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sven3107 · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject: [Question] Self-Injecting Code

Hey, got another question (YES another one).
i found out you can make permanent adjustments to exe and other files by just opening the file instead of running it and attaching CE.
My question is if i can use some kind of function to make the executable inject the code below as soon as i run it.

mStorm · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:11 pm Post subject:

This is something I'm also interested in.

I would think you would use some type of dll injection via C++?

sven3107 · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject:

i don't know C# or C++...

Dark Byte · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject:

dll injection also works with delphi (and a lot easier)

anyhow, you use alloc, which isn't directly possible by just editing the code. Unless you use code caves. (executable codecaves that is)
But keep in mind that sections will be loaded at different offsets, so you have to inspect the pe header to find out where the actual virtual address is and not the offset in the file.

But for an easier solutions: Just try a standalone trainer that executes that script

anyhow, since you're playing with ut2k4, I've attached a example of what you can do with ce combined with dll injection (ut2k42-ll.cea would be the one you want to execute)
Fun fact: This same dll is also used in my ut3 version

sven3107 · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:41 am Post subject:

So you can't just make it inject the code as soon as the game starts?

Dark Byte · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject:

only if you code your own trainer that does all that

Ce's trainers currently only execute code on user request