HyperDbg/HyperDbg

Features

• Stealth Debugging Modes - Provides a hardware-assisted kernel-mode debugging platform that remains invisible to the target environment by leveraging hypervisor-level isolation.
• Kernel-Mode Execution Models - Intercepts user-mode and kernel-mode activity using hardware-assisted virtualization to remain transparent to the target system.
• Kernel Debuggers - Provides a kernel-mode debugging platform that uses hardware-assisted virtualization to monitor and control system execution.
• Debugging and Analysis - Links the debugger to local or remote targets for kernel-mode and user-mode analysis.
• Stealth Debugging Layers - Conceals the analysis environment from the target system by masking timing discrepancies and avoiding standard software debugging interfaces.
• System Memory Managers - Displays, edits, and searches memory regions and modifies processor registers.
• Conditional Triggers - Triggers debugger pauses or events only when specific criteria, such as memory access or register states, are met.
• Debug Session Management - Connects to, disconnects from, or listens for sessions to facilitate remote or local system analysis.
• Instruction Stepping Tools - Executes the next instruction while automatically skipping over function calls.
• Breakpoint Debugging - Inserts breakpoint instructions at specific memory addresses to pause execution in both user and kernel modes.
• Stealth Breakpoint Interception - Intercepts execution at specific memory addresses using hardware virtualization to trigger debugging events without modifying the underlying code.
• Remote Debugger Connectivity - Links a debugger host to a target machine via serial or network protocols for remote kernel-mode analysis.
• Event-Driven Scripting - Executes custom logic or logging routines directly within the kernel when specific system events occur.
• Hardware Exception Interceptors - Hooks specific processor faults, traps, or aborts within the interrupt descriptor table to trigger analysis.
• System Debugging - Provides low-level system debugging capabilities for inspecting kernel and user-mode execution flow and state.
• Virtual CPU Register Accessors - Provides read and write access to general-purpose, control, and debug registers for system state manipulation.
• Memory Inspectors - Reads and displays memory at specific addresses in various formats including hex bytes, double-words, or quad-words, optionally scoped to a specific process or physical address.
• Execution Flow Control - Provides capabilities for controlling execution paths, stepping through code, and pausing processes during debugging.
• Virtual Machine Introspection Debugging - Inspects and controls the execution state of virtualized guest systems by hooking hardware events and memory access.
• System and Hardware Event Hooks - Hooks processor instructions, interrupts, and memory operations to trigger custom logic during kernel and user-mode execution.
• Hypervisor Presence Obfuscation - Obfuscates the analysis tool to resist detection by timing or microarchitectural attacks.
• Cross-Mode Execution Debugging - Monitors both user-mode and kernel-mode processes by virtualizing the system for unified execution tracking.
• System-Wide Virtualized Debugging - Monitors system execution by virtualizing the operating system to analyze both kernel and user-mode applications.
• Stealthy Kernel Debugging - Uses hardware virtualization to monitor system events and memory access without modifying the target environment.
• Memory Inspection Tools - Reads, writes, and searches raw memory contents to analyze data structures or inject changes into target processes.
• Kernel Function Instrumentation - Uses hardware-assisted virtualization to intercept system events and monitor execution without modifying the target kernel.
• Kernel Execution Analysis - Analyzes kernel-mode processes using a hypervisor to monitor memory and instruction flow without standard OS interfaces.
• Stealthy Memory Hook Implementations - Intercepts memory access and execution using extended page tables to create invisible hooks.
• Page Table Entry Management - Intercepts memory access and execution by manipulating page table permissions at the hardware level.
• Physical and Virtual Memory Operations - Provides low-level primitives for reading and writing raw physical and virtual memory addresses to inspect or modify system state.
• Processor State Managers - Views and updates CPU registers and flags to control execution flow during analysis.
• Remote Kernel Debugging - Inspects and controls kernel state through breakpoints, instruction stepping, and memory modification.
• System-Call Interception - Monitors system call execution with process-specific filtering and conditional triggering to modify system behavior.
• Stealthy Execution Modifiers - Alters execution paths by modifying registers or memory from the hypervisor level, ensuring changes remain invisible.
• EPT Execution Interceptors - Hooks memory addresses using Extended Page Tables to trigger debugger actions or custom code execution for high-performance stealth analysis.
• Process and Thread Contexts - Provides the ability to switch between processes and threads to inspect specific execution contexts during debugging.
• Anti-Debugger Bypassing - Evades detection by avoiding standard APIs and masking hypervisor presence against timing-based checks.
• Anti-Debugging Evasion - Defeats anti-debugging techniques by masking timing discrepancies and avoiding standard interfaces.
• Hypervisor Obfuscation - Hides the hypervisor from detection techniques to prevent software from identifying the analysis environment.
• Transparent Debugging Modes - Conceals the analysis tool from detection mechanisms by enabling a transparent execution mode.
• Hypervisor-Context Scripting - Runs user-defined logic within the hypervisor context upon specific events to modify registers or memory during runtime.
• System Execution Interruptions - Pauses the target system and transfers control to the debugger for manual inspection.
• Branch Execution Histories - Saves processor branch entries into internal storage to reconstruct and inspect execution control flow.
• Function Hooking - Intercepts calls to specific kernel or user functions to monitor behavior, modify arguments, or redirect execution flow.
• Stealthy Hook Implementations - Intercepts function calls using hidden hooks that operate with the speed of inline hooks while remaining invisible.
• Memory Access Breakpoints - Tracks read, write, or execution operations on specific memory ranges using hardware virtualization to trigger debugger actions.
• Debugging Event Triggers - Configures and transmits event triggers to the kernel to monitor specific system activities like instruction execution or memory hooks.
• Conditional Debugging Triggers - Executes actions based on custom conditions defined via hex or assembly code.
• Kernel Execution Path Tracing - Records function calls and return addresses to visualize execution paths and mode transitions.
• Kernel-Mode Target Connections - Establishes a live connection to a target system for kernel-mode inspection and control.
• Hardware Virtualization Monitoring - Leverages hardware virtualization to track memory operations and code coverage without modifying the target environment.
• Process ID Attachment - Intercepts and halts execution threads of a specific process using its identifier for analysis.
• Processor State Inspection - Reads processor registers, memory, and variables to provide a snapshot of the execution environment.
• Processor Register Modifiers - Allows direct modification of processor registers and flags to alter execution flow during debugging.
• Process Execution Control - Manages the lifecycle of applications under analysis by starting, attaching, or terminating processes.
• Symbolic Data Structure Mapping - Maps memory layouts and creates custom structures based on symbols to simplify data interpretation.
• Symbolic Memory Inspectors - Maps data, defines structures, and searches memory contents using symbol information to interpret complex system state.
• Dynamic Analysis and Debugging - Switches debugging focus to specific processes or threads to isolate execution context.
• Guest Execution Inspectors - Provides a debugging environment to halt and step through user-mode applications and execute scripts in both user and kernel modes.
• Automated Debugging Workflows - Executes custom scripts and conditional logic to automate repetitive analysis tasks without manual intervention.
• Debug Symbol Resolvers - Parses debugging symbols to map memory addresses to human-readable names and reconstruct data structures for inspection.
• Iterative Task Execution - Repeats blocks of code using loops to automate repetitive analysis or data processing.
• System Event Counters - Tracks and tallies the frequency of system events like page faults to identify performance patterns.
• Memory Structure Overlays - Overlays defined data structures onto specific memory addresses to read or modify internal system values during debugging.
• Remote User-Mode Debugging - Connects to remote targets via network to step through user-mode execution without kernel interruption.
• Breakpoint Managers - Displays and manages configured breakpoints to control execution flow during analysis.
• Session Termination - Safely stops analysis sessions by unloading kernel-mode drivers and modules.
• Debugger Execution Resumption - Continues the execution of a paused debuggee in either local or remote debugging sessions after an interruption.
• Event Filtering Logic - Triggers debugger actions only when specific criteria are met, allowing for precise control over execution flow.
• Process Execution Restarting - Resets the execution of a previously started program with specified parameters and pauses execution automatically upon reaching the entry point.
• Function Return Stepping - Enables stepping out of functions by executing until a return instruction is encountered.
• Breakpoint Removal - Deletes active breakpoints from the target process or kernel to resume normal execution flow without interruption.
• Debuggee - Calculates and displays the result of mathematical or memory-dereferencing expressions within the target system context.
• Memory Pattern Searching - Scans memory ranges for byte sequences or values to locate data structures or code patterns.
• Virtual - Scans memory ranges for specific byte, double-word, or quad-word patterns within a target process or kernel space to locate data.
• Memory Search Tools - Scans a specified memory range or process for specific byte sequences or word values.
• User-Mode Process Attachments - Connects to active user-mode processes at the hypervisor level to pause execution and intercept threads without standard OS APIs.
• Execution Pausing - Interrupts the execution of a running user-mode thread to allow for instruction stepping or state inspection.
• Symbol Table Inspection - Maps data structures and enumerations from symbol servers to interpret kernel memory.
• Task Automation Scripts - Executes custom scripts to automate repetitive analysis routines and complex debugging workflows.
• Hardware State Inspection - Dumps and inspects low-level system components including PCI devices, interrupt tables, and APIC configurations.
• Code Injection Utilities - Executes user-defined machine code instructions in response to specific system events to extend debugger functionality.
• System Resource Fault Injections - Triggers custom interrupts, exceptions, and page faults into the target environment to test stability and error handling.
• Memory Symbol Resolution - Maps binary addresses to human-readable function names and source code using external symbol servers.
• Model Specific Register Modifiers - Updates the value of specific model-specific registers on target processor cores during debugging sessions.
• Navigation State Inspection - Switches between active processes and threads to inspect specific execution contexts within the target environment.
• System-Level Debugging - Intercepts exceptions, interrupts, and Model Specific Register accesses to monitor low-level hardware interactions.
• Assembly Assemblers - Converts human-readable assembly code into executable machine instructions and writes them directly into memory for analysis.
• Custom Instrumentation Assemblers - Runs arbitrary machine code instructions when specific events trigger to perform low-level instrumentation.
• Atomic Thread Synchronization - Implements spinlocks and atomic primitives to manage thread synchronization and prevent race conditions during debugging tasks.
• Binary Assembly and Disassembly - Translates raw memory at specified virtual addresses into human-readable assembly instructions for analysis.
• Binary Disassembly - Converts raw binary instructions into human-readable assembly language for analysis.
• Disassemblers - Translates raw bytes at a specified physical memory address into human-readable assembly instructions for analysis and debugging purposes.
• Structured Memory Dumping - Translates raw memory into defined data structures and enumerations using symbol information to visualize complex kernel objects.
• Physical Memory Dumping - Transfers bytes between physical memory addresses for low-level data manipulation.
• Guest Memory Analyzers - Dumps virtual memory to files and forces memory pages into RAM for detailed inspection.
• CPUID Interceptors - Hooks the execution of CPUID instructions in kernel or user mode to inspect or modify register values.
• System Instruction Interceptors - Intercepts execution of hardware-level instructions like CPUID, MSR, TSC, or I/O operations to analyze system behavior.
• Time Stamp Counter Interceptions - Provides hooks for RDTSC and RDTSCP instructions to trigger debugger breaks or custom scripts during execution.
• XSETBV Instruction Interceptors - Hooks the execution of the XSETBV instruction to monitor or modify system register states.
• RDPMC Instruction Interceptors - Triggers debugger breaks upon execution of the RDPMC instruction to monitor performance counter access.
• Cross-Core Synchronization Primitives - Maintains global variables accessible by multiple cores to synchronize analysis tasks.
• Multi-Core Spinlock Synchronizers - Prevents race conditions when accessing shared global variables across multiple processor cores by implementing spinlocks within custom scripts.
• Model Specific Register Inspection - Retrieves the current value of a specific model-specific register from processor cores to inspect low-level system configuration.
• CPU Register Manipulators - Displays and updates processor registers and status flags to manipulate execution flow.
• Debug Symbol Loaders - Loads debugging symbols and configures paths to map raw memory to human-readable names.
• Debugging Symbol Managers - Loads, unloads, and refreshes symbol files to map memory addresses to human-readable names.
• Debugger Process Management - Lists active system processes and switches the debugger context to specific processes for analysis.
• Memory Access Validators - Verifies memory address accessibility to prevent system crashes during debugging operations.
• Memory Address Identification - Verifies the validity of memory addresses to prevent errors during debugging.
• Remote Physical Memory Writing - Writes byte, dword, or qword values directly to physical memory addresses to alter system state.
• Execution Context Management - Controls thread contexts and memory mappings to isolate and examine specific execution flows.
• Execution Mode Transition Monitors - Tracks switches between user-mode and kernel-mode execution to identify system calls, interrupts, or exceptions.
• x86 I/O Port Accessors - Hooks specific hardware I/O port instructions to trigger debugger breaks or execute custom scripts.
• Local Virtual Machine Attachments - Initiates a debugging session on the current host by inspecting the virtual machine state directly.
• Hardware Interface Controllers - Reads and writes model-specific registers and checks CPU capabilities to interface directly with low-level processor features.
• Hardware Debug Register Monitors - Intercepts and analyzes access to hardware debug registers using virtualization-based hooks to trigger custom scripts or debugger breaks.
• Runtime Binary Patching - Modifies binary instructions of a running process by writing directly to memory to alter program behavior.
• Kernel Component Debugging - Halts the system to perform deep kernel-mode analysis and instruction stepping via serial connections.
• Physical Address Mapping - Resolves physical memory addresses to corresponding virtual addresses within process contexts.
• Interrupt Descriptor Tables - Displays current entries of the Interrupt Descriptor Table to analyze interrupt handling.
• External Interrupt Interceptors - Hooks hardware interrupts within the interrupt descriptor table to trigger analysis events before or after the interrupt is injected.
• Process Context Selection - Allows isolating debugging operations to a specific process or thread context.
• Kernel Execution Halters - Stops the entire system to allow stepping through and instrumenting individual kernel instructions.
• Integer Atomic Operations - Executes thread-safe atomic arithmetic on shared variables across multiple processor cores to ensure accurate event counting.
• Memory Address Translation Layers - Converts between virtual and physical memory addresses for low-level system inspection.
• Memory Block Operations - Evaluates memory regions to identify differences or verify identical contents during debugging.
• Memory Content Manipulation - Writes arbitrary values to memory addresses to patch code or modify data structures at runtime.
• Multi-Process Debug Sessions - Manages and switches between multiple process or thread contexts to analyze complex multi-tasking environments.
• Operating System State Analysis - Displays stack backtraces, loaded modules, and system status to provide context on the current execution environment.
• Virtual Address Translators - Resolves virtual memory addresses to physical addresses, optionally scoped to specific processes.
• Physical Memory Mapping - Reads, writes, searches, and disassembles raw physical memory for analysis.
• Process Execution Launchers - Launches target applications from their entry point under debugger control to monitor execution from the start.
• Process Memory Scanners - Scans physical or virtual memory ranges for specific patterns within target processes.
• Process Tracing and Debugging - Enables attaching to and monitoring local or remote processes for stealthy analysis and reverse engineering.
• Process Launch and Debugging - Executes target applications and pauses at the entry point for hypervisor-level analysis.
• Raw Memory Block Copies - Transfers specified bytes between memory addresses to facilitate data inspection or modification.
• Overlapping Memory Copies - Transfers data between virtual or physical memory addresses to facilitate inspection and modification.
• Remote Debugging Bridges - Provides a dedicated message bus for connecting a host debugger to remote targets via serial or network protocols.
• Local Host Debugging - Analyzes host system execution directly without needing remote hardware or nested virtualization.
• Debugging Context Managers - Lists intercepted processes and threads and switches debugger focus between them using hypervisor-level control.
• Hypercall Interceptors - Provides mechanisms to intercept and analyze hypercalls for monitoring system behavior and injecting custom logic.
• System Instrumentation Frameworks - Provides a toolkit for intercepting processor events, memory access, and system instructions for real-time analysis.
• System Memory Inspection - Reads, modifies, and searches for specific data patterns within system memory.
• Memory Write Operations - Provides the ability to modify target process memory to alter program state during debugging.
• Target Memory Reading - Retrieves and displays raw data from specific memory addresses in the debuggee using various formatting styles.
• Modular Scripting - Organizes debugging and automation logic into discrete, dynamically loaded script files for improved maintainability.
• Execution Thread Managers - Inspects active threads and switches execution context to specific threads for analysis.
• Memory Dumpers - Writes specified ranges of virtual memory from a target process or system state to a local file.
• Instruction-Level Debugging - Enables full control over virtualized environments, including pausing execution and instruction-level inspection.
• Batch Scripts - Runs sequences of commands from text files to automate repetitive analysis or configuration tasks.
• Execution Context Switching - Changes the debugger focus between processes and threads to analyze targeted execution flows.
• Conditional Logic - Evaluates expressions based on register or memory states to branch execution flow using conditional structures.
• Event-Driven Execution Halters - Stops all CPU cores when a specific event occurs, preventing further instructions from running until user permission.
• Expression Evaluators - Processes expressions using standard syntax to support memory dereferencing and bitwise logic.
• Scripted Analysis Evaluators - Executes mathematical expressions or multi-line scripts within the target process or kernel environment.
• Halters - Triggers a debugger pause when specific memory conditions or function arguments are met during execution.
• Thread-Synchronized Execution - Acquires spinlocks on global variables to ensure exclusive access to shared resources during multi-threaded script execution.
• Program Execution - Modifies memory at a specific address to change the flow of a running program.
• System Halting - Interrupts the processor and transfers control to the debugger to allow for manual inspection of system state.
• Stack Backtrace Generators - Retrieves and displays the current thread's call stack, supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit execution environments.
• Anti-Debugging Protections - Analyzes the environment to identify and report active anti-debugging or anti-hypervisor techniques.
• Debugger Stealth - Exits transparent mode to stop hiding the debugger presence from the target system.
• Malware Analysis - Monitors suspicious software behavior and intercepts system calls while remaining invisible to anti-debugging techniques.
• Runtime Memory Patching - Modifies target memory addresses to patch code or alter data during runtime analysis.
• Process Termination Utilities - Stops the execution of processes currently being monitored or attached to by the debugger.
• System Context Retrievers - Exposes system state information such as process IDs, thread addresses, and environment block pointers through dedicated pseudo-registers.
• Custom Logic Scripts - Performs complex calculations and data manipulations using a C-like scripting syntax.
• Dynamic Function Interception - Hooks specific system or application functions to capture arguments and execution state for analysis.
• Execution Flow Analyzers - Disassembles machine code and manages branch recording data to reconstruct and trace execution paths.
• Event-Triggered - Halts all processor cores upon a triggered event to allow manual inspection of system state.
• System - Stops the system and transfers control to the debugger for manual inspection.
• Branch Record Exporters - Outputs captured branch entries to the console to visualize recent execution flow.
• Memory Access Interception - Identifies which instructions read from or write to specific memory structures.
• Hypervisor-Level Process Launches - Launches programs with hypervisor-level interception to avoid reliance on standard operating system APIs.
• Debug Message Buses - Provides communication channels for routing system logs and debug information to external consoles.
• Execution Event Hooks - Attaches user-defined callbacks to low-level execution events like instructions, memory access, and syscalls.
• Execution Event Managers - Controls the triggering and forwarding of system events to monitor specific behaviors.
• Programmatic Debugging Event Registration - Triggers specific debugging events or monitoring actions by sending control codes directly to the hypervisor interface.
• System Event Handlers - Configures and triggers custom handlers for system-level activities including syscalls and interrupts.
• System Event Managers - Controls the short-circuiting behavior of active system events to manage debugger processing.
• User Register State Management - Displays and modifies processor registers and status flags to analyze execution state.
• MSR Write Interceptors - Provides hooks to monitor or modify model-specific register writes at the hypervisor level.
• Event Debugging Utilities - Configures custom triggers for kernel or user-mode events by sending control codes to the hypervisor.
• Kernel Function Call Monitoring - Logs function calls and parameters to monitor program flow and kernel interactions.
• System Return - Intercepts the execution of sysret instructions to track transitions from kernel-mode to user-mode.
• Hardware Inspection - Provides tools for querying technical specifications and hardware metadata like PCI devices, IDT entries, and APIC modes.
• Remote Debug Execution Control - Pauses execution, steps through kernel code, or resumes normal operation of a connected debuggee from the host.
• Processor Core Selection - Provides the ability to switch the debugger's focus between different CPU cores for granular kernel-mode analysis.
• System Logging and Debugging - Captures session output to log files to maintain a record of analysis events.
• System Monitoring - Observes system behavior in a non-intrusive mode that buffers messages and avoids halting the target environment.
• Event-Triggered Scripts - Executes custom scripts in response to specific system events to modify memory and register states.
• Execution State Inspectors - Retrieves the current operational status of the target system, including connection details and active mode.
• Binary Analysis - Provides a hypervisor-based debugger for Windows.

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