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Scripting AOB scans in Private Memory only

 
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theboy181
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:12 pm    Post subject: Scripting AOB scans in Private Memory only Reply with quote

I want to make a scrip that will only seach a range within the mem_private section for an AOB scan.

Code:

[ENABLE]
{$lua}
if syntaxcheck then return end

function setupAobScanAndRegister(sym, pat)
    -- Scan only in private memory (MEM_PRIVATE) within the specified range
    local result = AOBScan(pat, "+r+w", "0", "FFFFFFFFFF")
    if result and result.Count > 0 then
        local baseAddress = result[0] -- Get the first result
        result.destroy() -- Immediately destroy the result object to free up resources

        baseAddress = tonumber(baseAddress, 16)
        -- Read the start and stop values directly from memory
        local startOffset = readQword(baseAddress) -- Read value at baseAddress as the start
        local stopOffset = readQword(baseAddress + 0x10) -- Read value at baseAddress + 0x10 as the stop

        -- Directly set the memory scan range in Cheat Engine
        MainForm.FromAddress.Text = string.format("%X", startOffset)
        MainForm.ToAddress.Text = string.format("%X", stopOffset)

        unregisterSymbol(sym)
        registerSymbol(sym, baseAddress)
        print("AOB pattern found in private memory and memory range set.")
    else
        print("No results found for the AOB pattern in private memory.")
    end
end

-- Replace the pattern with your actual AOB pattern
setupAobScanAndRegister("MySymbol0", "Your AOB Pattern Here")

{$asm}

[DISABLE]

unregistersymbol(MySymbol0)



Is it possible to set in a script? I only want to do other scans in emulation memory except when I am running the script.

Sidenote. Can you have your script stop searching AOB as soon as it finds the first instance of the AOB you are looking for?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:

s=getSettings()
s.MEM_PRIVATE='1'
s.MEM_MAPPED='0'
s.MEM_IMAGE='0'

reloadSettingsFromRegistry()

will make sure the next scan will scan private memory only

Code:

s=getSettings()
s.MEM_PRIVATE='0'
s.MEM_MAPPED='1'
s.MEM_IMAGE='0'

when done and you wish to scan emulation memory only (adjust to any other config to your liking)

use AOBScanUnique to make it stop on the first result it encounters while scanning. (Note that scanning happens by multiple threads that all start at a random location and the first one to find a match wins)

Alternatively, use the createMemScan function and then configure your own scan. You can set it to only return one result, which uses only 1 result

also, autoAssemble's aobscan only returns the first result

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

also, autoAssemble's aobscan only returns the first result


If they only return the first result, why does it keep scanning all the memory? the AOB is discovered after 1 second into the scan and it takes 16 seconds to finish looking at all the located memory.

I want the scan to stop as soon as it finds the first result, is that possible?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

you're mixing up lua and AA aobscan. lua aobscan finds everything, aa aobscan only the first thing
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think that could be very true.

I managed to get it working quickly with the AOBScanUnique as per your suggestions. Running this script will set the start and stop memory scan options.


However, I have another script that is looking looking for an AOB but it will scan outside the range that I just set with the other script.

The first scrip is setting the range for all future scans, 0x3F96A000000 - 0x47969FFFFFF

Code:
[ENABLE]
{$lua}
if syntaxcheck then return end
function aob_register(sym, pat)
  instr = AOBScan(pat, "+r+w")
  addy = instr[0]
  instr.destroy()
  addy = tonumber(addy, 16)
  unregisterSymbol(sym)
  registerSymbol(sym, addy)
end

aob_register("Interval2","MyAOB")
{$asm}

[DISABLE]

unregistersymbol(interval2)

But running this AOB scan, resulted in locating the AOB before 0x3F96A000000

Im not sure why this is happening, as any AOB search I do in the GUI only returns results within the range that was set.

Can you help me understand what I am doing wrong in the script?


I tried this and it comes up with Zero results, but the same AOB can be discovered in the GUI.



Code:

[ENABLE]

aobscan(test,AOB_HERE)

[DISABLE]

unregistersymbol(test)
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