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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>Dear BigFix administrators,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>The Windows Registry Wizard has been updated to improve handling
of REG_DWORD values. While these registry values are internally hexadecimal,
administrators may choose to enter hexadecimal or integer values. The wizard will
now interpret which type of value it has been given and construct appropriate
detection relevance and action script. Additionally, bounds checking has been
added so that oversized values and invalid hexadecimal strings cannot be
accidentally used.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>Some examples:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>1) Input value: starts with "0x" [e.g. "0x20"]
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Solution: treat it as hexadecimal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Target Relevance: "...("20" != it as
integer as hexadecimal)..."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Action Script: "...=dword:00000020"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>2) Input value: contains only digits [e.g. "20"] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Solution: treat it as integer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Target Relevance: "...(20 != it as
integer)..."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Action Script: "...=dword:00000014"
[converted integer 20 into hexadecimal 20, which is "14"]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>3) Input value: contains letters and possibly numbers, but does
not start with "0x" [e.g. "A0"]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Solution: treat it as hexadecimal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Target Relevance: "...("A0" != it as
integer as hexadecimal)..."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> Action Script: "...=dword:000000A0"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Additionally, the DWORD caption in the wizard has been changed from "Enter in hexadecimal form (8 character maximum)" to "8 characters maximum (include 0x for hexadecimal)."<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>BigFix Application Engineering Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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