winapi

Honestly depends on what you are doing. For example, if you want to create a trainer for a game you'd most likely use API such as:
- CreateToolhelp32Snapshot
- Process32First / Process32Next
- Module32First / Module32Next
- Thread32First / Thread32Next
- OpenProcess
- ReadProcessMemory
- WriteProcessMemory
- VirtualAllocEx
- VirtualProtectEx
- CreateRemoteThread

As well as others and so on. Understanding how to use these API will help greatly.

so what other hack could i make with the knowledge of winapi and what couldnt i make

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so basically to make any good hack i would need to know winapi, how long does it usually take to learn winapi, is it complicated, and can anyone direct me to some code that uses winapi or any hack source code that has winapi so i can learn from it and is making a hack in a .exe and a .dll the same, can they do the same thing
any help is greatly appreciated

Bro, if you get an hack with WriteProcessMemory it's WinAPI, OpenProcess for trainers it's WinAPI, search some source code of simple trainers here on MPGH. An .exe (stands for executable) is just a program that is going to edit process memory as the .dll (stands for dynamic linked library) but in the dll you have, let's say, "direct" access to the process memory and you can do like *(DWORD) * ADDR_ = 0; But for this you'll need to inject the .dll into process. Spend some time reading (read a lot) and try make some few "hacks", don't leech. DIY.

If you need help with WinAPI just look through MSDN. MSDN is Microsofts online documentation for all public Windows API:
MSDN

For example, ReadProcessMemory:
ReadProcessMemory function (Windows)

As long as you read through things you should be able to understand how to use things easily.

ya thanks i will but i dont leech i wish one day to be a programmer for a job so leeching in no way will help me

You're welcome, I'm happy to see that you're in the right way. And remember, Google is your best friend.

do you know if c++ primers plus 6th edition is any good because that what i have been reading for the pat couple months

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do you know if c++ primers plus 6th edition is any good because that what i have been reading for the pat couple months

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do you know if c++ primers plus 6th edition is any good because that what i have been reading for the pat couple months

Dunno, I never read an actual book to learn C/C++ I just used the internet when I started, trial and error to grasp the syntax and such, and went from there.

really, how did that work out

so i have been on msdn.com and i found the list of all the winapi fumctions but is there any page that shows you what they are/how to use them