Comments on: Dud Is A Program That Does Nothing http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:56:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dud un programma che non fa niente | 3 sul Blog - Tech, Fun e Web 2.0 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-844696 Dud un programma che non fa niente | 3 sul Blog - Tech, Fun e Web 2.0 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:50:45 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-844696 [...] [ghacks] Ti piace questo post? Allora [...] [...] [ghacks] Ti piace questo post? Allora [...]

]]> By: Str187 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-836281 Str187 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:51:13 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-836281 i really liked the replacing idea... i'll try and see what happens in this shitty windows world ^^ i really liked the replacing idea…
i’ll try and see what happens in this shitty windows world ^^

]]> By: Dud, il programma che… non fa niente! - Geekissimo http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835954 Dud, il programma che… non fa niente! - Geekissimo Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:07:45 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835954 [...] Via | gHacks [...] [...] Via | gHacks [...]

]]> By: Ken Bundy http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835952 Ken Bundy Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:05:23 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835952 This is not a new idea. About a year ago I used the JustBasic programming language to create a win32 executable that does nothing. I was then able to fix a computer infected with an awkward to remove virus by replacing the virus executable with my 'do nothing' one. This is not a new idea. About a year ago I used the JustBasic programming language to create a win32 executable that does nothing. I was then able to fix a computer infected with an awkward to remove virus by replacing the virus executable with my ‘do nothing’ one.

]]> By: Dud Is A Program That Does Nothing | Mash Central http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835821 Dud Is A Program That Does Nothing | Mash Central Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:48:32 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835821 [...] Original post: Dud Is A Program That Does Nothing [...] [...] Original post: Dud Is A Program That Does Nothing [...]

]]> By: -bwg http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835810 -bwg Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:13:17 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835810 Sounds like IEFBR14 Sounds like IEFBR14

]]> By: CutTheRedWire http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835736 CutTheRedWire Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:23:45 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835736 The mem I don't know about (I blame windows, heh), but the size I do. It's from the icon. Oddly enough, it's not the first time I've heard this question: http://www.virtualplastic.net/msgboard/thread.php?forum=1&thread=340 _______________________________________________ grigri: "That dud file is a neat idea... but how come it's 3k? That sounds huge for a file that does nothing, surely it could be done in less? A quick test in masm gave me a 1KB exe (the PE standard minimum), aggressively optimizing in VC6 gave me 460 bytes. What did you program it in? You must have overridden the default stack and heap allocation to get the memory consumption down, so it must be a "real" programming language. I know this sounds really pointless, because 3KB is nothing anyway, but it's the principle of it! --edit-- duh! Yours has got an icon in it, that's why." The mem I don’t know about (I blame windows, heh), but the size I do. It’s from the icon. Oddly enough, it’s not the first time I’ve heard this question:

http://www.virtualplastic.net/msgboard/thread.php?forum=1&thread=340

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grigri:
“That dud file is a neat idea… but how come it’s 3k? That sounds huge for a file that does nothing, surely it could be done in less?

A quick test in masm gave me a 1KB exe (the PE standard minimum), aggressively optimizing in VC6 gave me 460 bytes. What did you program it in? You must have overridden the default stack and heap allocation to get the memory consumption down, so it must be a “real” programming language.

I know this sounds really pointless, because 3KB is nothing anyway, but it’s the principle of it!

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duh! Yours has got an icon in it, that’s why.”

]]> By: One of the good guys http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835679 One of the good guys Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:42:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835679 "A zero-byte exe file does the same thing …" No it would not :S Windows will show a error and start to find a solution, which would be more ignoring that just to run the original program. “A zero-byte exe file does the same thing …”

No it would not :S

Windows will show a error and start to find a solution, which would be more ignoring that just to run the original program.

]]> By: Bluegravity http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835648 Bluegravity Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:36:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835648 i wonder where the inspiration comes from... really weird. =P i wonder where the inspiration comes from… really weird. =P

]]> By: Bernard http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835639 Bernard Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:16:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835639 A zero-byte exe file does the same thing ... A zero-byte exe file does the same thing …

]]> By: BigDinE http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/22/dud-is-a-program-that-does-nothing/#comment-835623 BigDinE Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:41:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13780#comment-835623 Why does a program, that does nothing, needs 60kb memory and is about 3kb in size? Why does a program, that does nothing, needs 60kb memory and is about 3kb in size?

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