The Portable Executable (PE) format is a file format for executables, object code, dynamic-link-libraries (DLLs), and binary files used on 32-bit and 64-bit...
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In computer science, executable code, an executable file, or an executable program, sometimes simply referred to as an executable or binary, causes a computer...
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The DOS MZ executable format is the executable file format used for .EXE files in DOS. The file can be identified by the ASCII string "MZ" (hexadecimal:...
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Malware (redirect from Portable executable infection)
example of this is a portable execution infection, a technique, usually used to spread malware, that inserts extra data or executable code into PE files...
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.exe (redirect from Linear executable)
being executable – a computer program – containing an entry point. In addition to being executable (adjective) such a file is often called an executable (noun)...
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executable. When this compressed executable is executed, the decompression code recreates the original code from the compressed code before executing...
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The New Executable (NE or NewEXE) is a 16-bit executable file format, a successor to the DOS MZ executable format. It was used in Windows 1.0–3.x, Windows...
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computing, the Executable and Linkable Format (ELF, formerly named Extensible Linking Format) is a common standard file format for executable files, object...
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COFF (category Executable file formats)
continue to be used on some Unix-like systems, on Microsoft Windows (Portable Executable), in UEFI environments and in some embedded development systems....
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is a comparison of binary executable file formats which, once loaded by a suitable executable loader, can be directly executed by the CPU rather than being...
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set of attributes, such as being writable or read-only, executable (for code) or non-executable (for data), and so on. The code in a DLL is usually shared...
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Google Native Client (redirect from Portable Native Client)
running either a subset of Intel x86, ARM, or MIPS native code, or a portable executable, in a sandbox. It allows safely running native code from a web browser...
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exported functions of a portable executable file. It also displays a recursive tree of all the dependencies of the executable file (all the files it requires...
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Object file (redirect from Executable format)
also have different file formats for executable files and object files, such as Portable Executable for executables and COFF for object files in 32-bit...
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of flash memory Phase encoding, another name for Manchester code Portable Executable, a computer file format Windows Preinstallation Environment, a lightweight...
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affected by DST. Relocation (computing) Position-independent code Portable Executable (PE) High memory area (HMA) Dynamic dead code elimination Levine...
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find code caves in Portable Executable (PE) files. OllyDbg: a debugger for code analysis. It traces the script calls and executes, as well as displays...
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format for their shared libraries and executable files. For example: Microsoft Windows uses the Portable Executable (PE) format for .dll files. Operating...
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executable or SYS driver), objects: Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) or Common Object File Format (COFF) (classic or MS-specific), or executables...
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to package Windows icons. It is typically a 16-bit New Executable or a 32-bit Portable Executable binary file having an .ICL extension with icon resources...
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and only affects Windows 9x-based systems. CIH spreads under the Portable Executable file format under the Windows 9x-based operating systems, Windows...
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disease Pulmonary embolism, a medical condition Portable Executable, a Microsoft Windows executable file format Provider edge router, an edge network...
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a free and open-source suite of development tools that generate Portable Executable (PE) binaries for Microsoft Windows. It was forked in 2005–2010 from...
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Kaspersky Labs. This malicious software, which usually should be a portable executable (and may be packed with UPX), is mostly used in order to connect...
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List of file formats (redirect from Portable Database Image (.pdi))
executable (.exe: used in DOS) EXE – New Executable (used in multitasking ("European") MS-DOS 4.0, 16-bit Microsoft Windows, and OS/2) EXE – Portable...
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Heaventools Software for viewing and editing resources in executable files of the PE (Portable Executable) format, such as .exe and .dll, which are used in 32-bit...
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most prolific executable packers is UPX (the Ultimate Packer for executables). Not only does it handle dozens of different executable formats, but also...
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virus to specifically target Windows 95. This virus attacked the new portable executable (PE) files introduced in Windows 95. In late 1997 the encrypted,...
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Fat binary (redirect from Fat executable)
Cross-platform software DOS stub Fat pointer Linear Executable (LX) New Executable (NE) Portable Executable (PE) Position-independent code (PIC) Side effect...
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forum (all-in-one solution) with console and web interfaces; single portable executable and single repository file Git [open, distributed] – designed by...
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