#include "pe_helpers/pe_helpers.hpp" #include "common_helpers/common_helpers.hpp" #include #include #include #include static inline bool is_hex(const char c) { return (c >= '0' && c <= '9') || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F'); } static inline uint8_t char_to_byte(const char c) { if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') return (uint8_t)(c - '0'); if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') return (uint8_t)(c - 'a') + 0xa; if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') return (uint8_t)(c - 'A') + 0xa; return (uint8_t)c; } PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS pe_helpers::get_nt_header(HMODULE hModule) { // https://dev.to/wireless90/validating-the-pe-signature-my-av-flagged-me-windows-pe-internals-2m5o/ PIMAGE_DOS_HEADER dosHeader = (PIMAGE_DOS_HEADER)(char*)hModule; if (dosHeader->e_magic != 0x5A4D) { // "MZ" return nullptr; } LONG newExeHeaderOffset = dosHeader->e_lfanew; return (PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS)((char*)hModule + newExeHeaderOffset); } PIMAGE_FILE_HEADER pe_helpers::get_file_header(HMODULE hModule) { auto nt_header = get_nt_header(hModule); return nt_header ? &nt_header->FileHeader : nullptr; } PIMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER pe_helpers::get_optional_header(HMODULE hModule) { auto nt_header = get_nt_header(hModule); return nt_header ? &nt_header->OptionalHeader : nullptr; } uint8_t* pe_helpers::search_memory(uint8_t *mem, size_t size, const std::string &search_patt) { if (!mem || !size || search_patt.empty()) return nullptr; if (search_patt.find_first_not_of(" \t", 0) == std::string::npos) { return nullptr; // empty search patt } const uint8_t *end = mem + size; for (uint8_t *base = mem; base < end; ++base) { // incremental offset after each byte match size_t search_patt_offset = 0; bool error = false; for (const uint8_t *displacement = base; displacement < end; ++displacement) { uint8_t mask = 0xFF; uint8_t s_byte = 0; // skip spaces search_patt_offset = search_patt.find_first_not_of(" \t", search_patt_offset); if (search_patt_offset == std::string::npos) { break; } const auto this_char = search_patt[search_patt_offset]; const auto next_char = (search_patt_offset + 1) < search_patt.size() ? search_patt[search_patt_offset + 1] : '\0'; if (this_char == '?') { if (next_char == '?' || // "??" next_char == ' ' || // "? " next_char == 't') { // "? " mask = 0x00; s_byte = 0; } else if (is_hex(next_char)) { // "?c" mask = 0x0F; s_byte = char_to_byte(next_char); } else { // unknown return nullptr; } // skip search_patt_offset += 2; } else if (is_hex(this_char)) { if (next_char == '?') { // "c?" mask = 0xF0; s_byte = char_to_byte(this_char) << 4; } else if (is_hex(next_char)) { // "34" mask = 0xFF; s_byte = (char_to_byte(this_char) << 4) | char_to_byte(next_char); } else { // unknown return nullptr; } // skip search_patt_offset += 2; } else { // unknown return nullptr; } if ((*displacement & mask) != (s_byte & mask)) { error = true; break; } } if (!error && (search_patt_offset >= search_patt.size())) { return base; } } return nullptr; } bool pe_helpers::replace_memory(uint8_t *mem, size_t size, const std::string &replace_patt, HANDLE hProcess) { if (!mem || !size || replace_patt.empty()) return false; size_t replace_patt_offset = replace_patt.find_first_not_of(" \t", 0); if (replace_patt_offset == std::string::npos) { return false; // empty patt } // mask - byte std::vector> replace_bytes{}; for (; replace_patt_offset < replace_patt.size(); replace_patt_offset = replace_patt.find_first_not_of(" \t", replace_patt_offset)) { const auto this_char = replace_patt[replace_patt_offset]; const auto next_char = (replace_patt_offset + 1) < replace_patt.size() ? replace_patt[replace_patt_offset + 1] : '\0'; if (this_char == '?') { if (next_char == '?' || // "??" next_char == ' ' || // "? " next_char == 't') { // "? " replace_bytes.push_back({ 0x00, 0, }); } else if (is_hex(next_char)) { // "?c" replace_bytes.push_back({ 0x0F, char_to_byte(next_char), }); } else { // unknown return false; } // skip replace_patt_offset += 2; } else if (is_hex(this_char)) { if (next_char == '?') { // "c?" replace_bytes.push_back({ 0xF0, char_to_byte(this_char) << 4, }); } else if (is_hex(next_char)) { // "34" replace_bytes.push_back({ 0xFF, (char_to_byte(this_char) << 4) | char_to_byte(next_char), }); } else { // unknown return false; } // skip replace_patt_offset += 2; } else { // unknown return false; } } // remove trailing "??" // while last element == "??" while (replace_bytes.size() && replace_bytes.back().first == 0x00) { replace_bytes.pop_back(); } if (replace_bytes.empty() || replace_bytes.size() > size) return false; // change protection DWORD current_protection = 0; if (!VirtualProtectEx(hProcess, mem, replace_bytes.size(), PAGE_READWRITE, ¤t_protection)) { return false; } for (auto &rp : replace_bytes) { if (rp.first == 0x00) { ++mem; continue; } const uint8_t b_mem = (uint8_t)(*mem & (uint8_t)~rp.first); const uint8_t b_replace = (uint8_t)(rp.second & rp.first); const uint8_t new_b_mem = b_mem | b_replace; *mem = b_mem | b_replace; ++mem; } // restore protection if (!VirtualProtectEx(hProcess, mem, replace_bytes.size(), current_protection, ¤t_protection)) { return false; } return true; } // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/retrieving-the-last-error-code std::string pe_helpers::get_err_string(DWORD code) { std::string err_str(8192, '\0'); DWORD msg_chars = FormatMessageA( FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM | FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS, NULL, code, MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL), (LPSTR)&err_str[0], err_str.size(), NULL); if (!msg_chars) return std::string(); err_str = err_str.substr(0, msg_chars); return err_str; } bool pe_helpers::is_module_64(HMODULE hModule) { auto file_header = get_file_header(hModule); return file_header ? (file_header->Machine == IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64) : false; } bool pe_helpers::is_module_32(HMODULE hModule) { auto file_header = get_file_header(hModule); return file_header ? (file_header->Machine == IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386) : false; } pe_helpers::SectionHeadersResult pe_helpers::get_section_headers(HMODULE hModule) { PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS ntHeader = get_nt_header(hModule); PIMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER optionalHeader = &ntHeader->OptionalHeader; PIMAGE_FILE_HEADER fileHeader = get_file_header(hModule); WORD optionalHeadrSize = fileHeader->SizeOfOptionalHeader; struct SectionHeadersResult res {}; res.count = fileHeader->NumberOfSections; res.ptr = fileHeader->NumberOfSections ? (PIMAGE_SECTION_HEADER)((char *)optionalHeader + optionalHeadrSize) : nullptr; return res; } PIMAGE_SECTION_HEADER pe_helpers::get_section_header_with_name(HMODULE hModule, const char *name) { if (!name) return nullptr; auto res = get_section_headers(hModule); if (!res.count) return nullptr; for (size_t i = 0; i < res.count; ++i) { if (strncmp((const char *)res.ptr[i].Name, name, sizeof(res.ptr[i].Name)) == 0) { return &res.ptr[i]; } } return nullptr; } DWORD pe_helpers::loadlib_remote(HANDLE hProcess, const std::wstring &lib_fullpath, const char** err_reason) { // create a remote page const size_t lib_path_str_bytes = lib_fullpath.size() * sizeof(lib_fullpath[0]); LPVOID lib_remote_page = VirtualAllocEx( hProcess, NULL, lib_path_str_bytes + sizeof(lib_fullpath[0]) * 2, // *2 just to be safe MEM_RESERVE | MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE ); if (!lib_remote_page) { if (err_reason) { *err_reason = "Failed to remotely allocate page with VirtualAllocEx()"; } return GetLastError(); } SIZE_T bytes_written = 0; BOOL written = WriteProcessMemory( hProcess, lib_remote_page, (LPCVOID)&lib_fullpath[0], lib_path_str_bytes, &bytes_written ); if (!written || bytes_written < lib_path_str_bytes) { // cleanup allcoated page VirtualFreeEx( hProcess, lib_remote_page, 0, MEM_RELEASE); if (err_reason) { *err_reason = "Failed to remotely write dll path with WriteProcessMemory()"; } return GetLastError(); } // call LoadLibraryW() and pass the dll fullpath HANDLE remote_thread = CreateRemoteThread( hProcess, NULL, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)LoadLibraryW, lib_remote_page, 0, NULL); if (!remote_thread) { // cleanup allcoated page VirtualFreeEx( hProcess, lib_remote_page, 0, MEM_RELEASE); if (err_reason) { *err_reason = "Failed to create/run remote thread with CreateRemoteThread()"; } return GetLastError(); } // wait for DllMain WaitForSingleObject(remote_thread, INFINITE); CloseHandle(remote_thread); // cleanup allcoated page VirtualFreeEx( hProcess, lib_remote_page, 0, MEM_RELEASE); return ERROR_SUCCESS; } size_t pe_helpers::get_pe_size(HMODULE hModule) { // https://stackoverflow.com/a/34695773 // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/pe-format // "The PE file header consists of a Microsoft MS-DOS stub, the PE signature, the COFF file header, and an optional header" // "The combined size of an MS-DOS stub, PE header, and section headers rounded up to a multiple of FileAlignment." size_t size = get_optional_header(hModule)->SizeOfHeaders; SectionHeadersResult headers = get_section_headers(hModule); for (size_t i = 0; i < headers.count; ++i) { size += headers.ptr[i].SizeOfRawData; } return size; } static std::wstring path_w{}; static std::string path_a{}; const std::string pe_helpers::get_current_exe_path() { if (path_a.empty()) { get_current_exe_path_w(); } return path_a; } const std::wstring pe_helpers::get_current_exe_path_w() { static std::recursive_mutex path_mtx{}; if (path_w.empty()) { std::lock_guard lk(path_mtx); if (path_w.empty()) { DWORD err = GetLastError(); path_w.resize(8192); DWORD read_chars = GetModuleFileNameW(GetModuleHandleW(nullptr), &path_w[0], (DWORD)path_w.size()); if (read_chars >= path_w.size()) { path_w.resize(read_chars); read_chars = GetModuleFileNameW(GetModuleHandleW(nullptr), &path_w[0], (DWORD)path_w.size()); } if ((read_chars < path_w.size()) && path_w[0]) { path_w = path_w.substr(0, path_w.find_last_of(L"\\/") + 1); auto cvt_state = std::mbstate_t(); const wchar_t* src = &path_w[0]; size_t conversion_bytes = std::wcsrtombs(nullptr, &src, 0, &cvt_state); path_a.resize(conversion_bytes + 1); std::wcsrtombs(&path_a[0], &src, path_a.size(), &cvt_state); path_a = path_a.substr(0, conversion_bytes); } else { path_w.clear(); } SetLastError(err); } } return path_w; } bool pe_helpers::ends_with_i(PUNICODE_STRING target, const std::wstring &query) { return common_helpers::ends_with_i( std::wstring(target->Buffer, (PWSTR)((char*)target->Buffer + target->Length)), query ); } MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION pe_helpers::get_mem_page_details(const void* mem) { MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION mbi{}; if (VirtualQuery(mem, &mbi, sizeof(mbi))) { return mbi; } else { return {}; } } size_t pe_helpers::get_current_exe_mem_size() { auto hmod = GetModuleHandleW(NULL); size_t size = 0; { MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION mbi{}; if (!VirtualQuery((LPVOID)hmod, &mbi, sizeof(mbi))) { return 0; } size = mbi.RegionSize; // PE header } auto sections = get_section_headers(hmod); if (!sections.count) { return 0; } for (size_t i = 0; i < sections.count; ++i) { auto section = sections.ptr[i]; MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION mbi{}; if (!VirtualQuery((LPVOID)((uint8_t *)hmod + section.VirtualAddress), &mbi, sizeof(mbi))) { return 0; } size = mbi.RegionSize; // actual section size in mem } return size; }