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Old 04-29-2015, 12:17 PM   #427
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Originally Posted by BWinmill View Post
Is that even possible these day? I would think that Windows regularly checks the integrity of system files to avoid malware.

Even if it didn't perform checks, it would be take a very talented programmer to extend the functionality of explorer.exe with a hex editor. While modifying existing values is trivial, inserting anything is not.
You don't replace it, you change the registry to point to a different explorer2.exe file that you have edited.
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