Running logonsessions creates "剐䍏&#2

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   Hello everyone,

I discovered that running the logonsessions utility (as Administrator) results in creation of the file:

C:\Windows\SysWow64\Drivers\剐䍏塅ㅐ〰匮卙

When the logonsessions program has finished running, the file still persists. I've been able to replicate this behavior repeatably.

The file consists of CJK-looking characters, which is why I think it is possibly a bug in the logonsessions utility.

More details: The awkward-named file is apparently signed -- seeing the file-properties in Explorer via shows that signer is Sysinternals. The filesize is 16,384 bytes. I discovered the file while going through the system log, which had an entry:

"\??\C:\Windows\SysWow64\Drivers\剐䍏塅ㅐ〰匮卙 has been blocked from loading due to incompatibility with this system. Please contact your software vendor for a compatible version of the driver."

The above entry gets regenerated every time I run logonsessions.

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ashutoshmehra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 24 September 2009 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote ashutoshmehra Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Running logonsessions creates "剐䍏&#2 Posted: 24 September 2009 at 5:17pm
	Hello everyone, I discovered that running the logonsessions utility (as Administrator) results in creation of the file: C:\Windows\SysWow64\Drivers\剐䍏塅ㅐ〰匮卙 When the logonsessions program has finished running, the file still persists. I've been able to replicate this behavior repeatably. The file consists of CJK-looking characters, which is why I think it is possibly a bug in the logonsessions utility. More details: The awkward-named file is apparently signed -- seeing the file-properties in Explorer via shows that signer is Sysinternals. The filesize is 16,384 bytes. I discovered the file while going through the system log, which had an entry: "\??\C:\Windows\SysWow64\Drivers\剐䍏塅ㅐ〰匮卙 has been blocked from loading due to incompatibility with this system. Please contact your software vendor for a compatible version of the driver." The above entry gets regenerated every time I run logonsessions. I'm on Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 (x64). The version of logonsessions is v1.1 (Copyright 2004).

molotov Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 October 2006 Status: Offline Points: 17492	Post Options Post Reply Quote molotov Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 October 2009 at 3:15am
	Hi Ashutosh, I didn't realize it, but logonsessions.exe seems to include as a resource a copy of an older version of the 32-bit Process Explorer driver that gets written to disk. I've seen the behavior you report on XP SP3, Vista SP2 x86, and Win7 x64. Obviously, a 32-bit driver can't be loaded on a 64-bit system, so the driver certainly doesn't seem to be required. However, the driver does get loaded on a 32-bit system...
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ashutoshmehra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 24 September 2009 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote ashutoshmehra Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 October 2009 at 6:17am
	Thanks for your response, molotov. I get it now. But still, the filename for that driver, with all the Chinese characters "剐䍏塅ㅐ〰匮卙", does seem somewhat odd.

molotov Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 October 2006 Status: Offline Points: 17492	Post Options Post Reply Quote molotov Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 October 2009 at 10:57am
	Yes, I'm not sure why that filename is used, or really even why it is necessary. The driver remains loaded after logonsessions runs (like Process Explorer's driver does)...
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