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Windows syscall stubs
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Windows system calls

...by stub

x86

Windows XP

B8 ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     eax, ??
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF D2                         call    edx
[C2 ?? ?? | C3]               retn    [??]

Windows XP (SP3), Windows 7, Windows 7 (SP1)

B8 ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     eax, ??
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
[C2 ?? ?? | C3]               retn    [??]

Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

B8 ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     eax, ??
E8 ?? 00 00 00                call    $+??
[C2 ?? ?? | C3]               retn    [??]
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

WoW64

Windows XP

B8 ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     eax, ??
[33 C9 | B9 ?? ?? ?? ??]      [xor     ecx, ecx | mov     ecx, ??]
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
[C2 ?? ?? | C3]               retn    [??]

Windows 7, Windows 7 (SP1)

B8 ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     eax, ??
[33 C9 | B9 ?? ?? ?? ??]      [xor     ecx, ecx | mov     ecx, ??]
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
83 C4 04                      add     esp, 4
[C2 ?? ?? | C3]               retn    [??]

Windows 8, Windows 8.1

B8 ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     eax, ??
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
[C2 ?? ?? | C3]               retn    [??]

Windows 10

B8 ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     eax, ??
BA ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     edx, ??
FF D2                         call    edx
[C2 ?? ?? | C3]               retn    [??]

x64

All (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10)

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx
B8 ?? ?? ?? ??                mov     eax, ??
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

...by Windows version

There are always portrayed stubs for 3 functions:

  • NtOpenFile (function with arguments + zero index to the wow64cpu translation table)
  • NtFsControlFile (function with arguments + index to the wow64cpu translation table)
  • NtTestAlert (function without arguments)

x86

Windows XP

B8 74 00 00 00                mov     eax, 74h        ; NtOpenFile
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF D2                         call    edx
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 54 00 00 00                mov     eax, 54h        ; NtFsControlFile
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF D2                         call    edx
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 03 01 00 00                mov     eax, 103h       ; NtTestAlert
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF D2                         call    edx
C3                            retn

Windows XP (SP3)

B8 74 00 00 00                mov     eax, 74h        ; NtOpenFile
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 54 00 00 00                mov     eax, 54h        ; NtFsControlFile
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 03 01 00 00                mov     eax, 103h       ; NtTestAlert
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C3                            retn

Windows 7

B8 B3 00 00 00                mov     eax, 0B3h       ; NtOpenFile
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C2 18 00                      retn    18h


B8 86 00 00 00                mov     eax, 86h        ; NtFsControlFile
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 74 01 00 00                mov     eax, 174h       ; NtTestAlert
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C3                            retn

Windows 7 (SP1)

B8 B3 00 00 00                mov     eax, 0B3h       ; NtOpenFile
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 86 00 00 00                mov     eax, 86h        ; NtFsControlFile
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 74 01 00 00                mov     eax, 174h       ; NtTestAlert
BA 00 03 FE 7F                mov     edx, 7FFE0300h
FF 12                         call    dword ptr [edx]
C3                            retn

Windows 8

B8 E8 00 00 00                mov     eax, 0E8h       ; NtOpenFile
E8 03 00 00 00                call    $+8
C2 18 00                      retn    18h
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

B8 15 01 00 00                mov     eax, 115h       ; NtFsControlFile
E8 03 00 00 00                call    $+8
C2 28 00                      retn    28h
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

B8 21 00 00 00                mov     eax, 21h        ; NtTestAlert
E8 01 00 00 00                call    $+6
C3                            retn
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

Windows 8.1

B8 EB 00 00 00                mov     eax, 0EBh       ; NtOpenFile
E8 03 00 00 00                call    $+8
C2 18 00                      retn    18h
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

B8 19 01 00 00                mov     eax, 119h       ; NtFsControlFile
E8 03 00 00 00                call    $+8
C2 28 00                      retn    28h
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

B8 21 00 00 00                mov     eax, 21h        ; NtTestAlert
E8 01 00 00 00                call    $+6
C3                            retn
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

Windows 10

B8 EE 00 00 00                mov     eax, 0EEh       ; NtOpenFile
E8 03 00 00 00                call    $+8
C2 18 00                      retn    18h
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

B8 1E 01 00 00                mov     eax, 11Eh       ; NtFsControlFile
E8 03 00 00 00                call    $+8
C2 28 00                      retn    28h
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

B8 22 00 00 00                mov     eax, 22h        ; NtTestAlert
E8 01 00 00 00                call    $+6
C3                            retn
8B D4                         mov     edx, esp
0F 34                         sysenter
C3                            retn

WoW64

Windows XP

B8 30 00 00 00                mov     eax, 30h        ; NtOpenFile
33 C9                         xor     ecx, ecx
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 36 00 00 00                mov     eax, 36h        ; NtFsControlFile
B9 1B 00 00 00                mov     ecx, 1Bh
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 1B 01 00 00                mov     eax, 11Bh       ; NtTestAlert
B9 02 00 00 00                mov     ecx, 2
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C3                            retn

Windows 7

B8 30 00 00 00                mov     eax, 30h        ; NtOpenFile
33 C9                         xor     ecx, ecx
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
83 C4 04                      add     esp, 4
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 36 00 00 00                mov     eax, 36h        ; NtFsControlFile
B9 1B 00 00 00                mov     ecx, 1Bh
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
83 C4 04                      add     esp, 4
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 7E 01 00 00                mov     eax, 17Eh       ; NtTestAlert
B9 02 00 00 00                mov     ecx, 2
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
83 C4 04                      add     esp, 4
C3                            retn

Windows 7 (SP1)

B8 30 00 00 00                mov     eax, 30h        ; NtOpenFile
33 C9                         xor     ecx, ecx
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
83 C4 04                      add     esp, 4
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 36 00 00 00                mov     eax, 36h        ; NtFsControlFile
B9 1B 00 00 00                mov     ecx, 1Bh
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
83 C4 04                      add     esp, 4
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 7E 01 00 00                mov     eax, 17Eh       ; NtTestAlert
B9 02 00 00 00                mov     ecx, 2
8D 54 24 04                   lea     edx, [esp+4]
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
83 C4 04                      add     esp, 4
C3                            retn

Windows 8

B8 31 00 00 00                mov     eax, 31h        ; NtOpenFile
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 37 00 1B 00                mov     eax, 1B0037h    ; NtFsControlFile
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 96 01 02 00                mov     eax, 20196h     ; NtTestAlert
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C3                            retn

Windows 8.1

B8 32 00 00 00                mov     eax, 32h        ; NtOpenFile
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 38 00 1B 00                mov     eax, 1B0038h    ; NtFsControlFile
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 9B 01 02 00                mov     eax, 2019Bh     ; NtTestAlert
64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00          call    large dword ptr fs:0C0h
C3                            retn

Windows 10

B8 33 00 00 00                mov     eax, 33h        ; NtOpenFile
BA B0 D5 2F 4B                mov     edx, offset _Wow64SystemServiceCall@0 ; Wow64SystemServiceCall()
FF D2                         call    edx ; Wow64SystemServiceCall() ; Wow64SystemServiceCall()
C2 18 00                      retn    18h

B8 39 00 1B 00                mov     eax, 1B0039h    ; NtFsControlFile
BA B0 D5 2F 4B                mov     edx, offset _Wow64SystemServiceCall@0 ; Wow64SystemServiceCall()
FF D2                         call    edx ; Wow64SystemServiceCall() ; Wow64SystemServiceCall()
C2 28 00                      retn    28h

B8 A3 01 02 00                mov     eax, 201A3h     ; NtTestAlert
BA B0 D5 2F 4B                mov     edx, offset _Wow64SystemServiceCall@0 ; Wow64SystemServiceCall()
FF D2                         call    edx ; Wow64SystemServiceCall() ; Wow64SystemServiceCall()
C3                            retn

x64

Windows XP

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtOpenFile
B8 30 00 00 00                mov     eax, 30h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtFsControlFile
B8 36 00 00 00                mov     eax, 36h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtTestAlert
B8 1B 01 00 00                mov     eax, 11Bh
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

Windows 7

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtOpenFile
B8 30 00 00 00                mov     eax, 30h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtFsControlFile
B8 36 00 00 00                mov     eax, 36h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtTestAlert
B8 7E 01 00 00                mov     eax, 17Eh
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

Windows 7 (SP1)

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtOpenFile
B8 30 00 00 00                mov     eax, 30h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtFsControlFile
B8 36 00 00 00                mov     eax, 36h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtTestAlert
B8 7E 01 00 00                mov     eax, 17Eh
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

Windows 8

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtOpenFile
B8 31 00 00 00                mov     eax, 31h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtFsControlFile
B8 37 00 00 00                mov     eax, 37h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtTestAlert
B8 96 01 00 00                mov     eax, 196h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

Windows 8.1

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtOpenFile
B8 32 00 00 00                mov     eax, 32h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtFsControlFile
B8 38 00 00 00                mov     eax, 38h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtTestAlert
B8 9B 01 00 00                mov     eax, 19Bh
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

Windows 10

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtOpenFile
B8 33 00 00 00                mov     eax, 33h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtFsControlFile
B8 39 00 00 00                mov     eax, 39h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn

4C 8B D1                      mov     r10, rcx        ; NtTestAlert
B8 A3 01 00 00                mov     eax, 1A3h
0F 05                         syscall
C3                            retn
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