
Thanks for the critical analysis (Public Board)
,ndo, you posted a description of the problem that is the first I've read. I haven't seen anyone else comment on that file of nuls explanation.
Kudos - insightful as f**k and totally legit.
A file full of NULs would elicit an LOL exception (basically) from the OS. The OS would essentially say "you're trying to install that crap? Geddowdahere!"