Visual C++ appends 0xCC (int3) bytes at the end of functions

Question

This is my first time around, and I really hope you guys can help me, as I have ran out of ideas by now.

I have searched for an answer for a couple of hours now, and cou

Answer 1

The extra bytes are inserted by the compiler to create a memory alignment, so you can't discard it, since you are using the next function as a marker.

On the other hand, since you are writing the injected code in assembly anyway, you can just as well write the code, compile it, and then put the binary form in a byte array. That's how I would do this, because then you have the exact length.