Patching 010 Editor Version 15.0

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Introduction

A patch is a software update for an existing application or operating system. Patching allows for modifying a compiled program when the source code is unavailable.

Instructions

The following is a list of instructions required to patch 010 Editor Version 15.0 on the 64-bit version of Windows:

1. Visit this URL and left-click on the appropriate download link.

2. Head to the location of the completed download and run 010 Editor Setup. Install 010 Editor.

3. Head to the location of the installed 010 Editor application. Create a copy of the application and paste it into a directory that is different from the directory of the original installation. This copy will be the experimental application.

4. Visit https://hexed.it/ and left-click on "Open file". After the File Explorer initializes, double-click on the copy of the application. The application will load within the website.

5. The hexadecimal string that we want to patch is FF 83 F8 2D 0F 84 C0. Paste this string into the "Search for" text field. Ensure that the "Data Type" is set to "Hexadecimal Values" and then left-click on the "Find next" button to search for viable entries. In this case, one entry appears: 0x00397159. We will need to modify this region of memory in order to patch the application.

6. Replace FF 83 F8 2D 0F 84 C0 with FF 83 F8 2D 0F 85 C0. After overwriting the original string, left-click on "Save as" and replace the experimental application with it. The experimental application is now patched.

7. Copy the patched application and paste it into the directory of the original installation. A prompt will appear, and you should left-click on "Replace the file in the destination". After the original application has been replaced with the patched version, run the application to verify its success.

8. You should now see that you have a "0 User License", an unlimited-day user license. Since 010 Editor periodically contacts its license verification servers to evaluate the legitimacy of the license, you will need to prevent any attempts from the application to connect to its license verification servers in order to not lose access to the application.

9. Open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts in a text editor. Add the following lines to the hosts file:

0.0.0.0 www.sweetscape.com
0.0.0.0 sweetscape.com

This will block any attempts from the application to connect to its license verification servers.