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Re:Never run ldd on unknown executables by userbinator on Monday July 24, 2023 @12:02AM (#36843008)
On Windows, the loader for usermode runs in usermode too; but every executable, by design, doesn't get to choose what to use for its loader.
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Re:Never run ldd on unknown executables by cryptonector on Monday July 24, 2023 @12:40AM (#36843170)
> but every executable, by design, doesn't get to choose what to use for its loader.

Sure it does: it can load whatever it wants however it wants once main() gets to run.

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