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Windows XP themes are PE binaries. They totally run executable code. This might even be the main reason that the operating system as-is only allowed themes sig
by chungy 6y ago
Windows XP themes are PE binaries. They totally run executable code.
This might even be the main reason that the operating system as-is only allowed themes signed by Microsoft.
- userbinator 6y agoThey are PE binaries... that don't have any actual code, only resources. And there is a flag used with LoadLibraryEx, available since at least Win95, LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE, that tells the system to not attempt to execute code in the file (if present).