Internal Cheat Template

Minimal Windows-focused template for developing and testing a DLL and a simple injector. Intended for education and experimentation only, do not use for malicious purposes.

Overview

This repository contains a minimal DLL project plus a small injector program so you can prototype DLL-based tooling and learn Windows process injection techniques in a controlled environment.

Requirements

• Git
• CMake >= 3.21
• Ninja (optional, recommended for fast builds)
• Visual Studio 2022 (Desktop development with C++) for MSVC toolchain

Building from source

Clone the repository and initialize submodules:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/Mewski/internal-cheat-template.git
cd internal-cheat-template
git submodule update --init --recursive

Using Developer PowerShell for VS 2022:

patch -p1 -i ./patches/polyhook-2.patch
cmake -B build -G "Ninja" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .
cmake --build build --config Release

Build artifacts (executables and DLLs) are written to build/bin/.

Usage

From build/bin/ run the injector to load a DLL into a target process:

./dll-injector.exe <pid> <path/to/template-dll.dll>

Example:

./dll-injector.exe 1337 ./template-dll.dll

Notes:

• The injector is a simple example and performs synchronous injection for demonstration.
• The template-dll project contains a basic DllMain and an exported helper so you can extend and experiment.

Project layout

• template-dll/ — DLL source and CMake targets
• dll-injector/ — injector source and CMake targets
• stub-executable/ — optional test host executable
• dependencies/ — vendored dependencies and submodules

Security & ethics

This repository is for learning and defensive purposes. Do not use it to harm others or violate laws. If you're unsure whether a use is permitted, seek guidance.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.