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How to write a Memory Scanner using C#

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Search a process' memory to find specified 16, 32 or 64 bit data values.
namespace MemoryScanner
{
    partial class WholeMemoryScan
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing && (components != null))
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }

        #region Windows Form Designer generated code

        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(WholeMemoryScan));
            this.listBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.startAddress = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.endAddress = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.valueTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.comboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.startScan = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.stopScan = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.nextButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.closeButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.progressBar = new System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // listBox
            // 
            this.listBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.listBox.ItemHeight = 15;
            this.listBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(241, 106);
            this.listBox.Name = "listBox";
            this.listBox.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.None;
            this.listBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(339, 214);
            this.listBox.TabIndex = 6;
            // 
            // startAddress
            // 
            this.startAddress.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(291, 13);
            this.startAddress.MaxLength = 8;
            this.startAddress.Name = "startAddress";
            this.startAddress.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(114, 23);
            this.startAddress.TabIndex = 7;
            this.startAddress.Text = "00000000";
            // 
            // endAddress
            // 
            this.endAddress.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(291, 42);
            this.endAddress.MaxLength = 8;
            this.endAddress.Name = "endAddress";
            this.endAddress.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(114, 23);
            this.endAddress.TabIndex = 8;
            this.endAddress.Text = "7FFFFFFF";
            // 
            // valueTextBox
            // 
            this.valueTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(291, 71);
            this.valueTextBox.Name = "valueTextBox";
            this.valueTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(114, 23);
            this.valueTextBox.TabIndex = 9;
            // 
            // comboBox
            // 
            this.comboBox.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
            this.comboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.comboBox.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
            "Int 16",
            "Int 32",
            "Int 64"});
            this.comboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(476, 71);
            this.comboBox.Name = "comboBox";
            this.comboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(73, 23);
            this.comboBox.TabIndex = 10;
            // 
            // startScan
            // 
            this.startScan.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.SteelBlue;
            this.startScan.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
            this.startScan.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.startScan.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.startScan.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(411, 14);
            this.startScan.Name = "startScan";
            this.startScan.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(138, 23);
            this.startScan.TabIndex = 11;
            this.startScan.Text = "Start Scan";
            this.startScan.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
            this.startScan.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.startScan_Click);
            // 
            // stopScan
            // 
            this.stopScan.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.SteelBlue;
            this.stopScan.Enabled = false;
            this.stopScan.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
            this.stopScan.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.stopScan.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.stopScan.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(411, 43);
            this.stopScan.Name = "stopScan";
            this.stopScan.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(138, 23);
            this.stopScan.TabIndex = 12;
            this.stopScan.Text = "Abort Scan";
            this.stopScan.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
            this.stopScan.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.stopScan_Click);
            // 
            // label1
            // 
            this.label1.AutoSize = true;
            this.label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
            this.label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.label1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(244, 16);
            this.label1.Name = "label1";
            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(49, 15);
            this.label1.TabIndex = 13;
            this.label1.Text = "Start: 0x";
            // 
            // label2
            // 
            this.label2.AutoSize = true;
            this.label2.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
            this.label2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.label2.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(244, 45);
            this.label2.Name = "label2";
            this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(48, 15);
            this.label2.TabIndex = 14;
            this.label2.Text = "End:  0x";
            // 
            // label3
            // 
            this.label3.AutoSize = true;
            this.label3.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
            this.label3.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.label3.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(244, 74);
            this.label3.Name = "label3";
            this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(39, 15);
            this.label3.TabIndex = 15;
            this.label3.Text = "Value:";
            // 
            // label4
            // 
            this.label4.AutoSize = true;
            this.label4.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
            this.label4.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.label4.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(411, 74);
            this.label4.Name = "label4";
            this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(62, 15);
            this.label4.TabIndex = 16;
            this.label4.Text = "Data Type:";
            // 
            // nextButton
            // 
            this.nextButton.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightSteelBlue;
            this.nextButton.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK;
            this.nextButton.Enabled = false;
            this.nextButton.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
            this.nextButton.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.nextButton.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.nextButton.Image = global::MemoryScanner.Properties.Resources.NextButton;
            this.nextButton.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
            this.nextButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(520, 329);
            this.nextButton.Name = "nextButton";
            this.nextButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(60, 25);
            this.nextButton.TabIndex = 4;
            this.nextButton.Text = "Next";
            this.nextButton.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
            this.nextButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
            this.nextButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.nextButton_Click);
            // 
            // closeButton
            // 
            this.closeButton.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.SteelBlue;
            this.closeButton.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
            this.closeButton.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
            this.closeButton.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.closeButton.Image = global::MemoryScanner.Properties.Resources.CloseButton;
            this.closeButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(555, 12);
            this.closeButton.Name = "closeButton";
            this.closeButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(25, 25);
            this.closeButton.TabIndex = 5;
            this.closeButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
            this.closeButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.closeButton_Click);
            // 
            // progressBar
            // 
            this.progressBar.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightSteelBlue;
            this.progressBar.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.SteelBlue;
            this.progressBar.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(241, 329);
            this.progressBar.Name = "progressBar";
            this.progressBar.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(273, 25);
            this.progressBar.Step = 1;
            this.progressBar.Style = System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBarStyle.Continuous;
            this.progressBar.TabIndex = 17;
            // 
            // WholeMemoryScan
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 15F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(592, 366);
            this.Controls.Add(this.progressBar);
            this.Controls.Add(this.endAddress);
            this.Controls.Add(this.startAddress);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label4);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label3);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.stopScan);
            this.Controls.Add(this.startScan);
            this.Controls.Add(this.comboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.valueTextBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.listBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.nextButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.closeButton);
            this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
            this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
            this.Name = "WholeMemoryScan";
            this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
            this.Text = "Sojaner Memory Scanner";
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();

        }

        #endregion

        private System.Windows.Forms.Button nextButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button closeButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox startAddress;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox endAddress;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox valueTextBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox comboBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button startScan;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button stopScan;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label4;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar progressBar;
    }
}

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