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The Curious Case of QUEENCREEK
Discover the mysterious QUEENCREEK autorun entry in Windows. Is it a hidden threat or something else? Let's find out.
A lot of software on our machines (whether it be home desktops or enterprise servers) is designed to run automatically without manual triggers. If the binary being executed is not digitally signed by an authority that is trusted on your system, Autoruns highlights it with a red background (almost as if to shame it for merely existing). This is another technique often used by malware in which it will pursue random or pointless execution (even if it’s just sleeping or looping to burn CPU cycles) to try and throw off anti-virus software.
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