Trying to figure out what those bytes are

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I've got 6 arrays of bytes, that I'm trying to interpret.

Here they are :

  • 1st array : 72B45CAA466333A5CC5AA6ADC3CF1279D1EC8
  • 2nd array : 72B45CAA466336E4933314330BC656FB05418
  • 3rd array : 6CBD77AB562B2AECA6DC9AC88BC496FB05448
  • 4th array : 282D67BA5F2B36E498DCE4CCCBE4BA6BA5C68
  • 5th array : 6CAD77AB562B365A67B3193213C59A43A4928
  • 6th array : 00000000000000000000000036DB6DB6DB6D8

Each array is 255 bits, I just removed all the 0 at the end. I need to find a string of text, but I don't have anymore information about it.

I tried to convert it to ASCII, and it didn't produce anything useful. I then tried to see if it corresponded to any file header, but again, no match.

Any idea ?

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Paul Dempsey On

Based on discussion in comments, this data comes from a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk file). To parse the data in a VHD, you can follow the Virtual Hard Disk Image Format Specification.

Since VHDs can contain arbitrary data like any other hard drive, this data could be anything, but by decoding the VHD (or simply mounting it and reading the files on it) you'll have a head start on the task.