Re: run a program in memory , not from hard
Alex Blekhman wrote:
Scott, Ben annd Joseph, thnaks for the answer. However, there is a
moment that unclear to me. Suppose I created suspended Notepad
process and put my code in its memory, then run my entry point.
What if my process requires different from Notepad's set of DLL's?
So, I reckon that I'll need to load missing DLL's, as well. Also,
as Joseph pointed already, I will need to patch my IAT and all
addresses in my executable to accommodate to my image base address
in Notepad's address space. It looks like enormous amount of work
to do with doubtful outcome.
I quote myself "Yes, it's possible. But it is more trouble than it is
worth."
But you should not have to do any fixups. That step is only needed when
starting a new thread in someone else's process, when the base address you
desire might already be taken.
As for loading the DLLs, it is entirely possible to write an executable with
no library dependencies except kernel32.dll, you can always load any others
you need with LoadLibrary, then Windows will take care of all fixups,
dependencies of DLLs, and so forth.
Alex
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