Cheat Engine is a software reverse engineering suite and memory editor designed for the Windows environment. It functions as a comprehensive platform for inspecting, analyzing, and modifying the internal logic and data structures of running applications.
The tool provides capabilities for real-time memory scanning and manipulation, allowing users to locate and alter specific values within a process's address space. It distinguishes itself through advanced debugging features, including hardware-assisted debugging, kernel-mode driver injection for bypassing memory protections, and dynamic binary instrumentation to intercept and modify machine code at runtime.
Beyond basic memory editing, the suite supports the analysis of managed code by reconstructing object hierarchies and method signatures. It also includes an embedded scripting engine that enables the automation of complex tasks, such as interface interactions and custom code injection, allowing for the execution of user-defined assembly scripts within a target process.
