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[Solved] Getting memory adress from c++ program

 
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Horix21
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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2024 11:47 am    Post subject: [Solved] Getting memory adress from c++ program Reply with quote
I've made a simple program in C++ using Visual Studio, which i built and ran.
Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

using namespace std;

int y;

int main() {
    y = 100;  // Allowed (public)
    while (true) {
        y -= 1;
        cout << y << '\n';
        Sleep(3000);
    }
    return 0;
}


I've then used CE to hook to it and tried searching for the first of y ( 99 ) and then waiting 3 seconds and searching for the next value ( 98 ) . The first search returned many results, but the second returned none. I've seen a youtuber do this exact thing and it worked well for him, but it doesn't work for me.
I'm just trying to use CE to change the value of the y variable.

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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2024 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
make sure you attach to the process, not the window/application as visual studio has the output in a different process

also disable optimizations.

the compiler may have optimized int y away to be local as nothing else uses it. (try volatile int y; instead)
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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2024 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You probably attached to the console and not the program being run. When attaching to something, look at "Processes," not "Windows" or "Applications."
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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2024 1:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
ParkourPenguin wrote:
You probably attached to the console and not the program being run. When attaching to something, look at "Processes," not "Windows" or "Applications."

That worked! Thank you so much!
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