Category "shellcode"

Go: Why do processes/Threads started using Win32API funcs seem to hijack and kill the parent proccess?

Now, the following code does what it's supposed to do, load calc.exe to memory and execute it, it does that fine. I've stitched together this code to show Creat

How can I get a string returned from a function executed from a byte array?

I have a working C program that has the simple function that returns a d character encoded in a byte array. char foo() { return 'd'; } char byte_array[] = {0

How can I get a string returned from a function executed from a byte array?

I have a working C program that has the simple function that returns a d character encoded in a byte array. char foo() { return 'd'; } char byte_array[] = {0

Null bytes in shellcode? Why does mov eax,1 machine code have bytes that are 00?

Going through the shellcode article on wikipedia, it gives an example as follows: B8 01000000 MOV EAX,1 // Set the register EAX to 0x000000001 To