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hyphen
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 Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject: [C++]Get PID from process name or window name? |
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Hello there I'm wondering if anybody could explain to me how to obtain a process's ProcessID (as in the four digit number you can see in task manager) using the process's name (ex: winmine.exe), the window name (ex:Minesweeper), or some other method that does not require the process's handle as input.
The reason I need the PID is so I can use OpenProcess with it to get hProcess for use in WriteProcessMemory.
| Code: | | HANDLE WINAPI hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, 2999/*PID*/); |
Keep in mind that I'm new to programming..
Any help/tips are appreciated~
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&Vage
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| Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | DWORD dwPID = NULL;
HANDLE hProc = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
GetWindowThreadProcessId(FindWindow(NULL,TEXT("Minesweeper")), &dwPID);
hProc = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_OPERATION, false, dwPID); |
Don't forget, once you're done:
| Code: | | CloseHandle(hProc); |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| ; wrote: | | Code: | DWORD dwPID = NULL;
HANDLE hProc = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
GetWindowThreadProcessId(FindWindow(NULL,TEXT("Minesweeper")), &dwPID);
hProc = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_OPERATION, false, dwPID); |
Don't forget, once you're done:
| Code: | | CloseHandle(hProc); |
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It worked, thank you very much.
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// Yay it works! Thanks a bunch!
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <windows.h>
typedef unsigned long ULONG;
DWORD ThreadID;
//ULONG *canClick = (ULONG*)0x01005000;
//used variables/pointers
ULONG *timer = (ULONG*)0x0100579C;
BYTE theArray[2] = {0xAA,0x01};
//ULONG *smiley = (ULONG*)0x01005160;
//ULONG *mines = (ULONG*)0x0100564A;
//BYTE *myArray = (BYTE*)theArray[2];
//ULONG *theScript =(ULONG*)0x01002FF5;
BOOL obtainedHandle = FALSE;
HANDLE hProcess = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
DWORD PID = NULL;
DWORD WINAPI setTimer(LPVOID lParam) {
while(1)
{
if (obtainedHandle == FALSE)
{
GetWindowThreadProcessId(FindWindow(NULL,TEXT("Minesweeper")), &PID);
HANDLE WINAPI hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, PID);
obtainedHandle = TRUE;
}
if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_NUMPAD9))
{
WriteProcessMemory(hProcess,(LPVOID*)(DWORD)0x0100579C,theArray,2,NULL);
}
}
ExitThread(0);
}
BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HINSTANCE hDll, DWORD callReason, LPVOID lpReserved) {
if(callReason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) {
MessageBox(0, "Argh this is annoying... ", "HinjectOR", MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
CreateThread(NULL, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)&setTimer, 0, 0, &ThreadID);
}
return 1;
} |
Erm..... closing the handle. That's not important, is it?  Is the handle occupying space on my heap or w/e??
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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yes closing handles is very important else especially if you have something in a function which is called a lot of times. getting a handle requests and allocates more memory. if you don't close it then that memory is not given back to the system and this is known as a memory leak.
at the end of the process the system does clean up unclosed handles but it is good practice to do this yourself
some comments on your code :
- getting threadid is not necessary since you don't use it. in fact your exitthread call is not needed. returning from a thread will close it properly
- you might wanna put freelibraryandexitthread using hDll as the library handle for when you're done. you can just copy hDll to a global variable
- some things like ( obtainedHandle == False ) can be shortened to ( !obtainedHandle ) which i think is more readable but that is a choice of preference
- there is no need for the HANDLE WINAPI before you assign hProcess
- if an IF condition has only one line inside it the braces can be removed but that is also preference
eg.
| Code: | if ( GetAsyncKeyState( VK_NUMPAD9 ) )
{
WPM......
} |
can be changed to :
| Code: | if ( GetAsyncKeyState( VK_NUMPAD9 ) )
WPM...... |
- your method of waiting for the window to appear is what is known as a tight loop and will rape your CPU. instead of having that boolean you could do this
| Code: | HWND hWnd = NULL;
while( !hWnd )
{
Sleep(100);
hWnd = FindWindow.....
}
GetWindowThreadProcessId.....
hProcess = OpenProcess.....
........
CloseHandle(hProcess); |
you also have a bunch of unneeded global variables and i have no clue what you're doing with the 'while(1)'
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&Vage
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | HWND hWnd = NULL;
DWORD dwProcID = NULL;
HANDLE hProc = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
for(;;Sleep(100))
if((hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, TEXT("Minesweeper"))) != NULL)
break;
GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, &dwProcID);
if(dwProcID != NULL)
if((hProc = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_OPERATION, false, dwProcID)) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
CloseHandle(hProc);
else
CloseHandle(hProc); |
You get the point.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| ; wrote: | | Code: | HWND hWnd = NULL;
DWORD dwProcID = NULL;
HANDLE hProc = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
for(;;Sleep(100))
if((hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, TEXT("Minesweeper"))) != NULL)
break;
GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, &dwProcID);
if(dwProcID != NULL)
if((hProc = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_OPERATION, false, dwProcID)) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
CloseHandle(hProc);
else
CloseHandle(hProc); |
You get the point. |
superfluous else condition. if the handle is INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE why would you want to close it.. kthx
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&Vage
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Slugsnack wrote: | | ; wrote: | | Code: | HWND hWnd = NULL;
DWORD dwProcID = NULL;
HANDLE hProc = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
for(;;Sleep(100))
if((hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, TEXT("Minesweeper"))) != NULL)
break;
GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, &dwProcID);
if(dwProcID != NULL)
if((hProc = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_OPERATION, false, dwProcID)) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
CloseHandle(hProc);
else
CloseHandle(hProc); |
You get the point. |
superfluous else condition. if the handle is INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE why would you want to close it.. kthx |
Maybe because I want too?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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&Vage
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| What, I can't take extra precautions now? What are you anti - precaution hitler?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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it's not a precaution you retard.. read the code that you claim you wrote and you'll realise that if execution ever gets to that point then the handle can not be open. you did the equivalent of going inside a greenhouse and putting up an umbrella to protect yourself against rain as 'a precaution'
maybe instead of hacking and mutilating other people's shit together you could take the time to actually learn programming.. seriously, does your idiocy have no limit ?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| ; wrote: | | What, I can't take extra precautions now? What are you anti - precaution hitler? |
retarddd stop flooding the General Programming section with bullshit.
-1 as a HANDLE is just a HANDLE to the current process.
Yea, let's try CloseHandle on the process we're currently in lmfao. smart kid right here
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| smartz993 wrote: | | ; wrote: | | What, I can't take extra precautions now? What are you anti - precaution hitler? |
retarddd stop flooding the General Programming section with bullshit.
-1 as a HANDLE is just a HANDLE to the current process.
Yea, let's try CloseHandle on the process we're currently in lmfao. smart kid right here |
I'm sorry weren't you the kid who took Timbus's packet editor and attached a account logger than released it as your own?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| ; wrote: | | smartz993 wrote: | | ; wrote: | | What, I can't take extra precautions now? What are you anti - precaution hitler? |
retarddd stop flooding the General Programming section with bullshit.
-1 as a HANDLE is just a HANDLE to the current process.
Yea, let's try CloseHandle on the process we're currently in lmfao. smart kid right here |
I'm sorry weren't you the kid who took Timbus's packet editor and attached a account logger than released it as your own? |
lmfao aren't you the nig he claimed suspending GG's process would never result in stopping the CRC from functioning ;[
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| smartz993 wrote: | | ; wrote: | | smartz993 wrote: | | ; wrote: | | What, I can't take extra precautions now? What are you anti - precaution hitler? |
retarddd stop flooding the General Programming section with bullshit.
-1 as a HANDLE is just a HANDLE to the current process.
Yea, let's try CloseHandle on the process we're currently in lmfao. smart kid right here |
I'm sorry weren't you the kid who took Timbus's packet editor and attached a account logger than released it as your own? |
lmfao aren't you the nig he claimed suspending GG's process would never result in stopping the CRC from functioning ;[ |
Sounds reasonable? Thought GG would check it.
Aren't you the one who thought MS had a HWND for it's chatbox? ;[
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