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APIHijack - A Library for easy DLL function hooking.

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This library allows you to replace functions in other DLLs with functions from your own DLL.
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    Introduction

    Based on DelayLoadProfileDLL.CPP, by Matt Pietrek for MSJ February 2000. This code is intended to be included in a DLL inserted through a global Windows Hook (CBT hook for example). It will replace functions from other DLLs (e.g. DDRAW.DLL) with functions from your DLL.

    Functions are hooked by passing a parameter structure to the HookAPICalls() function as follows:

    SDLLHook D3DHook = 
    {
        "DDRAW.DLL",
        false, NULL,    // Default hook disabled, NULL function pointer.
        {
            { "DirectDrawCreate", MyDirectDrawCreate },
            { NULL, NULL }
        }
    };
    
    BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HINSTANCE hModule, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
    {
        if ( fdwReason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH )  // When initializing....
        {
            hDLL = hModule;
    
            // We don't need thread notifications for what we're doing.  Thus, 
            // get rid of them, thereby eliminating some of the overhead of 
            // this DLL
            DisableThreadLibraryCalls( hModule );
    
            // Only hook the APIs if this is the right process.
            GetModuleFileName( GetModuleHandle( NULL ), Work, sizeof(Work) );
            PathStripPath( Work );
    
            if ( stricmp( Work, "myhooktarget.exe" ) == 0 )
                HookAPICalls( &D3DHook );
        }
    
        return TRUE;
    }

    Now all that remains is to get your DLL loaded into the target process.

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    This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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    Comments and Discussions

     
    GeneralRe: Interception of Programms starts Pin
    27-Dec-00 7:52
    suss27-Dec-00 7:52 
    QuestionHijacking the TextOutA function? Pin
    5-Nov-00 14:27
    suss5-Nov-00 14:27 
    AnswerRe: Hijacking the TextOutA function? Pin
    23-Dec-00 12:55
    suss23-Dec-00 12:55 
    Questionhooking CopyFile ? Pin
    -11-Oct-00 3:17
    -11-Oct-00 3:17 
    QuestionWorks on internal calls too? Pin
    Tom Malcolmson3-Oct-00 12:14
    Tom Malcolmson3-Oct-00 12:14 
    AnswerRe: Works on internal calls too? Pin
    Wade Brainerd3-Oct-00 12:42
    Wade Brainerd3-Oct-00 12:42 
    GeneralHooking by ordinal number Pin
    Joe Celi29-Sep-00 5:48
    sussJoe Celi29-Sep-00 5:48 
    GeneralRe: Hooking by ordinal number Pin
    Wade Brainerd30-Sep-00 10:26
    Wade Brainerd30-Sep-00 10:26 
    GeneralRe: Hooking by ordinal number Pin
    15-Feb-01 10:06
    suss15-Feb-01 10:06 
    QuestionGlobal shared memory problem? Pin
    David28-Sep-00 14:05
    David28-Sep-00 14:05 
    AnswerRe: Global shared memory problem? Pin
    Wade Brainerd30-Sep-00 10:21
    Wade Brainerd30-Sep-00 10:21 
    General[Message Deleted] Pin
    Joe Celi28-Sep-00 10:16
    sussJoe Celi28-Sep-00 10:16 
    GeneralRe: Compiler error Pin
    Wade Brainerd30-Sep-00 10:19
    Wade Brainerd30-Sep-00 10:19 
    QuestionProtected Memory? Pin
    XUnleashed27-Sep-00 17:31
    XUnleashed27-Sep-00 17:31 
    AnswerRe: Protected Memory? Pin
    Wade Brainerd30-Sep-00 10:16
    Wade Brainerd30-Sep-00 10:16 
    GeneralThere is a similar example in Richter's book Pin
    john34zqwz23-Sep-00 15:22
    john34zqwz23-Sep-00 15:22 
    GeneralRe: There is a similar example in Richter's book Pin
    24-Jul-01 22:11
    suss24-Jul-01 22:11 
    GeneralUsing this on different dlls Pin
    john34zqwz22-Sep-00 14:57
    john34zqwz22-Sep-00 14:57 
    GeneralUsing this on different dlls Pin
    john34zqwz22-Sep-00 14:51
    john34zqwz22-Sep-00 14:51 
    GeneralRe: Using this on different dlls Pin
    Wade Brainerd24-Sep-00 14:01
    Wade Brainerd24-Sep-00 14:01 
    GeneralRe: Using this on different dlls Pin
    mahesh kumar s3-Jul-07 20:48
    mahesh kumar s3-Jul-07 20:48 
    QuestionDoesn't compile under win2000 ? Pin
    Anonymous22-Sep-00 14:09
    Anonymous22-Sep-00 14:09 
    AnswerRe: Doesn't compile under win2000 ? Pin
    Wade Brainerd22-Sep-00 14:14
    Wade Brainerd22-Sep-00 14:14 
    GeneralRe: Doesn't compile under win2000 ? Pin
    john34zqwz22-Sep-00 15:12
    john34zqwz22-Sep-00 15:12 
    GeneralRe: Doesn't compile under win2000 ? Pin
    Wade Brainerd24-Sep-00 13:57
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