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Michaelc
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:41 pm    Post subject: Python Ctypes ReadProcessMemory Reply with quote

Hi all, I am trying to write a memory scanner using Read process memory!
Apparently, the current code keeps returning print('something is wrong') !

Because I didn't initialize the buffer and buffer size parameter, perhaps?
Or maybe it's the range() function?

Please take a look! Thanks!

Code:
import ctypes

# setup ctypes.
User32 = ctypes.WinDLL('User32', use_last_error=True)
Kernel32 = ctypes.WinDLL('kernel32', use_last_error=True)

PID = 5924 # or anything other number.

PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION = 0x0400
PROCESS_VM_READ = 0x0010

Process = Kernel32.OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION|PROCESS_VM_READ, False, PID)   
ReadProcessMemory = Kernel32.ReadProcessMemory


# Did I set these up properly?
buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(4)
bufferSize = (ctypes.sizeof(buffer))


# I need a way to find out how big the process is!
for n in range(1000000000):
    if ReadProcessMemory(Process, n, buffer, bufferSize, None):
        print('buffer is: ',buffer)
    else:
        print('something is wrong')
           


print('Done.')
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ensure the handle returned from OpenProcess is valid.

Also, attempting to just read every single address starting at 0 is going to land up throwing a lot of errors. There is not memory always at every address, especially low-end addresses like 0, 1, 2, etc. Try reading an area of memory you know exists.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the reply.
How do I scan a big chunk at a time?
How do I know if a chunk is good to scan?

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Use VirtualQueryEx to obtain memory page information to determine what is and isn't valid.

The returned info will contain a memory pages size, protection(s), and start address which you can use to read the whole page at once.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll try that, thanks!
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