Windows Live Messenger Plug-in Development Bible

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An article explaining several Win32 reverse engineering techniques applied to Live Messenger research and plug-in development.

wlmplugin_dll.zip
- msimg32.dll
- resdll.dll
- wlmplugindll.dll
wlmplugin_src.zip
- proxyDLL
  - dllmain.cpp
  - msimgproxy.def
  - msimgproxy.h
  - msimgproxy.rc
  - msimgproxy.vcproj
  - resource.h
- resDLL
  - nktres.rc
  - nktres.vcproj
  - png
    - .svn
      - all-wcprops
      - entries
      - format
      - prop-base
        
        ie.png.svn-base
        
        logo.bmp.svn-base
        
        mplayer.png.svn-base
        
        nkt.png.svn-base
        
        Thumbs.db.svn-base
      - props
      - text-base
        
        ie.png.svn-base
        
        logo.bmp.svn-base
        
        mplayer.png.svn-base
        
        nkt.png.svn-base
        
        Thumbs.db.svn-base
      - tmp
        
        prop-base
        
        props
        
        text-base
    - ie.png
    - logo.bmp
    - mplayer.png
    - nkt.png
    - Thumbs.db
  - resource.h
- tlbs
  - MSNMessengerAPI.tlb
- trappola
  - disasm64
    - disasm64.sln
    - disasm64.vcproj
    - distorm.h
    - distorm.lib
    - main.cpp
  - include
    - apihook.h
    - autothreadmute.h
    - base64.h
    - enums.h
    - FunctionWrapper.h
    - hookbase.h
    - HookLib.h
    - hooktypes.h
    - list.h
    - memory.h
    - ntapi.h
    - ntundoc.h
    - SegmentRange.h
    - types.h
    - vthook.h
    - yasper.h
  - lib
  - src
    - engine
    - utils
      - base64.cpp
      - base64.h
      - enums.h
      - FunctionWrapper.cpp
      - FunctionWrapper.h
      - List.h
      - Memory.cpp
      - Memory.h
      - NtApi.cpp
      - NtApi.h
      - NtUnDoc.h
      - SegmentRange.cpp
      - SegmentRange.h
      - types.h
      - yasper.h
  - vs80
    - HookLib.sln
    - HookLib
      - HookLib.vcproj
    - HookLibUtils
      - HookLibUtils.vcproj
- wlmplugindemo.sln
- wlmpluginDLL
  - aboutdlg.cpp
  - aboutdlg.h
  - acdisp.cpp
  - acdisp.h
  - cinfownd.cpp
  - cinfownd.h
  - clrzwind.cpp
  - clrzwind.h
  - comhook.cpp
  - dllentry.cpp
  - hooking.cpp
  - hooking.h
  - reshook.cpp
  - resmgr.cpp
  - resmgr.h
  - resource.h
  - toolbar.cpp
  - utility.cpp
  - utility.h
  - wlmplugin.def
  - wlmplugin.h
  - wlmplugindemo.rc
  - wlmpluginDLL.vcproj
  - wndhook.cpp


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
# Visual Studio 2005
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "wlmplugindll", "wlmpluginDLL\wlmpluginDLL.vcproj", "{B4771BEC-AD04-410D-91E3-C0D5C727B1BB}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
		{F1BEF4F8-A4BF-40B7-BCF7-0AB5A60E02A8} = {F1BEF4F8-A4BF-40B7-BCF7-0AB5A60E02A8}
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "resdll", "resDLL\nktres.vcproj", "{125635A0-6C0F-4914-B974-3A19BFEBE6EA}"
EndProject
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "proxydll", "proxyDLL\msimgproxy.vcproj", "{A73F8F80-7557-4493-8F2F-424FC7939F4B}"
EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{8FCA31CD-83CA-4C6D-9141-09CBFEA87C8D}"
	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
		hooklib\include\trappola.h = hooklib\include\trappola.h
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "trappola", "trappola\vs80\HookLib\HookLib.vcproj", "{F1BEF4F8-A4BF-40B7-BCF7-0AB5A60E02A8}"
EndProject
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "trappolautils", "trappola\vs80\HookLibUtils\HookLibUtils.vcproj", "{24221551-8455-4769-AAA7-4A62307C1A4A}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{B4771BEC-AD04-410D-91E3-C0D5C727B1BB}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{B4771BEC-AD04-410D-91E3-C0D5C727B1BB}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{B4771BEC-AD04-410D-91E3-C0D5C727B1BB}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{B4771BEC-AD04-410D-91E3-C0D5C727B1BB}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
		{125635A0-6C0F-4914-B974-3A19BFEBE6EA}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{125635A0-6C0F-4914-B974-3A19BFEBE6EA}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{125635A0-6C0F-4914-B974-3A19BFEBE6EA}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{125635A0-6C0F-4914-B974-3A19BFEBE6EA}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
		{A73F8F80-7557-4493-8F2F-424FC7939F4B}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{A73F8F80-7557-4493-8F2F-424FC7939F4B}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{A73F8F80-7557-4493-8F2F-424FC7939F4B}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{A73F8F80-7557-4493-8F2F-424FC7939F4B}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
		{F1BEF4F8-A4BF-40B7-BCF7-0AB5A60E02A8}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{F1BEF4F8-A4BF-40B7-BCF7-0AB5A60E02A8}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{F1BEF4F8-A4BF-40B7-BCF7-0AB5A60E02A8}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{F1BEF4F8-A4BF-40B7-BCF7-0AB5A60E02A8}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
		{24221551-8455-4769-AAA7-4A62307C1A4A}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{24221551-8455-4769-AAA7-4A62307C1A4A}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{24221551-8455-4769-AAA7-4A62307C1A4A}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{24221551-8455-4769-AAA7-4A62307C1A4A}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32

	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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C/C++ developer interested on operating systems, reverse engineering, general system programming, CPU architecture, etc.
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