this is a good way to hide your most secret files.