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Stack Frame Unwinding & Return Address Spoofing in x64 Windows

hook_doctor
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3 hafta önce · Jul 29, 2026 1:09 PM
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How modern anti-cheats detect unauthorized function calls by walking the thread stack:

  1. Anti-cheat hooks internal game functions or analyzes stack frames during exception handlers (RtlCaptureStackBackTrace).
  2. If the return address points to unbacked memory or an unknown non-game module, it flags anomalous call origin.

Return Address Spoofing:
By pushing a legitimate jmp rbx or jmp rax gadget from a signed DLL (e.g. client.dll or ntdll.dll) onto the stack before jumping to the target function, stack walkers see a valid return address pointing inside a signed game module!

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3 hafta önce · Jul 29, 2026 3:37 PM
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Look for gadget signatures FF 23 (jmp [rbx]) inside legitimate game modules. Clean technique.

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3 hafta önce · Jul 30, 2026 5:15 AM
#3

Great overview of call stack spoofing principles.