In an application I'm analyzing, there's a global variable whose purpose/role in the program is known to me. I'd like to rename it, but for some reason I cannot.The assembly code:.text:00537E90                 mov     edx, ds:1C968D8h.text:00537E96                 mov     [eax], edx.text:00537E98                 mov     ds:1C968D8h, eaxIf I position the cursor on the address (ds:1C968D8h) and try to jump (using Enter), IDA will complain Command JumpEnter failed. Attempting to rename it with the N hotkey will cause IDA to place a label at that address rather than rename the variable as intended.While I'm doing this for educational purposes, this is a proprietary application, so I don't have the source code.I've checked Chris Eagle's The IDA Pro Book, but there seems to be nothing on the subject in there.Help is greatly appreciated.
IDA - cannot rename or jump to a global variable
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One thing that I've failed to notice turned out to be crucial: this file wasn't generated by my copy of IDA, it was given to me by a friend as a helping resource. I've simply disassembled the very same exe with my IDA and the troublesome address is now correct: