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  2. Comparison of executable file formats - Wikipedia

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    This is a comparison of binary executable file formats which, once loaded by a suitable executable loader, can be directly executed by the CPU rather than being interpreted by software. In addition to the binary application code, the executables may contain headers and tables with relocation and fixup information as well as various kinds of ...

  3. List of file signatures - Wikipedia

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    Windows Virtual PC Virtual Hard Disk file format [85] 76 68 64 78 66 69 6C 65: vhdxfile: 0 vhdx Windows Virtual PC Windows 8 Virtual Hard Disk file format 49 73 5A 21: IsZ! 0 isz Compressed ISO image: 44 41 41: DAA: 0 daa Direct Access Archive PowerISO 4C 66 4C 65: LfLe: 0 evt Windows Event Viewer file format 45 6C 66 46 69 6C 65: ElfFile: 0 evtx

  4. List of file formats - Wikipedia

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    .ipa, .IPA – file extension for apple IOS application executable file. Another form of zip file..JAR – archives of Java class files; JEFF – a file format allowing execution directly from static memory [18].ko – Loadable kernel module; LIB – a static library on Microsoft platforms; LIST – variable list

  5. List of archive formats - Wikipedia

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    The format from the PIM - a freeware compression tool by Ilia Muraviev. It uses an LZP-based compression algorithm with set of filters for executable, image and audio files. .pit PackIt: Classic Mac OS: obsolete .qda Quadruple D Windows: Windows: Used for data in games written using the Quadruple D library for Delphi. Uses byte pair compression ...

  6. Executable compression - Wikipedia

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    Executable compression can be used to prevent direct disassembly, mask string literals and modify signatures. Although this does not eliminate the chance of reverse engineering, it can make the process more costly. A compressed executable requires less storage space in the file system, thus less time to transfer data from the file system into ...

  7. Executable and Linkable Format - Wikipedia

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    An ELF file has two views: the program header shows the segments used at run time, whereas the section header lists the set of sections.. In computing, the Executable and Linkable Format [2] (ELF, formerly named Extensible Linking Format) is a common standard file format for executable files, object code, shared libraries, and core dumps.

  8. ZIP (file format) - Wikipedia

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    ZIP files generally use the file extensions.zip or .ZIP and the MIME media type application/zip. [1] ZIP is used as a base file format by many programs, usually under a different name. When navigating a file system via a user interface, graphical icons representing ZIP files often appear as a document or other object prominently featuring a ...

  9. Execution (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Executable code, an executable file, or an executable program, sometimes simply referred to as an executable or binary, is a list of instructions and data to cause a computer "to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions", [1] as opposed to a data file that must be interpreted by a program to be meaningful.