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> to try to overwrite symbols in other modules, to add LD audit hooks on startup, to try to resolve things manually by walking ELF structures

I want to name one thing: when Windows failed to load a DLL because a dependency was missing, it doesn't tell you what was missed. To get the information, you have to interact with the DLL loader with low level Windows APIs. In some circumstances Linux apps may also have the need. Like for printing a user friendly error message or recovery from a non-fatal error. For example, the patchelf tool that is used for building portable python packages.

> No one wants a Linux antivirus

It is not true. Actually these software are very popular in enterprise settings.




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