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Extract protocol buffer messages from binary data
#!/bin/bash
#
# Try to decode hidden protocol buffers message from binary
size=$(wc -c < $1)
for ((i=1; i<=$size; i++))
do
# Skip $i bytes and decode
dd if=$1 bs=1 skip=$i | protoc --decode_raw
if [[ $? == 0 ]]
then
printf "\n"
read -p "Removed $i bytes, continue? [Yy] " -n 1 -r
printf "\n\n"
if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
then
exit 0
fi
fi
done
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