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Why is the TimeGenerated field value 0x33333333 significant in EVT file parsing?

In EVT files, the end‑of‑file record has a fixed structure where the `TimeGenerated` field is set to the constant 0x33333333. During traversal, when the program encounters this value, it knows that the end of valid log records has been reached and can stop processing. This marker is essential because EVT files do not store an explicit record count in a simple way, making the sentinel value necessary for correct iteration.
TimeGenerated0x33333333end of file recordsentinelEVT file structure

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