Ars Technica

why would a dir path have a 247 char limit and is there a null character there?

I am testing on Windows 7 , looking at explorer and the "md" command. (I know Windows 10 might have to an extent got over this limit). (I know that some programs like 7-zip support long filenames but ...
Bleeping Computer

Null Character Bug Lets Malware Bypass Windows 10 Anti-Malware Scan Interface

Malware that embeds a null character in its code can bypass security scans performed by the Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI) on Windows 10 boxes. Microsoft fixed this vulnerability last week when it ...
Neowin

Windows 10 bug lets malware bypass security scans using a null character

A bug in the Windows 10 Anti-Malware Scan Interface causes the security apparatus to truncate its scans when encountering a null character. The bug was fixed in this month's Patch Tuesday. A bug in ...
Digital Journal

‘Null character’ bug lets attackers bypass Windows 10 antimalware

Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI) was introduced in Windows 10 as a security layer that sits between applications on your PC and your antivirus software. AMSI gives apps a way to conduct antivirus ...
Geeky Gadgets

Microsoft SkyDrive Website Crashes Opera Browsers With NULL Characters

Users of Mozilla’s Opera browser might be wise to stay away from Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service for the time being, as it’s been discovered that the SkyDrive website is capable of crashing ...