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Detecting Windows NT/2K process execution

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25 Mar 2002CPOL7 min read 1.1M   11.4K   233  
An article on how to get notification from the OS when a process starts
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Common.h
//
// SUBSYSTEM:   
//              Monitoring process creation and termination  
//				
// DESCRIPTION: Common header 
//             
// AUTHOR:		Ivo Ivanov
//
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#if !defined(_COMMON_H_)
#define _COMMON_H_

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000

//-----------------------Windows Version Build Option -----------------------

#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500

//---------------------------Unicode Build Option ---------------------------

// To compile using Unicode on the x86 CPU, uncomment the line below.
#define UNICODE

// When using Unicode Windows functions, use Unicode C-Runtime functions too.
#ifdef UNICODE
#define _UNICODE
#endif
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Includes
//
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include <windows.h>


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// struct _QueuedItem
//
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
typedef struct _QueuedItem  
{
	HANDLE  hParentId;
    HANDLE  hProcessId;
    BOOLEAN bCreate;
} QUEUED_ITEM, *PQUEUED_ITEM;


#endif // !defined(_COMMON_H_)

//--------------------- End of the file -------------------------------------

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Before joining my current employer I used to run a security blog for malware analysis: http://vinsula.com/security-blog

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