Re: WIndows process table and process image.

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Hi Ivan


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Zombie processes are normally caused by a handle leak on some other process.


For example this code would cause that

HANDLE hProcess = OpenProcess(PID,...);
TerminateProcess(hProcess,...);
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But this is not really a "zombie process", is it??? In order to have a real
"zombie process" (i.e. the one that just has no chance of EVER being removed
from the table), UNIX-style parent-child relationship is needed

Anton Bassov
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