Minesweeper, Behind the scenes

Arik Poznanski

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This article demonstrates directly reading another processes memory in C# using P/Invoke and Win32 Api's.

minememoryreader_src.zip
- ProcessMemoryReader.cs
minememoryreader_demo.zip
- ProcessMemoryReaderLib
  - MineSweeperReader
    - App.ico
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        MineSweeperReader.exe
        
        MineSweeperReader.pdb
        
        ProcessMemoryReaderLib.dll
        
        ProcessMemoryReaderLib.pdb
    - frmMain.cs
    - frmMain.resx
    - Mine.bmp
    - MineSweeperReader.csproj
    - MineSweeperReader.csproj.user
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        MineSweeperReader.exe
        
        MineSweeperReader.exe.incr
        
        MineSweeperReader.Form1.resources
        
        MineSweeperReader.pdb
        
        MineSweeperReader.projdata
        
        temp
        
        TempPE
  - ProcessMemoryReaderLib.sln
  - ProcessMemoryReaderLib.suo
  - ProcessMemoryReaderLib
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        ProcessMemoryReaderLib.dll
        
        ProcessMemoryReaderLib.pdb
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        ProcessMemoryReaderLib.dll
        
        ProcessMemoryReaderLib.dll.incr
        
        ProcessMemoryReaderLib.pdb
        
        ProcessMemoryReaderLib.projdata
        
        temp
        
        TempPE
    - ProcessMemoryReader.cs
    - ProcessMemoryReaderLib.csproj
    - ProcessMemoryReaderLib.csproj.user

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 7.00
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ProcessMemoryReaderLib", "ProcessMemoryReaderLib\ProcessMemoryReaderLib.csproj", "{594702BE-4E44-4F36-8A6F-B95E4180F96B}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MineSweeperReader", "MineSweeperReader\MineSweeperReader.csproj", "{799173EF-8FDF-41AB-A027-AD147A4BE3BB}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
		ConfigName.0 = Debug
		ConfigName.1 = Release
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectDependencies) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfiguration) = postSolution
		{594702BE-4E44-4F36-8A6F-B95E4180F96B}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|.NET
		{594702BE-4E44-4F36-8A6F-B95E4180F96B}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|.NET
		{594702BE-4E44-4F36-8A6F-B95E4180F96B}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|.NET
		{594702BE-4E44-4F36-8A6F-B95E4180F96B}.Release.Build.0 = Release|.NET
		{799173EF-8FDF-41AB-A027-AD147A4BE3BB}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|.NET
		{799173EF-8FDF-41AB-A027-AD147A4BE3BB}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|.NET
		{799173EF-8FDF-41AB-A027-AD147A4BE3BB}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|.NET
		{799173EF-8FDF-41AB-A027-AD147A4BE3BB}.Release.Build.0 = Release|.NET
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Written By

Arik Poznanski

Software Developer (Senior) Verint

Israel

Arik Poznanski is a senior software developer at Verint. He completed two B.Sc. degrees in Mathematics & Computer Science, summa cum laude, from the Technion in Israel.

Arik has extensive knowledge and experience in many Microsoft technologies, including .NET with C#, WPF, Silverlight, WinForms, Interop, COM/ATL programming, C++ Win32 programming and reverse engineering (assembly, IL).

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