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Windows HeapC runtime libraryC allocWinDbgAssembly LanguageCode AnalysisReverse EngineeringMemory Allocation
Author: surprisetalk
Date: 6/24/2026
Article Summary:
This article is about reverse engineering the Windows Heap to understand the behavior of the C runtime library's memory allocation function, C alloc. The author uses WinDbg to step through the assembly language instructions and understand how the Windows Heap works.