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The search box in explorer searches binaries these days? Honest question, I haven't used it in years. That seems like it would be pretty counterintuitive for u
by gaadd33 12y ago
The search box in explorer searches binaries these days? Honest question, I haven't used it in years.
That seems like it would be pretty counterintuitive for users though. Someone tries to search for the string 'program' and it returns all binaries that have 'This program cannot be run in DOS mode' in them. (Which I think is pretty much all PE binaries)
- tedunangst 12y agoI recall "search all files" looking inside pretty much everything, including exe and unknown file types. (it's been a while for me, too.)
- gizmo686 12y agoI recall "search all files" only searching indexed folders, which by default leaves a lot of room for the virus to install itself somewhere that is not being search without even trying.
- tedunangst 12y agoAnd then you click "search all folders (may be slow)".