Microsoft Research Detours Alternatives

Apps similar to Microsoft Research Detours include Deviare API Hook, which is free and open source. Other options are Deviare In-Process, madCodeHook, HookInjEx and Mhook. In total there are six apps like Microsoft Research Detours for Windows.

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  1. Deviare is a powerful Code Interception Library, with a very simple interface that lets you hook many processes on your own application without any IPC coding. It can be used in any COM supporting languages as C++, VB and .NET.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Deviare In-Process is a code interception engine for Microsoft Windows®. It is a dual license library, GPLv3 and Commercial. The source code is available at GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. "madCodeHook" offers everything you need to hook code (mostly APIs). Supports Delphi 4-7, Delphi 2005-10.1 Berlin (32bit and 64bit), Borland C++ Builder 5-6, Borland C++ Builder 2006-10.1 Berlin (32bit only for now), MSVC++ (32bit and 64bit).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Demo application demonstrating how to inject code into another processes address space, and then execute it in the context of this process.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    If you dabble in this area then you’ll already know that Microsoft Research's Detours pretty much sets the benchmark when it comes to API hooking. Why don't we get a comparison out of the way quickly then?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    EasyHook makes it possible to extend (via hooking) unmanaged code APIs with pure managed functions, from within a fully managed environment on 32- or 64-bit Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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