Shoutbox

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Originally posted by lhunath
I recon since it destroys any kind of transparancy that it converts it all to RGB; or some kind of BMP-rawness.

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It doesn't destroy transparency IIRC, I have a DP that is partialy transparent, so.... (if that is what you mean)

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{14:29:00} [Highly Classified]: man I think I've got an Idea to decrypt the map.dat and encrypt it again
{14:34:14} [Highly Classified]: KERNEL32.CreateFileMappingA notify me if it works

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I got home and saw this message on my pc. The person had gone offline already. Anybody knows what exactly he could have meant by it? I don't see exactly how mapping a file into memory can help me here. =O

altering the file in memory (like "soft patches" like jnrzloader, wtbwplugin, etc. do with messenger)? bypassing the encryption/decryption of the file itself and let messenger do the work.

I dunno, is the map.dat even stored in memory when Messenger is running? I honestly doubt it, but I'm not sure...

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
I dunno, is the map.dat even stored in memory when Messenger is running?

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I don't think it is, for one, it would be a huge security flaw, and worthless to encrypt it in the first place then, secondly, MSN Messenger reloads the file every time it scans for DPs, I don't see the need of putting it into memory then.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
altering the file in memory (like "soft patches" like jnrzloader, wtbwplugin, etc. do with messenger)? bypassing the encryption/decryption of the file itself and let messenger do the work.

I dunno, is the map.dat even stored in memory when Messenger is running? I honestly doubt it, but I'm not sure...

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Originally posted by lhunath
I don't think it is, for one, it would be a huge security flaw, and worthless to encrypt it in the first place then, secondly, MSN Messenger reloads the file every time it scans for DPs, I don't see the need of putting it into memory then.

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map.dat is found in the memory when the msn messenger wants to decrypt or encrypt it!! it will store it in the memory, do the modifications and store it back in the hard disk

i dont know nething bout programming but has the new 3.20 API helped u with nething lhunath?

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Originally posted by riahc4

i dont know nething bout programming but has the new 3.20 API helped u with nething lhunath?

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doubt it very much

editing map.dat is extremly hard

for one its just a dump of all the data collected my msn messenger

all you need to do is work out the equation for the file name

TFRD201 could be for example could be BlAGE or BiAGUAQABnAG0AYQBp we dont know


2 cents

Stigmata

i doubt it, seeing as they are dealing with messenger not msgplus

I think this will just be a standalone program in teh end, it would probably be easier

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Originally posted by ElectroSoft
it will store it in the memory, do the modifications and store it back in the hard disk

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Are you trying to say that MSN Messenger loads map.dat in memory, decrypts it in memory, has it in memory unencrypted, does it's editing, then re-encrypts t, and saves it back to disk?
Meaning, I should, whenever map.dat is loaded into memory, and after it's decrypted, quickly add my custom DP's in it, before MSN Messenger uses it.. hmm.. no, whenever one wants to add an animated DP, I'd have to add a dummy DP with the Messenger API, then, after MSN Messenger decrypts the map.dat file, inject my animated png.. then have MSN Messenger encrypt it all again with the dummy DP; then simply remove the dummy DP.. Let MSN Messenger work for me..
But I don't see how MSN Messenger could be that insecure with its encryption, after all, what's the point of encrypting it anyway then? But ok, worth a shot.

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Originally posted by lhunath
Meaning, I should, whenever map.dat is loaded into memory, and after it's decrypted, quickly add my custom DP's in it, before MSN Messenger uses it..

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lol.. yes quickly..


btw I think what you're thinking about is hooking!!!
you'll have to patch the Msn Messenger software... using ASM
Never did that before... that may be the mem hack!!

The Blasphemer should help here!! he knows how but he doesn't want to share his informations