diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 304d61140..aef36ab16 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -2378,6 +2378,22 @@ def getUnicode(value, encoding=None, noneToNull=False):
     if isinstance(value, unicode):
         return value
     elif isinstance(value, basestring):
+        # Heuristics (if encoding not explicitly specified)
+        if all(_ in value for _ in ('<', '>')):
+            candidates = filter(None, (encoding, kb.get("pageEncoding") if kb.get("originalPage") else None, conf.get("encoding"), sys.getfilesystemencoding(), UNICODE_ENCODING))
+        elif any(_ in value for _ in (":\\", '/', '.')) and '\n' not in value:
+            candidates = filter(None, (encoding, sys.getfilesystemencoding(), kb.get("pageEncoding") if kb.get("originalPage") else None, UNICODE_ENCODING, conf.get("encoding")))
+        elif conf.get("encoding") and '\n' not in value:
+            candidates = filter(None, (encoding, conf.get("encoding"), kb.get("pageEncoding") if kb.get("originalPage") else None, sys.getfilesystemencoding(), UNICODE_ENCODING))
+        else:
+            candidates = filter(None, (encoding, kb.get("pageEncoding") if kb.get("originalPage") else None, UNICODE_ENCODING, conf.get("encoding"), sys.getfilesystemencoding()))
+
+        for candidate in candidates:
+            try:
+                return unicode(value, candidate)
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                pass
+
         while True:
             try:
                 return unicode(value, encoding or (kb.get("pageEncoding") if kb.get("originalPage") else None) or UNICODE_ENCODING)
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 0dfd0a6a2..a2f5b678b 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.3.26"
+VERSION = "1.3.3.27"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 56cf058aa..ea82150db 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ c1da277517c7ec4c23e953a51b51e203  lib/controller/handler.py
 fb6be55d21a70765e35549af2484f762  lib/controller/__init__.py
 ed7874be0d2d3802f3d20184f2b280d5  lib/core/agent.py
 a932126e7d80e545c5d44af178d0bc0c  lib/core/bigarray.py
-fc97b958552d9dd0a12feaf42d570f92  lib/core/common.py
+115e73982fa4ddd498d4c7d1a26d9c5c  lib/core/common.py
 de8d27ae6241163ff9e97aa9e7c51a18  lib/core/convert.py
 abcb1121eb56d3401839d14e8ed06b6e  lib/core/data.py
 f89512ef3ebea85611c5dde6c891b657  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ d5ef43fe3cdd6c2602d7db45651f9ceb  lib/core/readlineng.py
 7d8a22c582ad201f65b73225e4456170  lib/core/replication.py
 3179d34f371e0295dd4604568fb30bcd  lib/core/revision.py
 d6269c55789f78cf707e09a0f5b45443  lib/core/session.py
-21939a4ad6513e9f422f89e3bc39c448  lib/core/settings.py
+d88a97d5d630efb2376bbec234f4c7bb  lib/core/settings.py
 4483b4a5b601d8f1c4281071dff21ecc  lib/core/shell.py
 10fd19b0716ed261e6d04f311f6f527c  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 d9483455ff80d33a55db46ae2fa34a05  lib/core/target.py