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Billions of Windows programs still begin with one man’s initials

Oluwademilade Afolabi
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Billions of Windows programs still begin with one man’s initials

Open almost any Windows EXE in a hex editor, and you'll likely see MZ as the first two characters. Go ahead—try it. It doesn’t matter whether the software was compiled this year or shipped decades ago; the same two letters keep showing up. You’ll find them at the front of countless DLLs too.those

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