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DecodeSystemPointer function

Applies to: desktop apps only

Decodes a pointer that was previously encoded with EncodeSystemPointer.

Syntax

Copy

PVOID DecodeSystemPointer(
  PVOID Ptr
);

Parameters

Ptr: The pointer to be decoded.

Return value

The function returns the decoded pointer.

Remarks

Using EncodeSystemPointer/DecodeSystemPointer is faster than using EncodePointer/DecodePointer, but the encoded system pointers are more vulnerable to attack because the value can be predicted on a per-machine basis.

Requirements