Executable formats

PE import hint/name decoder

Decode a little-endian import hint and its null-terminated ASCII name.

Your inputs

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Example result

Read a two-byte hint, then consume name bytes through the first null. Report any remaining bytes separately.

00 00 followed by MessageBoxA and 00 gives hint 0 and an 11-character import name.

A single hint/name record only. No directory traversal, address dereferencing or executable loading.