Exclude INIT section from packed executable warning #352
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Many (non-packed) drivers have a INIT section with the IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE + IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE flags.
Therefore, it is not an indication of a packed executable and should be excluded from the warnings.
This can be demonstrated with this code:
Side note: I have not found any evidence supporting the current exclusion (for the PAGE section).