diff --git a/src/dictstat.c b/src/dictstat.c
index c1c5b4f6a..d49471810 100644
--- a/src/dictstat.c
+++ b/src/dictstat.c
@@ -43,11 +43,10 @@ int dictstat_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   if (user_options->attack_mode == ATTACK_MODE_BF) return 0;
 
   dictstat_ctx->enabled  = true;
-  dictstat_ctx->filename = (char *)       hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
   dictstat_ctx->base     = (dictstat_t *) hccalloc (MAX_DICTSTAT, sizeof (dictstat_t));
   dictstat_ctx->cnt      = 0;
 
-  snprintf (dictstat_ctx->filename, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/hashcat.dictstat", folder_config->profile_dir);
+  asprintf (&dictstat_ctx->filename, "%s/hashcat.dictstat", folder_config->profile_dir);
 
   FILE *fp = fopen (dictstat_ctx->filename, "ab");
 
diff --git a/src/folder.c b/src/folder.c
index c45846d24..526816c6d 100644
--- a/src/folder.c
+++ b/src/folder.c
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ static int get_exec_path (char *exec_path, const size_t exec_path_sz)
 {
   #if defined (__linux__) || defined (__CYGWIN__)
 
-  char tmp[32] = { 0 };
+  char *tmp;
 
-  snprintf (tmp, sizeof (tmp) - 1, "/proc/%d/exe", getpid ());
+  asprintf (&tmp, "/proc/%d/exe", getpid ());
 
   const ssize_t len = readlink (tmp, exec_path, exec_path_sz - 1);
 
+  hcfree (tmp);
+
   if (len == -1) return -1;
 
   #elif defined (_WIN)
@@ -59,8 +61,6 @@ static int get_exec_path (char *exec_path, const size_t exec_path_sz)
   mib[2] = KERN_PROC_PATHNAME;
   mib[3] = -1;
 
-  char tmp[32] = { 0 };
-
   size_t size = exec_path_sz;
 
   sysctl (mib, 4, exec_path, &size, NULL, 0);
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ char **scan_directory (const char *path)
 
       if ((strncmp (de->d_name, ".", strlen (de->d_name)) == 0) || (strncmp (de->d_name, "..", strlen (de->d_name)) == 0)) continue;
 
-      char *path_file = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
+      char *path_file;
 
-      snprintf (path_file, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s", tmp_path, de->d_name);
+      asprintf (&path_file, "%s/%s", tmp_path, de->d_name);
 
       DIR *d_test;
 
@@ -389,11 +389,11 @@ int folder_config_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const char *ins
    * The best workaround found so far is to modify the TMP variable (only inside hashcat process) before the runtime is load
    */
 
-  char *cpath = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
+  char *cpath;
 
   #if defined (_WIN)
 
-  snprintf (cpath, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s\\OpenCL\\", shared_dir);
+  asprintf (&cpath, "%s\\OpenCL\\", shared_dir);
 
   char *cpath_real = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ int folder_config_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const char *ins
 
   #else
 
-  snprintf (cpath, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/OpenCL/", shared_dir);
+  asprintf (&cpath, "%s/OpenCL/", shared_dir);
 
   char *cpath_real = (char *) hcmalloc (PATH_MAX);
 
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ int folder_config_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const char *ins
   //if (getenv ("TMP") == NULL)
   if (1)
   {
-    char tmp[1000];
+    char *tmp;
 
-    snprintf (tmp, sizeof (tmp) - 1, "TMP=%s", cpath_real);
+    asprintf (&tmp, "TMP=%s", cpath_real);
 
     putenv (tmp);
   }
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ int folder_config_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const char *ins
    * kernel cache, we need to make sure folder exist
    */
 
-  char *kernels_folder = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
+  char *kernels_folder;
 
-  snprintf (kernels_folder, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/kernels", profile_dir);
+  asprintf (&kernels_folder, "%s/kernels", profile_dir);
 
   hc_mkdir (kernels_folder, 0700);
 
diff --git a/src/hwmon.c b/src/hwmon.c
index b6d37ced5..d66c62a75 100644
--- a/src/hwmon.c
+++ b/src/hwmon.c
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ static char *hm_SYSFS_get_syspath_device (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int
 
   hc_device_param_t *device_param = &opencl_ctx->devices_param[device_id];
 
-  char *syspath = hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
+  char *syspath;
 
-  snprintf (syspath, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/0000:%02x:%02x.%01x", SYS_BUS_PCI_DEVICES, device_param->pcie_bus, device_param->pcie_device, device_param->pcie_function);
+  asprintf (&syspath, "%s/0000:%02x:%02x.%01x", SYS_BUS_PCI_DEVICES, device_param->pcie_bus, device_param->pcie_device, device_param->pcie_function);
 
   return syspath;
 }
diff --git a/src/induct.c b/src/induct.c
index 32babb4ec..1c15a1fb5 100644
--- a/src/induct.c
+++ b/src/induct.c
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ int induct_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   if (user_options->induction_dir == NULL)
   {
-    char *root_directory = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
+    char *root_directory;
 
-    snprintf (root_directory, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s.%s", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session, INDUCT_DIR);
+    asprintf (&root_directory, "%s/%s.%s", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session, INDUCT_DIR);
 
     if (rmdir (root_directory) == -1)
     {
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ int induct_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
       }
       else if (errno == ENOTEMPTY)
       {
-        char *root_directory_mv = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
+        char *root_directory_mv;
 
-        snprintf (root_directory_mv, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s.induct.%d", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session, (int) time (NULL));
+        asprintf (&root_directory_mv, "%s/%s.induct.%d", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session, (int) time (NULL));
 
         if (rename (root_directory, root_directory_mv) != 0)
         {
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ int induct_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
           return -1;
         }
+
+        hcfree (root_directory_mv);
       }
       else
       {
diff --git a/src/logfile.c b/src/logfile.c
index 58644ee2c..89b5bc001 100644
--- a/src/logfile.c
+++ b/src/logfile.c
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ int logfile_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   if (user_options->logfile_disable == true) return 0;
 
-  logfile_ctx->logfile = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
-
-  snprintf (logfile_ctx->logfile, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s.log", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session);
+  asprintf (&logfile_ctx->logfile, "%s/%s.log", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session);
 
   logfile_ctx->subid = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
   logfile_ctx->topid = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
diff --git a/src/loopback.c b/src/loopback.c
index 6467fc2fe..a112e6f6a 100644
--- a/src/loopback.c
+++ b/src/loopback.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int loopback_write_open (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   const u32 random_num = get_random_num (0, 9999);
 
-  snprintf (loopback_ctx->filename, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s.%d_%u", induct_ctx->root_directory, LOOPBACK_FILE, (int) now, random_num);
+  asprintf (&loopback_ctx->filename, "%s/%s.%d_%u", induct_ctx->root_directory, LOOPBACK_FILE, (int) now, random_num);
 
   FILE *fp = fopen (loopback_ctx->filename, "ab");
 
diff --git a/src/outfile_check.c b/src/outfile_check.c
index f06f71a75..a1e9d5fbd 100644
--- a/src/outfile_check.c
+++ b/src/outfile_check.c
@@ -338,9 +338,7 @@ int outcheck_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   if (user_options->outfile_check_dir == NULL)
   {
-    outcheck_ctx->root_directory = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
-
-    snprintf (outcheck_ctx->root_directory, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s.%s", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session, OUTFILES_DIR);
+    asprintf (&outcheck_ctx->root_directory, "%s/%s.%s", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session, OUTFILES_DIR);
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/src/potfile.c b/src/potfile.c
index 57b78f1a8..35b0060dc 100644
--- a/src/potfile.c
+++ b/src/potfile.c
@@ -96,10 +96,9 @@ int potfile_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   if (user_options->potfile_path == NULL)
   {
-    potfile_ctx->filename = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
     potfile_ctx->fp       = NULL;
 
-    snprintf (potfile_ctx->filename, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/hashcat.potfile", folder_config->profile_dir);
+    asprintf (&potfile_ctx->filename, "%s/hashcat.potfile", folder_config->profile_dir);
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/src/restore.c b/src/restore.c
index e40c40b86..b6de9e40c 100644
--- a/src/restore.c
+++ b/src/restore.c
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ static int check_running_process (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     #if defined (_POSIX)
 
-    char *pidbin = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_LARGE);
+    char *pidbin;
 
-    snprintf (pidbin, HCBUFSIZ_LARGE - 1, "/proc/%u/cmdline", rd->pid);
+    asprintf (&pidbin, "/proc/%u/cmdline", rd->pid);
 
     FILE *fd = fopen (pidbin, "rb");
 
@@ -355,18 +355,13 @@ int restore_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (user_options->restore_file_path == NULL)
   {
-    restore_ctx->eff_restore_file = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
-    restore_ctx->new_restore_file = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
-
-    snprintf (restore_ctx->eff_restore_file, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s.restore",     folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session);
-    snprintf (restore_ctx->new_restore_file, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s.restore.new", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session);
+    asprintf (&restore_ctx->eff_restore_file, "%s/%s.restore",     folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session);
+    asprintf (&restore_ctx->new_restore_file, "%s/%s.restore.new", folder_config->session_dir, user_options->session);
   }
   else
   {
     restore_ctx->eff_restore_file = hcstrdup (user_options->restore_file_path);
-    restore_ctx->new_restore_file = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
-
-    snprintf (restore_ctx->new_restore_file, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s.new", user_options->restore_file_path);
+    asprintf (&restore_ctx->new_restore_file, "%s.new", user_options->restore_file_path);
   }
 
   restore_ctx->argc = argc;
diff --git a/src/tuningdb.c b/src/tuningdb.c
index 285542b57..b809e2503 100644
--- a/src/tuningdb.c
+++ b/src/tuningdb.c
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ int tuning_db_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   tuning_db->enabled = true;
 
-  char *tuning_db_file = (char *) hcmalloc (HCBUFSIZ_TINY);
+  char *tuning_db_file;
 
-  snprintf (tuning_db_file, HCBUFSIZ_TINY - 1, "%s/%s", folder_config->shared_dir, TUNING_DB_FILE);
+  asprintf (&tuning_db_file, "%s/%s", folder_config->shared_dir, TUNING_DB_FILE);
 
   FILE *fp = fopen (tuning_db_file, "rb");
 
diff --git a/src/wordlist.c b/src/wordlist.c
index 2c79202dd..2d5903d3c 100644
--- a/src/wordlist.c
+++ b/src/wordlist.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ u32 convert_from_hex (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, char *line_buf, const u32 line
 
   if (user_options->hex_wordlist == true)
   {
-    u32 i;
-    u32 j;
+    size_t i, j;
 
     for (i = 0, j = 0; j < line_len; i += 1, j += 2)
     {
@@ -44,8 +43,7 @@ u32 convert_from_hex (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, char *line_buf, const u32 line
     if (line_buf[4]            != '[') return (line_len);
     if (line_buf[line_len - 1] != ']') return (line_len);
 
-    u32 i;
-    u32 j;
+    size_t i, j;
 
     for (i = 0, j = 5; j < line_len - 1; i += 1, j += 2)
     {