This document discusses using the Autoruns tool to analyze startup programs and hidden files on a Windows system. It recommends using Autoruns to save a list of startup programs, copying files to a clean system for offline analysis, and notes that the SHIM database is not detected by Autoruns. The document also covers using alternate data streams to hide files like using "echo secret > test.txt:secret.txt" and provides the Streams.exe tool for viewing these hidden files.