windows
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This module contains classes functions and exceptions specific to Windows environments.
Classes¶
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class
WindowsProcess
(pid=None, exe=None, handle=None, arch='x86', access=None)[source]¶ Bases:
mayhem.proc.ProcessBase
This class represents a process in a Windows environment.
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__init__
(pid=None, exe=None, handle=None, arch='x86', access=None)[source]¶ Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.
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allocate
(size=1024, address=None, permissions=None)[source]¶ Allocate memory in the attached process. If permissions is not specified it will be the platform specific version of read, write and execute.
Parameters:
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close
()[source]¶ Close the handle to the process and perform any necessary clean up operations. No further calls should be made to the object after this function is called.
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free
(address)[source]¶ Unallocate the memory at address.
Parameters: address (int) – The address to unallocate.
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get_proc_attribute
(attribute)[source]¶ Look up a platform specific attribute of the process. Valid values for attribute will be different depending on the class.
Parameters: attribute (str) – The attribute to look up.
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install_hook
(mod_name, new_address, name=None, ordinal=None)[source]¶ Install a hook to redirect execution from the specified function to new_address. Different platform implemenations of this function may not support both the name and ordinal parameters.
Parameters:
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join_thread
(thread_id)[source]¶ Wait for the thread described in thread_id to finish execution.
Parameters: thread_id (int) – The ID of the thread to wait for.
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load_library
(libpath)[source]¶ Load the library specified by libpath into the address space of the attached process.
Parameters: libpath (str) – The path to the library to load.
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protect
(address, permissions=None, size=1024)[source]¶ Change the access permissions to the memory residing at address. If permissions is not specified it will be the platform specific version of read, write and execute.
Parameters:
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read_memory
(address, size=1024)[source]¶ Return the contents of memory at address.
Parameters: Returns: The contents of memory at address.
Return type:
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