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[BUG/LACK_OF_FEATURE] Pointer scanner v.s. PACKED_STRUCTURES

 
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grasmanek94
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:45 pm    Post subject: [BUG/LACK_OF_FEATURE] Pointer scanner v.s. PACKED_STRUCTURES Reply with quote
Well after examining the leaked source code of an application it seems I have come up with these steps to produce a pointer path:

Code:

//address ->
CNetGame * pNetGame//0
{
   AnotherClassPointer *m_AnotherClassPointer;//1 byte or 4? depends... on compilation settings :/ so I have two possible combinations
   //+1 or +4 ->
   CPlayerPool               *m_pPlayerPool;
   {
      BOOL   m_bPlayerSlotState[500];
      //+500+//(+1 or +4)*playerid... ->
      CPlayer *m_pPlayers[500];
      {
         //...to access this
         short a;
         short b;
         short c;
         //+6 -> \|/
         float Position[3];//we are here!
      }
   }
}


This would get me a pointer looking like this:

[[[[BaseAddres]+(0x01 or 0x04)]+0x1F4+((0x01 or 0x04)*playerid)]+0x06]

(or the easier to read one:)
Code:

BaseAddres
   +(0x01 or 0x04)
      +0x1F4+((0x01 or 0x04)*playerid)
         +0x06

But I noticed in the pointer scanner that..... it produces only values which are divisable by 4.. does it scan those single bytes too and this means that the pointers ARE 4 bytes long or is this a bug/lacking feature and it "jumps" each 4 bytes?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Have you unchecked the "Addresses must be 32-bit aligned" option? It's on by default. Just like Fast scan (which is also on by default).
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, uncheck the 32-bit alignment requirement.
Note though that the amount of ram you need for this scan may grow 4 times larger (worst case scenario), so use of 64bit ce is recommended
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ah alright! It's kind of confusing bcause in the main scanner it's "Fast scan" and in the pointer canner it's "addreses must be aligned" xD Thak you guys.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
"Addresses must be 32-bit aligned" == address must end with 0,4,8 or C.
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