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42 changes: 42 additions & 0 deletions modules/signatures/windows/evasion_veh.py
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# Copyright (C) 2026 Kevin Ross
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

from lib.cuckoo.common.abstracts import Signature

class RegistersVectoredExceptionHandler(Signature):
name = "registers_vectored_exception_handler"
description = "Registers a vectored exception handler (VEH), possibly to hijack execution flow"
severity = 2
confidence = 80
categories = ["evasion", "execution", "injection"]
authors = ["Kevin Ross"]
minimum = "1.3"
evented = True
ttps = ["T1055", "T1574"]

filter_apinames = {"RtlAddVectoredExceptionHandler", "AddVectoredExceptionHandler"}

def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
Signature.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
self.ret = False

def on_call(self, call, process):
handler_address = self.get_argument(call, "Handler") or self.get_argument(call, "VectorHandler")
if handler_address:
self.mark_call()
self.ret = True

def on_complete(self):
return self.ret