Delphi Deep Windows Core Programming

Author: FeiSi Technology Product R&D Center
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Those who have implemented advanced assembly programming under DOS will be very familiar with EXE files. However, Microsoft's products will soon move away from DOS and no longer provide support for it. Win32 introduces a new executable file format, PE, and this book will detail the structure of PE and implement techniques such as API interception and screen word extraction based on the PE file structure. This book is a specialized guide to Windows core technologies and advanced techniques. Starting from system kernel programming, it uses numerous examples to help readers understand these programming techniques, covering topics such as thread synchronization and hiding, in-depth analysis of system hooks, key techniques for reading and writing physical disks, core techniques for reading and writing physical memory and memory of other processes, core techniques for calling 16-bit real-mode and protected-mode code under Windows 9x, direct port reading and writing techniques, executable file patching techniques, PE structure analysis, Ring0 implementation, Windows API interception techniques, and screen word extraction techniques. The book provides in-depth analysis and explanations of hot source code, and also compiles the author's years of experience in tracking and debugging with Soft-ICE, revealing the author's programming insights and techniques in full. The accompanying CD-ROM provides the source code for the programs mentioned in the book. This book will be helpful for those interested in Windows core programming and can also serve as a reference for programming professionals and students and faculty of various colleges and universities.