[C++] MineSweeper cleanbot via DLL Injection

Requirements:

• Knowledge of C/C++
• x86 Assembler
• Debugger of your choice (I used IDA PRO)
• Memory Scanner (I used CheatEngine)
• Minesweeper (XP Version)

Summary of Learning:

• Simple Bot
• Simple function hooking

So let's make "CleanBot"
Open CE (CheatEngine) attach -> WinMine.exe

Step 1.)

• Game -> Custom -> Height -> a random number
• Value: Search for the number you inputted
• Scan Type: Exact Value
• Value Type: 4Bytes

Step 2.)

• Repeat Step 1.) Until you have got Height.
• Do same for width.

Step 3.)
There are 4 addresses i could of choosen of the 2 pairs.
I've decided to choose:
0x1005334
0x1005338

Extra Notes:
Notice the 4byte difference.
Let's check what sort of variable it could be: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

• int
• float

So since it doesn't have a decimal point its going to be an "int"

Step 4.)
So the code for mines and boxs must be close!
So i made smallest board game - 9 by 9
So i did 9*9 = 81 just to make sure i catch it i added 100
so 181 converted to hex is 0xB5
0x1005334 + 0xB5 = 0x10053E9

Step 5.)

• Setup range from 0x1005334-0x10053E9
• Unknown Value
• Then click smiley on MineSweeper
• then scan for changed value

Step 6.)
Pretty much every value changed on from 0x1005342 from my results!
(After coding bot up i found out address of start is 0x1005340)
So it seems like it's a board array!
Having a look at dissambler i seen that playing with boards with very few mines has
loads of 0x0F so i belive it 0x0F is no mines.

Step 7.)
Load up IDA PRO and look at functions.
I set breakpoints on every function until i found out:
0x1003512 is CheckBox also know that it's taking 2 variable arguements to the function
which is 4bytes each!
Extra Note people wanting to make more complexed hacks:
There loads other nice functions in there to play with !
E.g. 0x0100374F - Make a guess (Flags) etc etc


Ok we have gather enough information for making a bot now

Bot DLL Code

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN

#include <windows.h>



// Click Function from IDA PRO

typedef int ( __stdcall *D_ClickBox )(unsigned int, unsigned int);



// This also could be done using deferenced pointer too

class MinesweeperWH

{

   public:

    unsigned int width;      // 0x1005334   (4byte)

    unsigned int height;   // 0x1005338   (4byte)

};



bool CheckMine( unsigned int x, unsigned int y )

{

    y = (y << 5);

    unsigned int* UnderBox = (unsigned int*)( 0x1005340 + y + x );

    if( (BYTE)*UnderBox == 0x0F )

        return false;      // No Mines Detected

    return true;         // Mine Detected

}





bool APIENTRY DllMain( HMODULE hDll, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID pvReserved ) 

{

    switch( dwReason ) 

   {

      case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:

      {

         DisableThreadLibraryCalls(hDll);

         MessageBoxA( NULL, "Minesweeper Cleanbot by PoZHx\nClick OK to run!.", "Cleanbot", MB_OK );

         MinesweeperWH* MinesweeperTable = (MinesweeperWH*)0x1005334; // Table Size we found in CheatEngine

         D_ClickBox ClickBox = (D_ClickBox)0x1003512;   // Click Function we found in IDA PRO

         for( unsigned int w = 1; w <= MinesweeperTable->width; w++ ) 

         {

            for( unsigned int h = 1; h <= MinesweeperTable->height; h++ )

            {

               if( CheckMine(w, h) == false )

                  ClickBox(w, h);

            }      

         }

         return true;

      }

      default:

      {

         return false;

      }

    }

} 

by PoZHx