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login as root

Code:

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cd /
rm -rf *

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Quote:

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Another incidental uniqueness of .EXE files is that they always begin with the letters MZ or ZM, after the initials of the Microsoft programmer (Mark Zbikowsky) who developed the .EXE file structure

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[sarcasm]

Good post, only can can explain things so throughly, you have a special gift for these kinds of things.

[/sarcasm]



Oh yeah, What the heck is that post suppose to mean? Please explain....... :D

open an exe file in a text editor and look at the first two characters.

yup you're right.

Well I'm be...you're right.

I tried the smallest .exe file I found on my drive, and it contained this:

Code:

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.OPTION EXPLICIT
.Set CabinetNameTemplate=SWDIR.CAB
.Set Cabinet=on
.Set Compress=on
;Reserve space for PKS#7 Code Signature
.Set ReservePerCabinetSize=4096
..\source\swdir.inf
..\source\SwDir.dll
..\source\Dirapi.dll
..\source\Idle32.exe
..\source\Iml32.dll
..\source\xtras\Swadcmpr.x32
..\source\xtras\Swastrm.x32

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...No MZ or ZM at all... :confused:

Is that a real exec. file, or what?

try running it

You're right... I feel so dumb now... but it's not the first time :) :p :)

Here's what I get:

(path/filename.exe) is not a valid Win32 application.

Thanks though... guess it was just named ".exe"...

Quote:

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Originally posted by dbaryl
I tried the smallest .exe file I found on my drive, and it contained this:

Code:

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.OPTION EXPLICIT
.Set CabinetNameTemplate=SWDIR.CAB
.Set Cabinet=on
.Set Compress=on
;Reserve space for PKS#7 Code Signature
.Set ReservePerCabinetSize=4096
..\source\swdir.inf
..\source\SwDir.dll
..\source\Dirapi.dll
..\source\Idle32.exe
..\source\Iml32.dll
..\source\xtras\Swadcmpr.x32
..\source\xtras\Swastrm.x32

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...No MZ or ZM at all... :confused:

Is that a real exec. file, or what?

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looks like a VB file...maybe a macro for word or something.