Posted: 5/20/2009 10:27 AM
Post subject: MHS memory search question
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klmz
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I'm using MHS 4.0.0.13 searching for some hexadecimal values. However, I simply failed to figure out how to do it. For example, I tried to type the hexadecimal 2ec123 as "0x2ec123", "x2ec123", "0x002ec123", "x002ec123", "2ec123x", "2ec123h" and so on in the "Value to Find" box, but all were rejected as "invalid data". Is it that MHS 4.0.0.13 simply doesn't support searching for hexadecimal values, or I missed something?
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Posted: 5/20/2009 12:17 PM
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Use: Search > group search then chose: options > List is in hex For "total group elements", put 1 search away or Search > string search and then chose "hex string" from the drop down box unfortunately, none of these have subsearch abilities, you will have to use a data type search for that. I'm probably missing something as well.
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Posted: 5/20/2009 12:21 PM
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Just a wild guess, but maybe the letters must be uppercase ? 2EC123 ?
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Posted: 5/20/2009 12:52 PM
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andymac wrote:
Use: Search > group search then chose: options > List is in hex For "total group elements", put 1 search away or Search > string search and then chose "hex string" from the drop down box unfortunately, none of these have subsearch abilities, you will have to use a data type search for that. I'm probably missing something as well.
Those work. Thanks.
SXL wrote:
Just a wild guess, but maybe the letters must be uppercase ? 2EC123 ?
I've tried that and failed before. Thanks all the same.
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Posted: 5/20/2009 5:19 PM
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Maybe it's &2EC123 ?
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Posted: 5/21/2009 8:53 AM
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LagDotCom wrote:
Maybe it's &2EC123 ?
Err, I am afraid not. Maybe we could find some buffer-overflow bugs to trick it to accept hex values?
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Posted: 5/21/2009 9:28 AM
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you could use another copy of MHS to inject values in the original process, which I believe is done using hex. or alternatively, just suck up and use the conversion tool included with MHS.
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Posted: 5/21/2009 10:36 PM
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You will need the latest version of MHS, which is miles ahead of 4.0.0.13: http://www.memoryhacking.com/index.php for MHS 5.007 This version accepts any valid expression in those edit boxes, not only including hex-formatted numbers, but also (for example) 0x10 + 16, (0x8051C4A0&0xFFFFFF)+[Project64.exe+D6A3Ch], etc. L. Spiro