Dynamic-link library

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Address space Graphical user interface MS-DOS API Graphics Device Interface

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Features

Entry point Windows API Sections Page file Position-independent code

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Overview

Microsoft Shared library Microsoft Windows OS/2 Operating systems

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Compiler and language considerations

Delphi Visual Basic Visual C++C++GCC

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Container for: Shared library
Developed by: Microsoft
Internet media type: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
Magic number: MZ
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI): com.microsoft.windows-dynamic-link-library

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Overview

Microsoft
Shared library
Microsoft Windows
OS/2
Operating systems Operating system
File extension
ActiveX
System drivers Device driver
EXE
Portable Executable
32-bit
64-bit
New Executable
16-bit
Code Machine code
Data Data (computing)
Resources Resource (Windows)
Files Computer file
File format
Icon Icon (computing)
Font Typeface

Background

Features

Entry point
Windows API
Sections Memory segmentation
Page file
Position-independent code
Relocation Relocation (computing)
Security hole Vulnerability (computer science)
Executable packers Executable compression
UPX
Kernel32.dll
Ar Ar (Unix)
GNU Binutils
Binary search
Linker Linker (computing)
MD5
POSIX
Pointers to functions Function pointer
Exception Exception handling
Hooks Hooking
Error handling

Compiler and language considerations

Delphi Delphi (IDE)
Visual Basic
Visual C++
C++
GCC GNU Compiler Collection
DEF .def file?action=edit&redlink=1
GUID
Registry Windows Registry

Programming examples

DLL preloading attacks Dynamic-link library

Component Object Model

Objects Object (computer science)

DLL hijacking

Vulnerability Vulnerability (computing)

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Nodes82

Edges81

Triples32

Avg. degree1.98

Density0.02439

Components1

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Dynamic-link library

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Container for · 1

Dynamic-link library → Shared library

Developed by · 1

Dynamic-link library → Microsoft

Filename extension · 1

Dynamic-link library → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .dll

Internet media type · 1

Dynamic-link library → application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable

Magic number · 1

Dynamic-link library → MZ

Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) · 1

Dynamic-link library → com.microsoft.windows-dynamic-link-library

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dll windows dlls code file library functions libraries shared import programs data api linking files used system microsoft sections function

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Dynamic-link library	Container for	Shared library	1.00	infobox
Dynamic-link library	Developed by	Microsoft	1.00	infobox
Dynamic-link library	Filename extension	.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .dll	1.00	infobox
Dynamic-link library	Internet media type	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable	1.00	infobox
Dynamic-link library	Magic number	MZ	1.00	infobox
Dynamic-link library	Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)	com.microsoft.windows-dynamic-link-library	1.00	infobox
Microsoft Virtual PC	instance of	although they now promote virtualization-based solutions	0.80	text
Microsoft Application Virtualization	instance of	although they now promote virtualization-based solutions	0.80	text
because they offer superior isolation between applications	instance of	although they now promote virtualization-based solutions	0.80	text
file creation	instance of	the primary dynamic library for Windows's base functions	0.80	text
memory management	instance of	the primary dynamic library for Windows's base functions	0.80	text
is linked viakernel32.lib	instance of	the primary dynamic library for Windows's base functions	0.80	text

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