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Does anyone know the source to that plugin?

Because I would love to know how it's done.

Any programmers out there that know and could hand me the source?

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Originally posted by Beno
Does anyone know the source to that plugin?

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Will, aka wtbw, knows the source.

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Originally posted by Beno
Any programmers out there that know and could hand me the source?

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I don't think he'll give it

I'm sure there is more than one person who can write the code for it...And I just want it for learnings sake...

There is no source code, it's a patch for MSN Messenger, which changes msnmsgr.exe. An ASM hack, if you wish to call it that. It changes MSN Messenger in such a way that it bypasses its resizing algorythm.
And yes, there are more people than just him who know about it. For example, MSN Shell is a hooker for MSN Messenger which uses the same technique, and StuffPlug-NG, designed by TheBlasphemer, uses the same method as well. Wtbw taught him it.

Ahh, so that's "illegal" isn't it...directly editing the msnmsgr.exe?

Anyway, I'd still like to learn, was it done though hex editing?

Or does someone know how I can do it through hex editing?

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Originally posted by lhunath
There is no source code, it's a patch for MSN Messenger, which changes msnmsgr.exe.

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I don't think it changes the exe, it just bypass the routine that resizes images to 96x96, imo.

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Originally posted by lhunath
An ASM hack, if you wish to call it that

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now you say that.... i'm not sure, but wasn't wtbwplug made in asm *? in that case, Beno, you can get a dissasembler program to get the source code.

* note: I remember that a plugin was made in asm, however i can't tell if it's this wtbwplug or was the plugin reloader or which one

What is ASM exactily, can I download it...Free

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Originally posted by Beno
What is ASM exactily, can I download it...Free

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it's assembler (<- not sure about the spelling). It's a programming language, like C++ or Visual Basic. You can't "get" it. Programs are written in those languages. The advantadge of asm (in this case) is that you can get the exact original source code of programs. A dissasembler (<- again not sure about spelling) is a program that takes an exe or dll and gets its asm code. W32Dasm is a dissasembler.

asm = assambler

free... maybe dunno i used in college a lot but with z80-486 micros

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Originally posted by Choli
I don't think it changes the exe, it just bypass the routine that resizes images to 96x96, imo.

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It does change the exe it changes one part which (as you said) has the DP size information. In the new Stuff Plug NG alpha i think its done in the loading of the plugin. You can select it from the options if you want it enabled