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# Ghost - Implementation TODO
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This document outlines the missing implementations needed to make Ghost a production-grade process injection detection framework.
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## 1. eBPF Detection (Linux)
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**Status:** Stub implementation only
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**Priority:** HIGH
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**Effort:** 2-3 weeks
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### What's Missing:
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- Actual eBPF program compilation (BPF bytecode)
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- Kernel probe attachment for syscalls
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- Ring buffer event processing
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- Process tree tracking with real data
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- Memory map change monitoring
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### Implementation Tasks:
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- [ ] Write eBPF C programs for:
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- `sys_ptrace` monitoring
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- `sys_process_vm_writev` interception
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- `mmap`/`mprotect` tracking
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- Thread creation hooks
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- [ ] Use `libbpf-rs` or `aya` for Rust eBPF integration
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- [ ] Implement real ring buffer parsing
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- [ ] Add CO-RE (Compile Once, Run Everywhere) support
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- [ ] Create detection rules based on syscall patterns
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### Files to Modify:
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- `ghost-core/src/ebpf.rs` (replace all stubs)
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- Add `bpf/` directory with C programs
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- Update `Cargo.toml` with eBPF dependencies
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## 2. YARA Rules Engine Integration
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**Status:** Not implemented
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**Priority:** HIGH
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**Effort:** 1 week
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### What's Missing:
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- YARA rule compilation
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- Memory scanning with YARA
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- Custom rule loading from files
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- Match result processing
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### Implementation Tasks:
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- [ ] Add `yara` or `yara-rust` dependency
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- [ ] Implement rule compilation from `.yar` files
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- [ ] Create default ruleset for common malware patterns:
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- Metasploit payloads
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- Cobalt Strike beacons
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- Common shellcode signatures
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- [ ] Scan process memory regions with compiled rules
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- [ ] Parse and report YARA matches with metadata
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- [ ] Add rule update mechanism
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### Files to Modify:
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- `ghost-core/src/yara_engine.rs` (implement YaraEngine)
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- Add `rules/` directory with `.yar` files
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- Update detection engine to use YARA results
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## 3. ML Behavioral Analysis
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**Status:** Fake/mock implementation
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**Priority:** MEDIUM
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**Effort:** 3-4 weeks
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### What's Missing:
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- Real ML model (currently returns random scores)
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- Feature extraction from process behavior
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- Model training pipeline
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- Anomaly detection algorithms
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### Implementation Tasks:
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- [ ] Design feature vector (memory patterns, API calls, timing)
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- [ ] Collect training dataset:
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- Clean process samples
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- Known malware injection samples
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- [ ] Train models using:
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- Random Forest for classification
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- Isolation Forest for anomaly detection
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- LSTM for temporal patterns
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- [ ] Use `smartcore` or `linfa` for Rust ML
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- [ ] Implement feature extraction in real-time
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- [ ] Add model serialization/loading
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- [ ] Create confidence scoring system
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### Files to Modify:
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- `ghost-core/src/behavioral_ml.rs` (complete rewrite)
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- `ghost-core/src/neural_memory.rs` (implement real neural net)
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- Add `models/` directory for trained models
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## 4. Windows API Hook Detection
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**Status:** Incomplete
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**Priority:** HIGH
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**Effort:** 2 weeks
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### What's Missing:
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- IAT (Import Address Table) hook detection
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- Inline hook verification (compare with clean DLL)
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- SSDT (System Service Descriptor Table) checks
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- User-mode callback hooks
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### Implementation Tasks:
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- [ ] Read and parse PE IAT from memory
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- [ ] Compare IAT entries with disk file versions
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- [ ] Detect inline hooks by checking first bytes of functions:
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- Look for JMP/CALL instructions
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- Compare with known-good signatures
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- [ ] Read clean DLL copies from `System32`
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- [ ] Implement trampoline detection
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- [ ] Check for hardware breakpoints (DR registers)
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- [ ] Detect SetWindowsHookEx chains
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### Files to Modify:
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- `ghost-core/src/hooks.rs` (complete detect_inline_hooks)
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- Add PE parser for IAT/EAT analysis
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- Add function prologue comparison
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## 5. Thread Hijacking Detection
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**Status:** Not implemented
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**Priority:** MEDIUM
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**Effort:** 1 week
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### What's Missing:
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- Thread context inspection (RIP/EIP analysis)
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- Suspicious thread start address detection
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- Call stack unwinding and validation
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### Implementation Tasks:
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- [ ] Enumerate all threads in target process
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- [ ] Get thread context (registers)
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- [ ] Check if RIP/EIP points to:
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- Non-image memory
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- Unbacked regions
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- RWX pages
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- [ ] Perform stack walk to detect anomalies
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- [ ] Compare thread start addresses with legitimate entry points
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- [ ] Detect suspended threads with modified context
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- `ghost-core/src/thread.rs` (implement detection logic)
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- Add stack unwinding on Windows (DbgHelp)
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- Add thread snapshot comparison
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## 6. APC Injection Detection
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**Status:** Stub only
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**Priority:** MEDIUM
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**Effort:** 1 week
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### What's Missing:
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- APC queue inspection
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- User-mode APC monitoring
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- Kernel-mode APC detection (requires driver)
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### Implementation Tasks:
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- [ ] Use `NtQueryInformationThread` to enumerate APCs
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- [ ] Check APC target addresses against legitimate modules
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- [ ] Monitor for `QueueUserAPC` API calls
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- [ ] Detect alertable wait states being exploited
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- [ ] Track APC injection from untrusted processes
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- [ ] Add signature for common APC shellcode loaders
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- `ghost-core/src/thread.rs` (add APC inspection)
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- Hook `QueueUserAPC` for real-time detection
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- Add kernel driver project for kernel APC visibility
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## 7. Process Hollowing Detection (Advanced)
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**Status:** Basic checks only
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**Priority:** MEDIUM
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**Effort:** 1-2 weeks
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### What's Missing:
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- Deep PE header comparison (memory vs disk)
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- Section hash verification
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- Entry point validation
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- Parent process verification
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- [ ] Read PE from disk and compare with memory:
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- Section addresses
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- Import table
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- Entry point
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- Code section hashes
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- [ ] Detect mismatched image base
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- [ ] Check for suspicious parent/child relationships
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- [ ] Validate process creation flags
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- [ ] Detect "doppelgänging" technique
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- [ ] Check PEB for manipulation
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- [ ] Monitor for process suspension during startup
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- `ghost-core/src/hollowing.rs` (expand detection)
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- `ghost-core/src/memory.rs` (add PE comparison utils)
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- Add cryptographic hashing for sections
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## 8. Threat Intelligence Integration
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**Status:** Mock data
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**Priority:** LOW
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**Effort:** 1-2 weeks
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- Real IOC (Indicator of Compromise) feeds
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- API integration with threat intel platforms
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- IOC database with updates
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- Reputation scoring from multiple sources
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### Implementation Tasks:
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- [ ] Integrate with threat intel APIs:
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- VirusTotal
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- AlienVault OTX
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- MISP
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- Abuse.ch
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- [ ] Implement IOC database (SQLite/PostgreSQL)
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- [ ] Add automatic feed updates
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- [ ] Hash-based lookups (SHA256 of memory regions)
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- [ ] IP/Domain reputation checks
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- [ ] Create caching layer for performance
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- [ ] Add manual IOC import/export
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- `ghost-core/src/threat_intel.rs` (implement real feeds)
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- `ghost-core/src/live_feeds.rs` (add API clients)
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- Add database schema for IOCs
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- Implement async feed updates
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## Additional Production Requirements
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### Performance Optimization
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- [ ] Reduce memory scanning overhead (smart region filtering)
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- [ ] Implement incremental scanning (only changed regions)
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- [ ] Add multi-threaded process analysis
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- [ ] Use memory-mapped files for large scans
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- [ ] Cache detection results
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### Real-Time Monitoring
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- [ ] Implement process creation callbacks (Windows ETW)
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- [ ] Add memory change notifications
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- [ ] Create event-driven detection pipeline
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- [ ] Add filesystem watcher for DLL changes
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### Response Actions
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- [ ] Implement process suspension/termination
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- [ ] Add memory dumping for forensics
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- [ ] Create alert notification system (email, webhook)
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- [ ] Add automatic remediation options
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- [ ] Generate detailed incident reports
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### Evasion Detection
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- [ ] Detect debugger checks in target process
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- [ ] Identify VM/sandbox detection attempts
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- [ ] Monitor timing attacks
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- [ ] Detect anti-analysis techniques
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### Kernel-Level Detection (Windows)
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- [ ] Develop WDM/WDF kernel driver
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- [ ] Implement kernel callbacks:
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- PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutine
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- PsSetLoadImageNotifyRoutine
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- ObRegisterCallbacks
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- [ ] Add SSDT hook detection from kernel mode
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- [ ] Monitor kernel memory modifications
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## Testing Requirements
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- [ ] Create test suite with real malware samples (in safe environment)
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- [ ] Add unit tests for each detection method
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- [ ] Implement integration tests with injection tools
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- [ ] Add performance benchmarks
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- [ ] Create CI/CD for Windows kernel driver signing
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- [ ] Add fuzzing for input validation
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## Documentation
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- [ ] Write detailed API documentation
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- [ ] Create detection methodology guide
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- [ ] Add architecture diagrams
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- [ ] Document MITRE ATT&CK coverage
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- [ ] Write deployment guide
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- [ ] Create troubleshooting guide
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## Estimated Total Effort
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**Core Features:** 12-15 weeks
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**Production Polish:** 4-6 weeks
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**Testing & Documentation:** 2-3 weeks
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**Total:** ~4-6 months for full implementation
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