Windows 64-bit memory dump
application/vnd.tcpdump.pcap
Magic Bytes
Offset: 0
A1 B2 C3 D4
The Windows 64-bit memory dump is a proprietary diagnostic format developed by Microsoft for recording the state of system memory during a critical failure. System administrators and software developers utilize these files to perform post-mortem debugging of kernel-level crashes, driver conflicts, and application instability. Although the format itself is safe, these captures often contain sensitive information such as plaintext credentials or encryption keys, necessitating controlled access to protect data privacy.
Validation Code
How to validate .dmp files in Python
Python
def is_dmp(file_path: str) -> bool:
"""Check if file is a valid DMP by magic bytes."""
signature = bytes([0xA1, 0xB2, 0xC3, 0xD4])
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
return f.read(4) == signatureHow to validate .dmp files in Node.js
Node.js
function isDMP(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
const signature = Buffer.from([0xA1, 0xB2, 0xC3, 0xD4]);
return buffer.subarray(0, 4).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsDMP(data []byte) bool {
signature := []byte{0xA1, 0xB2, 0xC3, 0xD4}
if len(data) < 4 {
return false
}
return bytes.Equal(data[:4], signature)
}API Endpoint
GET
/api/v1/dmp
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/dmp