SetDebugPrivileges() Problems.

[Unkn0wn0x]

Hello community,

ive got a huge problem and i hope to find help. If you can help me you get +Rep.

First i want to excuse for my poor english, im from Germany.

Since i'm in my education i started developing all my Bots and other Tools in use of Qt Framework and C++. Before i used Autoit and C#.

I used a long time BlackMagic (Shynds Libary) to read from the Process and the other stuff.

Now i develop on C++ and i've coded my own Libary which works fine. Ive got an Aion Bot which works. The last two days i started coding a WoW Bot again and everythink works great if I start my Bot under Debug Mode from Visual Studio (which is started as administrator).

If i try to compile my bot on release mode it works but it crashes if it wants to Open Process.

I use for Open Process this function:

hProc = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS/*PROCESS_VM_OPERATION|PROCESS_VM_READ|PROCESS_VM_WRITE|PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION*/, FALSE, aProcessId);

(Tried it with the PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS and the other one )

Ok i get the error 5 from GetLastError() which tells me that "Access denied".

So i searched the forums here and found that I have to use SetDebugPriviles() with that it works (only under Debug Mode) on Release Mode i cannot get my Bot to work.

My OS: Windows 7 x86 Professional

Ps: the set debug privilge:

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void SetDebugPrivileges()
{
void* tokenHandle;
OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, &tokenHandle);
TOKEN_PRIVILEGES privilegeToken;
LookupPrivilegeValue(0, SE_DEBUG_NAME, &privilegeToken.Privileges[0].Luid);
privilegeToken.PrivilegeCount = 1;
privilegeToken.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
AdjustTokenPrivileges(tokenHandle, 0, &privilegeToken, sizeof(TOKEN_PRIVILEGES), 0, 0);
CloseHandle(tokenHandle);
}


Greatings,

Unkn0wn0x

[darrensmith0125]

You could try:

Control Panel->System security->Change user account control settings. Set to Never notify.

[tanis2000]

Here's a stupid question first of all: are you calling your void SetDebugPrivileges() in Release Mode?

[Unkn0wn0x]

Here's a stupid question first of all: are you calling your void SetDebugPrivileges() in Release Mode?

Yes i do. First i didnt and it doesnt work. Now i do and it does not work, too.

[flo8464]

You are sure you explicitly run your application with administrative rights?

And did you ever check if a function inside your SetDebugPrivilege() function fails?

Exceptions are a nice way to cover this. I do it like this in my lib:

	void Process::AddLocalDebugPrivileges_() const
	{
		HANDLE hToken;
		SafeHandle ensureClosure(hToken);
		if(!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES, &hToken))
			throw std::runtime_error("Process::AddLocalDebugPrivileges_ Error : OpenProcessToken() failed");

		TOKEN_PRIVILEGES tp;
		if(!LookupPrivilegeValueA(NULL, "SeDebugPrivilege", &tp.Privileges[0].Luid))
			throw std::runtime_error("Process::AddLocalDebugPrivileges_ Error : LookupPrivilegeValueA() failed");

		tp.PrivilegeCount = 1;
		tp.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;

		if(!AdjustTokenPrivileges(hToken, FALSE, &tp, 0, (PTOKEN_PRIVILEGES)NULL, 0))
			throw std::runtime_error("Process::AddLocalDebugPrivileges_ Error : AdjustTokenPrivileges() failed");
	}

[Unkn0wn0x]

You are sure you explicitly run your application with administrative rights?

And did you ever check if a function inside your SetDebugPrivilege() function fails?

Exceptions are a nice way to cover this. I do it like this in my lib:

    void Process::AddLocalDebugPrivileges_() const
    {
        HANDLE hToken;
        SafeHandle ensureClosure(hToken);
        if(!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES, &hToken))
            throw std::runtime_error("Process::AddLocalDebugPrivileges_ Error : OpenProcessToken() failed");

        TOKEN_PRIVILEGES tp;
        if(!LookupPrivilegeValueA(NULL, "SeDebugPrivilege", &tp.Privileges[0].Luid))
            throw std::runtime_error("Process::AddLocalDebugPrivileges_ Error : LookupPrivilegeValueA() failed");

        tp.PrivilegeCount = 1;
        tp.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;

        if(!AdjustTokenPrivileges(hToken, FALSE, &tp, 0, (PTOKEN_PRIVILEGES)NULL, 0))
            throw std::runtime_error("Process::AddLocalDebugPrivileges_ Error : AdjustTokenPrivileges() failed");
    }

Hello flo,

sure I run my Bot on Administrator Mode and i used certain functions to add the privileges some with result, some without. I cannot get it to work.

I also tried Cyphers method open the Process which is nearly the same. Same effect. On debug mode it works. On release mode it cannot opens the process.

It seems that the SetDebugPrivilegs() doesnt work on release build for me.

[Unkn0wn0x]

Solved with adding some Debug Options to the Release Build. Dunno if this was the right way to solve it.

[Flowerew]

You should take a look at Windows Privileges Issues !! VC Tips++ though I don't know if this is really what you're looking for...hope it helps.

[tanis2000]

Solved with adding some Debug Options to the Release Build. Dunno if this was the right way to solve it.

Which options did you add?

[Unkn0wn0x]

Which options did you add?

Multi Debug Thread DLL :P