Practical video game bots : automating game processes using C++, Python, and AutoIt /: automating game processes using C++, Python, and AutoIt. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ilya Shpigor.
• Authors: Shpigor, Ilya
• Contents: Intro; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Overview of Bots; Purpose of Bots; Game Application; Types of Bots; Community Classification; Developer Classification; Bot Comparison; Summary; Chapter 2: Clicker Bots; Developer Tools; Programming Language; Image Processing Libraries; Image Analysis Tool; Source Code Editors; API Hooking; OS-Level Data Embedding; Keystroke Simulation; Keystroke in Active Window; AutoIt Send Function Internals; Keystroke in Inactive Window; Mouse Simulation Mouse Actions in Active WindowMouse Actions in Inactive Window; OS-Level Data Embedding Summary; Output Device Capture; Windows Graphics Device Interface; AutoIt Analysis Functions; Analysis of Specific Pixel; Analysis of Pixels Changing; Advanced Image Analysis Libraries; FastFind Library; ImageSearch Library; Capturing Output Device Summary; Example with Lineage 2; Lineage 2 Overview; Bot Implementation; The Blind Bot; The Bot with Conditions; Further Improvements; Lineage 2 Summary; Protection Approaches; Test Application; Analysis of Actions; Process Scanner; Keyboard State Check Protection SummaryChapter 3: In-game Bots; Tools; Programming Language; Debugger; Memory Analyzing Tools; Process Memory Analysis; Process Memory Overview; Variable Searching; 32-Bit Application Analysis; 64-Bit Application Analysis; Process Memory Analysis Summary; Process Memory Access; Open Process; Read and Write Operations; TEB and PEB Access; Current Process; Target Process; Heap Access; Process Memory Access Summary; Example with Diablo 2; Bot Overview; Diablo 2 Memory Analysis; Search the Parameters; Search the Object; Bot Implementation; Further Improvements; Example Summary Protection ApproachesTest Application; Analysis of Test Application; The Bot for Test Application; Approaches Against Analysis; WinAPI for Debugger Detection; IsDebuggerPresent; CloseHandle; CreateProcess; Register Manipulations for Debugger Detection; Approaches Against Bots; Hiding Game Data; XOR Cipher; AES Cipher; Check Correctness of Game Data; Protection Approaches Summary; Chapter 4: Out-game Bots; Tools; Programming Language; Network Analyzer; Windows Configuration; Internet Protocols; Communication Tasks; TCP/IP Stack; Packet Analysis; Test Application; Packet Capture; UDP Connection Example with NetChessBot Overview; NetChess Traffic Analysis; Bot Implementation; Assessing the Bot; Protection Approaches; Cryptographic System; Test Application; XOR Cipher; Triple DES Cipher; AES Cipher; RSA Cipher; Detecting Out-game Bots; Chapter 5: Extra Techniques; Input Device Emulation; Input Device Emulation Tools; Keyboard Emulation; Keyboard Modifiers; Mouse Emulation; Keyboard and Mouse Emulation; Input Device Emulation Summary; OS-Level Interception Data; OS-Level Interception Data Tools; Test Application; DLL Import; API Hooking Techniques; Proxy DLL; Example of Proxy DLL
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Apress
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 629.892; Computer science; Video games -- Automation; Robots -- Programming; C++ (Computer program language); Python (Computer program language); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General); C++ (Computer program language); Python (Computer program language); Robots -- Programming; Computers -- Programming Languages -- General; Computers -- Programming Languages -- Python; Computers -- Programming -- Microsoft Programming; Programming & scripting languages: general; Microsoft programming; Python (Computer program language); Microsoft software; Microsoft .NET Framework; Computers -- Programming -- Games; Games development & programming; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484237366; 1484237366
• Related ISBNs: 9781484237359; 1484237358
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 28, 2018).
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