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Hidden-code flaw in Windows renews worries over stealthly malware
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2005-08-31

A flaw in the way that several security programs and systems utilities detect system changes could allow spyware to spread surreptitiously and have renewed worries about stealthier attack code.

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Re: Re: Please explain... 2005-09-02
Anonymous
You have to remember that registry keys are not the same as filenames. Even if they were, the length of file names are not limited by the OS, but by the file system. The registry is a binary file, of which the format was chosen at design time.

Anyway, it sounds to me the issue is with certain c...

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