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Project: process_slicer
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process_slicer

A PowerShell wrapper script for PE-sieve and SysteminternalsSuite to freeze a target process in order to slice execution into time windows, then runs PE-sieve during these slices to capture evolving in-memory payloads.

GitHub

github.com/whiskywater/process_slicer

Requirements

By default, process_slicer assumes PE-sieve and SysteminternalsSuite are in the same working directory as itself.

Example usage

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\process_slicer.ps1 -TargetExe "infected.exe" -PollMs 0.2 -RunSliceMs 0.2 -RescanForSeconds 800 -BaselineDumpModes 3 -RescanDumpModes 3 -PeImpMode 3 -PeReflection -PeMiniDump -FollowChildren -OnceAfterRescans -DebugMode

Flags

  • -TargetExe — This is your target you wish to run through process_slicer.
  • -PollMs — This is how frequent process_slicer checks for the target process to appear, measured in milliseconds.
  • -RunSliceMs — How long the target process is allowed to run between freezes per slice, measured in milliseconds.
  • -RescanForSeconds — Total duration of the rescan window, measured in seconds. Keep this value high for total process scan, low for storage capacity restraints.
  • -BaselineDumpModes & -RescanDumpModes — Maps directly to PE-sieve's /dmode parameter. 1 (VIRTUAL), 2 (unmapped), 3 (realigned), 0 (auto).
  • -PeImpMode — Points to PE-sieve's /imp (import) argument.
  • -PeReflection — Toggle for PE-sieve's /refl flag.
  • -PeMiniDump — Toggle for PE-sieve's /minidmp flag.
  • -FollowChildren — Optional toggle that tells process_slicer to follow any child processes created by the parent process.
  • -OnceAfterRescans — Toggles the script to stop after the target process exits or dies.
  • -DebugMode — Verbosity flag. When enabled, the script logs detailed information about each slice, PE-sieve invocation, and child process discovery.

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