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Last active November 14, 2023 19:45
(OSCE/CTP, Module #3: Backdooring PE Files) Document explaining how to locate WaitForSingleObject(..., INFINITE) within msfvenom's (4.12.23-dev) generated payload and how to fix the payload's glitches.

Looking for WaitForSingleObject call within modern msfvenom generated payload.


Abstract

This is a document explaining how to locate WaitForSingleObject(..., INFINITE) within msfvenom's (4.12.23-dev) generated payload and how to fix the payload's glitches. It goes through the analysis of a windows/shell_reverse_tcp payload, touching issues like stack alignment, WaitForSingleObject locating & patching. It has been written when I realised there are many topics on the Offensive-Security OSCE/CTP forums touching problem of finding this particular Windows API. Since RE is one of my stronger FU's I decided to write down my explanation of the subject.

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