ProcMem

Minimalistic rust library for dealing with processes, their modules and threads under Windows. Furthermore ProcMem provides some functions to read/write to/from memory addresses within these processes/modules and to find memory adresses based on byte pattern.

Installation

Use the package manager cargo to install ProcMem (cargo add proc_mem). Or copy the newest version number from crates.io and paste into your Cargo.toml file.

Usage

Example: get a running process

In order to get a running process you will have to call [Process::with_name()], [Process::with_pid()] or [Process::all_with_name()]. On success the returned value will be of type: Process.

use proc_mem::Process;
let chrome:  Result<Process, ProcMemError> = Process::with_name("chrome.exe");
let firefox: Result<Process, ProcMemError> = Process::with_pid(12345);
let vscode: Result<Vec<Process>, ProcMemError>  = Process::all_with_name("Code.exe");

Example: terminate a process

use proc_mem::Process;
let chrome:  Result<Process, ProcMemError> = Process::with_name("chrome.exe");
let did_terminate: bool = chrome.kill();

Example: get a module from a process

To get a module which was loaded by a process you just have to call [Process::module()]. which on success will return an instance of Module.

use proc_mem::{Process, Module};
let chrome = Process::with_name("chrome.exe")?;
let desired_module: Result<Module,ProcMemError> = chrome.module("kernel32.dll");

Example: read/write memory

To read memory you have to call [Process::read_mem()]. This function takes a type and the address to read. On success the read value will be returned.

use proc_mem::{Process, Module};
let chrome = Process::with_name("chrome.exe")?;
let module = chrome.module("kernel32.dll")?;
let read_value: Result<T, ProcMemError> = chrome.read_mem::<T>(module.base_address() + 0x1337);

To write memory you have to call [Process::write_mem()]. This function takes a type and the address to write to. the returned boolean will be true on success and false on failure

use proc_mem::{Process, Module};
let chrome = Process::with_name("chrome.exe")?;
let module = chrome.module("kernel32.dll")?;
let mut val_to_write: i32 = 1337;
let write_result: bool = chrome.write_mem::<T>(module.base_address() + 0x1337, val_to_write);

For the case that the region of memory you are trying to read/write is protected e.g.: PAGE_READ and you need to change it, you can use the function [Process::protect_mem()].

use proc_mem::{Process, Module};
let chrome = Process::with_name("chrome.exe")?;
let module = chrome.module("kernel32.dll")?;
let mut old_protect: u32 = 0;
let protect_result: bool = chrome.protect_mem(module.base_address() + 0x1337, size_of::<i32>(), 0x4, &mut old_protect);

There is also a function to read pointer chains [Process::read_mem_chain()]. This function takes a type and a Vec of addresses/offsets, the first entry being the base address to start from. On success the read value will be returned.

use proc_mem::{Process, Module};
let chrome = Process::with_name("chrome.exe")?;
let module = chrome.module("kernel32.dll")?;
let chain: Vec<usize> = vec![module.base_address(), 0xDEA964, 0x100]
let read_value: Result<T, ProcMemError> = chrome.read_mem_chain::<T>(chain);

If you dont want to read the value from the end of the chain you can use the function: [Process::read_ptr_chain()]. This function takes a Vec of addresses/offsets, the first entry being the base address to start from. On success the address at the end of the chain will be returned.

use proc_mem::{Process, Module};
let chrome = Process::with_name("chrome.exe")?;
let module = chrome.module("kernel32.dll")?;
let chain: Vec<usize> = vec![module.base_address(), 0xDEA964, 0x100]
let desired_address: Result<usize, ProcMemError> = chrome.read_ptr_chain(chain);

Example: pattern scanning

It´s a pain to maintain offsets manually, but luckily proc_mem provides a way around that issue. You can scan modules for byte patterns and get the desired address this way.

use proc_mem::{Process, Module, Signature};
let some_game = Process::with_name("some_game.exe")?;
let module = some_game.module("module.dll")?;
let lp_signature = Signature {
    name: "LocalPlayer",
    pattern: "8D 34 85 ? ? ? ? 89 15 ? ? ? ? 8B 41 08 8B 48 04 83 F9 FF",
    offsets: vec![3],
    extra: 4,
    relative: true,
    rip_relative: false,
    rip_offset: 0,
};
let lp_address: Result<usize,ProcMemError> = module.find_signature(&lp_signature);

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests and documentations as appropriate.

License

MIT