Dump RAM?

[RobinVossen]

Hiya All again,

I am working on a Couple of Security Projects.
and one of them involves Dumping the Random Access Memory (RAM) to a text file. So I can analyse it.

Though i have been looking for RAM Dump programs I cant find any.
I know its possible. But I don't know how. I don't even have a clue.

So, well can anyone help me with this please?
Any ideas or Tips?

Thanks,
Cheers,
Robin

[wje_lf]

If there's nothing out there, maybe it's because it's a rather trivial program to write.

How are your C skills?

[RobinVossen]

About Good ~ Rather Good.
Lets say I know how C works and if I read a Documentation of a Library or a Source Code I can figure out how it works within a Week.
But when I have no idea how to start or were to start I am Clueless.

I know its a rather weird program to write. But it should be posible.. And I hope it can be done in C.

Any Tips/Documents/Advices?

Cheers,
Robin

[wje_lf]

google this:

C tutorial

I like this one. Don't skim; slow down and read it thoroughly. Be sure you know how pointers and array work. Become familiar with the various data types (signed and unsigned character, integer, and so on).

Then google these:

/dev/mem
/dev/kmem

to see how to access memory.

Remember that much of what you want might not be in main memory, but might be swapped out. When you get to that point, you get to do much more research.

[RobinVossen]

google this:
Become familiar with the various data types (signed and unsigned character, integer, and so on).

Ur Kidding Right, I already know C
Ill read it though but I am already known with C, I write in it for Quite some while.

And, Thanks for pointing out the /dev/mem I forgot about them Ill do reading about them

Cheers,
Robin

[wje_lf]

Ur Kidding Right, I already know C

Oops. My bad. Sorry. :)

I had looked through some of your past posts to see whether you used C, and I guess I didn't look thoroughly enough.

If you're thoroughly familiar with how pointers and arrays work, and with the differences between the various data types, I don't see a need to go through a C tutorial again.

Good luck with the project!

[RobinVossen]

wje_lf, Well I know C I just have problems with C++ (Classes) and with MSVS (Microsoft Visual Studio) and with the MS Variable types. (a String that also is a Int Array if it only uses ints in there) ...

Anyhow, I finally I got a Linux box again and thus I can code again propherly. ^^ Gentoo ftw I still have loads of problems with Linking and the Compilers but I always make a mate of my set that alright for me :P (Lame I need to work on it I know)

But, thanks again.

Cheers,
Robin