# ib-hook
[](https://crates.io/crates/ib-hook)
[](https://docs.rs/ib-hook)
[](../LICENSE.txt)
A Rust library for Windows binary and system hooking.
Features:
- [Inline hooking](#inline-hooking):
Hook functions on x86/x64/ARM64, `no_std` and `Ntdll.dll` only.
- [DLL injection](#dll-injection):
Inject DLL into processes with optional RPC and auto self unload.
- [Windows shell hook (`WH_SHELL`)](#windows-shell-hook-wh_shell):
Monitor window operations: creating, activating, title redrawing, monitor changing...
- [GUI process watcher](#gui-process-watcher):
Monitor GUI processes.
See [documentation](https://docs.rs/ib-hook) for details.
## Inline hooking
- Supported CPU architectures: x86, x64, ARM64.
- Support system ABI (`system`, `stdcall`/`win64`) only.
- `no_std` and depend on `Ntdll.dll` only.
```rust
// cargo add ib-hook --features inline
use ib_hook::inline::InlineHook;
extern "system" fn original(x: u32) -> u32 { x + 1 }
// Hook the function with a detour
extern "system" fn hooked(x: u32) -> u32 { x + 0o721 }
let mut hook = InlineHook::<extern "system" fn(u32) -> u32>::new(original, hooked).unwrap();
// Now calls to original are redirected to hooked
assert_eq!(original(0x100), 721); // redirected to hooked: 0x100 + 0o721 = 721
// Access original via trampoline
assert_eq!(hook.trampoline()(0x100), 0x101); // 0x100 + 1
// Disable the hook manually (or automatically on drop)
hook.disable().unwrap();
assert_eq!(original(0x100), 0x101); // back to original
```
## DLL injection
Inject DLL into processes with optional RPC and auto self unload.
- Optional RPC with `serde` input and output.
- RAII (drop guard) design with optional `leak()`.
- Single DLL injection / Multiple DLL injection manager.
- Optioanlly, in the DLL, unload self automatically if the injector process aborted.
```rust
use ib_hook::inject::dll::app::{DllApp, DllInjectionVec};
struct MyDll;
impl DllApp for MyDll {
const APPLY: &str = "apply_hook";
type Input = String;
type Output = ();
}
// Inject into all processes named Notepad.exe
let mut injections = DllInjectionVec::<MyDll>::new();
injections.inject_with_process_name("Notepad.exe")
.dll_path(std::path::Path::new("hook.dll"))
.apply(&"input".into())
.on_error(|pid, err| ())
.call()
.unwrap();
// Eject all manually or let drop handle it
injections.eject().on_error(|pid, err| ()).call();
```
See [`src/bin/inject-app-dll.rs`](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/ib-hook/blob/master/ib-hook/src/bin/inject-app-dll.rs)
and [`examples/app-dll.rs`](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/ib-hook/blob/master/ib-hook/examples/app-dll.rs)
for a complete example.
## Windows shell hook (`WH_SHELL`)
Monitor window operations: creating, activating, title redrawing, monitor changing...
```rust
use ib_hook::windows::shell::{ShellHook, ShellHookMessage};
{
let hook = ShellHook::new(Box::new(|msg: ShellHookMessage| {
println!("{msg:?}");
false
}))
.unwrap();
// Perform window operations to see received events...
std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30));
}
// Shell hook unregistered
```
See also [ib-shell: Some desktop environment libraries, mainly for Windows Shell.](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/ib-shell)
## GUI process watcher
Monitor GUI processes.
```rust
use ib_hook::process::{GuiProcessEvent, GuiProcessWatcher};
})).unwrap();
println!("Monitoring GUI processes...");
std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(60));
```
Apply a function on every existing and new GUI process exactly once:
```rust
// cargo add ib-hook --features sysinfo
use ib_hook::process::GuiProcessWatcher;