diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/connect_hook.rs b/openfut-hook/src/connect_hook.rs
index 34639b7..aeff08b 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/connect_hook.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/connect_hook.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn hooked_connect(s: usize, name: *const u8, namelen:
                 let mut len: i32 = 4;
                 getsockopt(
                     s,
-                    SOL_SOCKET as i32,
+                    SOL_SOCKET,
                     SO_TYPE,
                     &mut ty as *mut i32 as *mut u8,
                     &mut len,
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn hooked_wsa_connect(
 pub unsafe fn install_inline_connect_hook() -> bool {
     use windows_sys::Win32::System::LibraryLoader::{GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress};
 
-    let ws2 = GetModuleHandleA(b"ws2_32.dll\0".as_ptr());
+    let ws2 = GetModuleHandleA(c"ws2_32.dll".as_ptr().cast());
     if ws2.is_null() {
         return false;
     }
-    let connect_fn = match GetProcAddress(ws2, b"connect\0".as_ptr()) {
+    let connect_fn = match GetProcAddress(ws2, c"connect".as_ptr().cast()) {
         Some(f) => f as *mut u8,
         None => return false,
     };
diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/connectex_hook.rs b/openfut-hook/src/connectex_hook.rs
index fa3d20f..513eaf1 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/connectex_hook.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/connectex_hook.rs
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn hooked_wsaioctl(
 
 pub unsafe fn install_wsaioctl_hook() -> bool {
     use windows_sys::Win32::System::LibraryLoader::{GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress};
-    let ws2 = GetModuleHandleA(b"ws2_32.dll\0".as_ptr());
+    let ws2 = GetModuleHandleA(c"ws2_32.dll".as_ptr().cast());
     if ws2.is_null() {
         return false;
     }
-    let fn_ptr = match GetProcAddress(ws2, b"WSAIoctl\0".as_ptr()) {
+    let fn_ptr = match GetProcAddress(ws2, c"WSAIoctl".as_ptr().cast()) {
         Some(f) => f as *mut u8,
         None => return false,
     };
diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/hooks.rs b/openfut-hook/src/hooks.rs
index c9c028c..d29e19d 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/hooks.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/hooks.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn hooked_getaddrinfo(
                 let redirect = REDIRECT_IP
                     .get()
                     .map(|v| v.as_ptr())
-                    .unwrap_or(b"127.0.0.1\0".as_ptr());
+                    .unwrap_or(c"127.0.0.1".as_ptr().cast());
                 let real = REAL.get().copied().unwrap_or(sys_getaddrinfo);
                 return real(redirect, service_name, hints, result);
             }
diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/lib.rs b/openfut-hook/src/lib.rs
index 0c20865..4bc448d 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/lib.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+// The `fifa17` feature compiles this shared crate but activates only the FIFA-17
+// injection path (fifa17.rs + sbc_*): install_hooks() routes to fifa17::install()
+// and the FIFA-23 hook modules are reached solely via install_hooks_fifa23(), which
+// is itself `#[cfg(not(feature = "fifa17"))]`. Those modules are therefore compiled
+// but unused under `fifa17` (the linker strips them from the cdylib). Scope the
+// resulting dead-code/unused-import lints to that feature so both builds stay
+// `-D warnings` clean without dropping code the default (FIFA-23) build needs.
+#![cfg_attr(feature = "fifa17", allow(dead_code, unused_imports))]
+
 mod config;
 mod connect_hook;
 mod connectex_hook;
@@ -54,6 +63,13 @@ pub(crate) fn flush_log() {
     }
 }
 
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This is the DLL entry point invoked by the Windows loader; it MUST NOT be
+/// called manually. `module` must be the valid `HMODULE` the loader passes for
+/// this DLL. On `DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH` it installs process-wide inline detours
+/// (raw memory patching), so it must run exactly once, on the loader thread,
+/// before any hooked API is used.
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "system" fn DllMain(module: HMODULE, reason: u32, _: *mut ()) -> BOOL {
     if reason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH {
@@ -73,7 +89,6 @@ unsafe fn install_hooks(module: HMODULE) {
     {
         let _ = module;
         fifa17::install();
-        return;
     }
     #[cfg(not(feature = "fifa17"))]
     install_hooks_fifa23(module)
diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/sbc_hook.rs b/openfut-hook/src/sbc_hook.rs
index d9e3111..d9600e7 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/sbc_hook.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/sbc_hook.rs
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ unsafe fn read_u16(ptr: usize) -> Option<u16> {
 /// Resolve CardsDLL's runtime base, or 0. Tries the exact loaded name; the ToolHelp
 /// fallback (name-contains "CardsDLL") lives in the spec — add it if EA ever renames.
 unsafe fn resolve_cards_base() -> usize {
-    let h = GetModuleHandleA(b"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll\0".as_ptr());
+    let h = GetModuleHandleA(c"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll".as_ptr().cast());
     if !h.is_null() {
         return h as usize;
     }
     // Also try the short form some tooling reports.
-    let h2 = GetModuleHandleA(b"CardsDLL.dll\0".as_ptr());
+    let h2 = GetModuleHandleA(c"CardsDLL.dll".as_ptr().cast());
     if !h2.is_null() {
         return h2 as usize;
     }
diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/sbc_request_trace.rs b/openfut-hook/src/sbc_request_trace.rs
index df6a951..058d4bf 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/sbc_request_trace.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/sbc_request_trace.rs
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ unsafe fn worker() {
     }
     let mut base = 0usize;
     for _ in 0..600u32 {
-        base = GetModuleHandleA(b"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll\0".as_ptr()) as usize;
+        base = GetModuleHandleA(c"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll".as_ptr().cast()) as usize;
         if base != 0 {
             break;
         }
diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/sbc_trace.rs b/openfut-hook/src/sbc_trace.rs
index 35588d8..d033552 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/sbc_trace.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/sbc_trace.rs
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ unsafe fn worker() {
     let _pending = CodeInstallerPending;
     let mut base = 0usize;
     for _ in 0..600u32 {
-        base = GetModuleHandleA(b"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll\0".as_ptr()) as usize;
+        base = GetModuleHandleA(c"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll".as_ptr().cast()) as usize;
         if base != 0 {
             break;
         }
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ unsafe fn notifier_worker() {
     let _pending = CodeInstallerPending;
     let mut base = 0usize;
     for _ in 0..600u32 {
-        base = GetModuleHandleA(b"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll\0".as_ptr()) as usize;
+        base = GetModuleHandleA(c"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll".as_ptr().cast()) as usize;
         if base != 0 {
             break;
         }
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ unsafe fn controller_register_worker() {
     let _pending = CodeInstallerPending;
     let mut base = 0usize;
     for _ in 0..600u32 {
-        base = GetModuleHandleA(b"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll\0".as_ptr()) as usize;
+        base = GetModuleHandleA(c"CardsDLL_Win64_retail.dll".as_ptr().cast()) as usize;
         if base != 0 {
             break;
         }
diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/ssl_patch.rs b/openfut-hook/src/ssl_patch.rs
index 59c3e02..892899f 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/ssl_patch.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/ssl_patch.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn patch_module(module: isize, scan_bytes: usize) -> bool {
 
 /// Patch ProtoSSL cert-verify in EAWebKit.dll (call when EAWebKit is loaded).
 pub unsafe fn patch_eawebkit_cert_verify() -> bool {
-    let module = GetModuleHandleA(b"EAWebKit.dll\0".as_ptr()) as isize;
+    let module = GetModuleHandleA(c"EAWebKit.dll".as_ptr().cast()) as isize;
     // EAWebKit.dll is ~22 MB
     patch_module(module, 24 * 1024 * 1024)
 }
diff --git a/openfut-hook/src/transport_watch.rs b/openfut-hook/src/transport_watch.rs
index a7cf2e9..93f79f4 100644
--- a/openfut-hook/src/transport_watch.rs
+++ b/openfut-hook/src/transport_watch.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pub unsafe fn note_connect(api: &str, name: *const u8, namelen: i32, s: usize) {
         let mut len: i32 = 4;
         getsockopt(
             s,
-            SOL_SOCKET as i32,
+            SOL_SOCKET,
             SO_TYPE,
             &mut ty as *mut i32 as *mut u8,
             &mut len,