Maurice Heumann 0e158b6064 Implement file renaming and relative path handling in NtQueryAttributesFile (#557)
This PR introduces several enhancements, mainly to the file system
syscalls:

- Implements file renaming via `NtSetInformationFile` by adding a
deferred rename mechanism to `file_handle`. The rename operation occurs
when the file handle is closed.
- Adds support for the `RootDirectory` parameter in
`NtQueryAttributesFile` to handle relative file paths.
- Adds support for opening the console output device (`\\??\\CONOUT$`).
- Stubs out the `NtLockVirtualMemory` syscall.
- Fixes an incorrect assertion in `socket_wrapper` that could fire on
`recvfrom` errors.
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Sogen is a high-performance Windows user space emulator that operates at syscall level, providing full control over process execution through comprehensive hooking capabilities.

Perfect for security research, malware analysis, and DRM research where fine-grained control over process execution is required.

Built in C++ and powered by the Unicorn Engine (or the icicle-emu 🆕).

Try it out: sogen.dev

Key Features

  • 🔄 Syscall-Level Emulation
    • Instead of reimplementing Windows APIs, the emulator operates at the syscall level, allowing it to leverage existing system DLLs
  • 📝 Advanced Memory Management
    • Supports Windows-specific memory types including reserved, committed, built on top of Unicorn's memory management
  • 📦 Complete PE Loading
    • Handles executable and DLL loading with proper memory mapping, relocations, and TLS
  • Exception Handling
    • Implements Windows structured exception handling (SEH) with proper exception dispatcher and unwinding support
  • 🧵 Threading Support
    • Provides a scheduled (round-robin) threading model
  • 💾 State Management
    • Supports both full state serialization and fast in-memory snapshots (currently broken 😕)
  • 💻 Debugging Interface
    • Implements GDB serial protocol for integration with common debugging tools (IDA Pro, GDB, LLDB, VS Code, ...)

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Quick Start (Windows + Visual Studio)

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Checkout the Wiki for more details on how to build & run the emulator on Windows, Linux, macOS, ...

1. Checkout the code:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/momo5502/sogen.git

2. Run the following command in an x64 Development Command Prompt in the cloned directory:

cmake --preset=vs2022

3. Build the solution that was generated at build/vs2022/emulator.sln

4. Create a registry dump by running the grab-registry.bat as administrator and place it in the artifacts folder next to the analyzer.exe

5. Run the program of your choice:

analyzer.exe C:\example.exe
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