Memory Analysis Patterns
Multiple Exceptions (user mode) - Modeling Example
Multiple Exceptions (kernel mode)
Dynamic Memory Corruption (process heap)
Dynamic Memory Corruption (kernel pool)
False Positive Dump
Lateral Damage
Optimized Code
Invalid Pointer (general)
NULL Pointer (code)
NULL Pointer (data)
Inconsistent Dump
Hidden Exception
Deadlock (critical sections)
Deadlock (executive resources)
Deadlock (mixed objects, user space)
Deadlock (LPC)
Deadlock (mixed objects, kernel space)
Changed Environment
Incorrect Stack Trace
OMAP Code Optimization
No Component Symbols
Insufficient Memory (committed memory)
Insufficient Memory (handle leak)
Insufficient Memory (kernel pool)
Insufficient Memory (PTE)
Insufficient Memory (virtual memory)
Insufficient Memory (physical memory)
Insufficient Memory (control blocks)
Spiking Thread
Module Variety
Stack Overflow (kernel mode)
Stack Overflow (user mode)
Managed Code Exception
Truncated Dump
Waiting Thread Time (kernel dumps)
Waiting Thread Time (user dumps)
Memory Leak (process heap) - Modeling Example
Memory Leak (.NET heap)
Missing Thread
Unknown Component
Double Free (process heap)
Double Free (kernel pool)
Coincidental Symbolic Information
Stack Trace
Virtualized Process (WOW64)
Stack Trace Collection
Coupled Processes (strong)
Coupled Processes (weak)
High Contention (executive resources)
High Contention (critical sections)
High Contention (processors)
Accidental Lock
Passive Thread (user space)
Passive System Thread (kernel space)
Main Thread
Busy System
Historical Information
IRP Distribution Anomaly
Local Buffer Overflow
Early Crash Dump
Hooked Functions (user space)
Hooked Functions (kernel space)- Custom Exception Handler
- Special Stack Trace
- Manual Dump (kernel)
- Manual Dump (process)
- Wait Chain (general)
- Wait Chain (critical sections)
- Wait Chain (executive resources)
- Wait Chain (thread objects)
- Wait Chain (LPC/ALPC)
- Wait Chain (process objects)
- Corrupt Dump
- Dispatch Level Spin
- No Process Dumps
- No System Dumps
- Suspended Thread
- Special Process
- Frame Pointer Omission
- False Function Parameters
- Message Box
- Self-Dump
- Blocked Thread (software)
- Blocked Thread (hardware)
- Zombie Processes
- Wild Pointer
- Wild Code
- Hardware Error
- Handle Limit (GDI)
- Missing Component (general)
- Missing Component (static linking, user mode)
- Execution Residue
- Optimized VM Layout
- Invalid Handle
- Overaged System
- Thread Starvation
- Duplicated Module
- Not My Version (software)
- Not My Version (hardware)
- Data Contents Locality
- Nested Exceptions (unmanaged code)
- Nested Exceptions (managed code)
- Affine Thread
- Self-Diagnosis
- Inline Function Optimization
- Critical Section Corruption
- Lost Opportunity
- Young System
- Last Error Collection
- Hidden Module
- Data Alignment (page boundary)
- C++ Exception
- Divide by Zero (user mode)
- Swarm of Shared Locks
- Process Factory
- Paged Out Data
- Semantic Split
- Pass Through Function
- JIT Code (.NET)
- Ubiquitous Component
- Nested Offender
- Virtualized System
- Effect Component
- Well-Tested Function
- Mixed Exception
- Random Object
- Missing Process
- Platform-Specific Debugger
- Value Deviation (stack trace)
- CLR Thread
- Coincidental Frames
- Fault Context
- Hardware Activity
- Incorrect Symbolic Information
- Message Hooks - Modeling Example
- Coupled Machines
- Thread Starvation
Tools
WinDbg Quick Download Links, Symbols, etc.
SystemDump
Application Verifier
IDA (freeware)
StressPrinters
Dependency Walker
Kernel Memory Space Analyzer
MS Debug Diagnostic Tool
InstantDump (JIT Process Dumper)
UDmp2Txt (processing hundreds of user dumps)
TestDefaultDebugger
User Mode Process Dumper (userdump.exe)
Citrix DumpCheck (Explorer extension)
Citrix DumpCheck (Command line version)
All Sysinternals Tools
PowerDbg
Win32dd: tool to save physical memory
LiveKd
Windows System Dump Configuration/Validation Tool
Blue Screen Viewer
Collaborative debugging tool for code snippets
ProcDump (includes process cloning for Windows 7)
TraceHook v0.0.2
Psscor2 Managed-Code Debugging Extension for WinDbg
Generic tracer for simple debugging tasks (gt)
Process Explorer (now with dump saving capability)
NotMyFault
x64 thread stack parameter navigation (WinDbg extension)