hello-world-overkill

Windows hello world that bypasses libc and the Win32 API entirely to reach the NT kernel directly.

Note

x86 support is a work in progress. See #2.

Full write-up & details: blog/hello-world-overkill

Build

Requires LLVM (clang-cl, lld-link, llvm-ml64). Install headless:

winget install LLVM.LLVM

cd src\hello-world
.\build.ps1

# build for x86 (default is x64)
.\build.ps1 -Arch x86

.\build\hello.exe

Credits

Windows syscall techniques:

• Hell's Gate: @smelly__vx & @am0nsec -- repo
• Halo's Gate: Reenz0h (@SEKTOR7net) -- write-up
• Tartarus' Gate: @trickster0 -- repo

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

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