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pearlz



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pearlz 17 Oct 2010, 05:39
you can use api wsprintf
like:
szTextOut rb 100
number dd
invoke wsprintf,strTextOut,"number =%d",dword[number]
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shoorick



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shoorick 18 Oct 2010, 05:16
cinvoke, as wsprintf is c-call function (or you may get problems with stack)
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Overflowz



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Overflowz 20 Oct 2010, 10:18
Can someone give me some site where all that are explained well ? cause I don't understand logic why to divide on 2, 10 or 16 to display output as binary/ascii/hex type. Tried to google but can't find any good tutorial about that.. thanks and sorry for dumb questions.
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avcaballero



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avcaballero 20 Oct 2010, 10:58
They are the digits number in its numerical system, its basis. All number are composed by lineal combinations of its basis power.

For example, 5013 decimal:

5013 = 5*10^3 + 0*10^2 + 1*10^1 + 3*10^0 = 5000 + 0 + 10 +3

In order to express a number into another numerical system, you must expres it as lineal combinations of its new basis power.

Numbers in memory are not ascii, what is really displayed. In order to display a number (one digit) you must do: " or 30h" it to convert it to ascii. You can probe it with this tricky:

cmd -> holding alt key, press into the number keypad 49

49d = 31h. You will se a "1" into the screen.

Are we agree?
Is this what you mean?
cheers
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baldr



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baldr 20 Oct 2010, 13:06
avcaballero,

You've explained how number is composed from digits, not the inverse. Wink

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Overflowz,

Let's assume that ecx==10 and convert eax==123==1×10²+2×10+3×1==(1×10+2)×10+3 to its decimal ASCII representation.

As a first step, eax is decomposed into 12×10+3 by div ecx instruction (eax==12; edx==3), then remainder in edx is converted to corresponding ASCII value for digit 3, namely 33h (add edx, '0' or or edx, '0'). The result of our conversion Wink is actually dl (or dx if you want to be wide, or edx itself if you're bold enough Wink), now store it somewhere.

Second step takes eax (which was set to 12 by div) and splits it again (1×10+2). Now add edx, '0' yields '2', another ASCII digit for the result. Store it appropriately (while more significant bytes in multi-byte values have greater addresses, for string representing decimal number it's quite contrary).

Third step breaks down eax again, now as 0×10+1. '1' is stored, then this step is considered as final due to eax==0.

P.S. For rigorists (as I am): xor edx, edx is assumed before each div ecx. Wink
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Overflowz



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Overflowz 20 Oct 2010, 19:55
avcaballero, I guess that short time ago ty for reply.
baldr, you wrote very nice tutorial but I have so many questions about that.. topic will be bombed if i'll ask.. but can you write with source code and very very basic comments ? Razz Cause I tried thing like that with my mind how I imagined that.. here's code:
Code:
format PE GUI
include 'WIN32AX.INC'
entry main
section '.data' data readable writeable
buffer rb 20
szLib db 'kernel32.dll',0
szFnc db 'Sleep',0
smsg db 'Hello World!',0
fmsg dd 10
section '.text' code readable executable
proc main
invoke LoadLibrary,szLib
invoke GetProcAddress,eax,szFnc
mov [fmsg],eax
mov ecx,10
mov edi,[fmsg]
div ecx
add edi,0
mov dword[buffer],edi
invoke MessageBox,0,buffer,buffer,MB_OK
;invoke MessageBox,0,msg,msg,MB_OK
invoke ExitProcess,0
endp
section '.idata' import data readable
library user32,'user32.dll',kernel32,'kernel32.dll'
include 'API\USER32.INC'
include 'API\KERNEL32.INC'
section '.reloc' fixups data discardable    

just guessing..
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baldr



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baldr 21 Oct 2010, 05:57
Overflowz,

Here you go:
Code:
        include "Win32AX.Inc"
        .code
here:   invoke  GetProcAddress, <invoke LoadLibrary, _kernel32>, _Sleep
        mov     ecx, 10         ; we're converting to decimal
        mov     edi, _bufend    ; edi points to NUL terminator, buffer is filled backwards
        .repeat
          xor     edx, edx
          div     ecx           ; split eax==10·A+B into eax==A and edx==B
          add     dl, '0'       ; convert dl to corresponding ASCII
          dec     edi           ; pre-decrement pointer
          mov     [edi], dl     ; store ASCII code
        .until  eax=0
        invoke  MessageBox, HWND_DESKTOP, edi, NULL, MB_OK; edi points to first (most significant) digit
        ret

        .data
_kernel32 db    "kernel32.dll", 0
_Sleep  db      "Sleep", 0
_buffer db      10 dup ' '; this buffer will hold the result
_bufend db      0

        .end    here    
Can I ask why you're including extended header and not using its features? I mean that section '.idata' import stuff in your sources.
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shoorick



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shoorick 21 Oct 2010, 06:27
it is hard to learn everything at once. a newbie needs a "frame" - minimal application which is able to run, has input and output, and the place in the source where to put own code. when there is no good tutorial/explanations/etc. newbie tries to get first met source and modifies it in own way to get a result. sometime he uses constructions without understanding their sense - it is normal, even if isn't good. to reduce newbie puzzling we need to give him examples or easy to understand at whole, or where "supporting frame" is separated from tested code. from other side the newbie by himself has to look into as many examples as he can, and select most simple and clear for him to use it as such kind of "frame". this may increase "learning efficiency" Wink
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Overflowz



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Overflowz 21 Oct 2010, 09:15
baldr, very useful source with comments thank you very much. and I dont understand 1 thing, when trying to 'div ecx' its dividing eax and edx same time or some of them ? like only eax/ecx or edx/ecx.. and btw about headers.. I dont know much about section '.xxx' things and writing where I saw someone's src and everytime I'm doing that..

shoorick, you're right. I can't find any tutorials and I am not so skilled to learn things like that in 1 day.. I started learning assembly on 1 sep I think. I'm also teenager I'm not adult. my brain is not too big to understand things like that and I'm also learning at school etc etc.. Smile
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shoorick



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shoorick 21 Oct 2010, 09:41
if you do not understand how does certain command work, you must just read about it in intel manuals or somewhere else similar. yes, a 64 bit number in edx/eax pair is divided on 32 bit number in specified register when "div" command executed.

of course, i would wish to have a brain like teenagers have Wink it absorbs everything like sponge - just "feed" it correctly Wink
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Overflowz



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Overflowz 21 Oct 2010, 10:17
Ahh I guess now I think.. for example
EDX has value 12
EAX has value 34
ECX has value 10
when div ecx command executed its like 1234/10 am i right ?
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shoorick



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shoorick 21 Oct 2010, 10:31
very close, but you have to know some details:
if you mean 12 and 34 are hex values, then edx/eax pair will contain 1200000034h. if you mean 12 and 34 as decimal, then edx/eax pair will contain 12*(2^32)+34 decimal number
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Overflowz



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Overflowz 25 Oct 2010, 20:12
I'm kinda stuck about moving.. I'm close to do this function! Very Happy here's my code and hope someone will fix Razz THANK YOU!
Code:
format PE GUI 4.0
include 'WIN32AX.INC'
entry main
section '.data' data readable writeable
buffer db 50
section '.text' code readable executable
proc main
mov ecx,10
mov eax,123
.here:
xor edx,edx
div ecx
add edx,0
mov [buffer],dl
dec [buffer]
test eax,eax
jnz .here
invoke MessageBox,0,buffer,buffer,MB_OK
invoke ExitProcess,0
endp
section '.idata' import data readable
library user32,'user32.dll',kernel32,'kernel32.dll'
include 'API\USER32.INC'
include 'API\KERNEL32.INC'
section '.reloc' fixups data discardable    
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Overflowz



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Overflowz 25 Oct 2010, 21:38
almost.. but what difference between my post and baldr's ? here's mine code:
Code:
format PE GUI 4.0
include 'WIN32AX.INC'
entry main
section '.data' data readable writeable
buffer db 0
_Kernel32 db "kernel32.dll",0
_Sleep    db "Sleep",0
section '.text' code readable executable
proc main
invoke GetProcAddress,<invoke LoadLibrary,_Kernel32>, _Sleep
mov ecx,10
mov edi,buffer
.here:
xor edx,edx
div ecx
add dl,'0'
dec edi
mov [edi],dl
test eax,eax
jnz .here
invoke MessageBox,0,edi,0,MB_OK
invoke ExitProcess,0
endp
section '.idata' import data readable
library user32,'user32.dll',kernel32,'kernel32.dll'
include 'API\USER32.INC'
include 'API\KERNEL32.INC'
section '.reloc' fixups data discardable    
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Overflowz



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Overflowz 26 Oct 2010, 10:17
I got it! Fixed now. I didn't imagined that after buffer will be buffend with null-terminated string and when decreasing buffend its going on buffer.. fixed and I know now what logic are here and thank you all!
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mindcooler



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mindcooler 26 Oct 2010, 12:57
I just wrote my first piece of MMX, perhaps you could give me some pointers Smile

Code:
int2hex32: ; >eax <hexbuffer
        push    eax
        pxor    mm4,mm4
        movd    mm0,eax
        punpcklbw mm0,mm4
        movq    mm1,mm0
        psllw   mm0,12
        psrlw   mm1,4
        psrlw   mm0,12
        packuswb mm0,mm4
        packuswb mm1,mm4
        punpcklbw mm0,mm1
        movq    mm2,mm0
        pcmpgtb mm2,[hexcmp]
        paddb   mm0,[hexadd]
        pand    mm2,[hexalpha]
        paddb   mm0,mm2
        movd    eax,mm0
        bswap   eax
        mov     dword [hexbuffer+4],eax
        psrlq   mm0,32
        movd    eax,mm0
        bswap   eax
        mov     dword [hexbuffer],eax
        emms
        pop     eax
        retn

                align 16
hexcmp          dq      $0909090909090909
hexadd          dq      $3030303030303030
hexalpha        dq      $2727272727272727

hexbuffer       rq      1  
    

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