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MapViewOfFile and ZwMapViewOfSection read the backing file from its current pointer and left the pointer at the end. A view made after a ReadFile started at the wrong offset, a second view of a mapping was empty, and a later ReadFile read nothing. The views now read the whole file and keep the pointer.
Speakeasy
Speakeasy is a Windows malware emulation framework that executes binaries, drivers, and shellcode in a modeled Windows runtime instead of a full VM. It emulates APIs, process/thread behavior, filesystem, registry, and network activity so samples can keep moving through realistic execution paths. You can run it from the speakeasy CLI for fast triage or embed it as a Python library and consume structured JSON reports.
Background context: Mandiant's overview post.
Quick start
Install from PyPI:
python3 -m pip install speakeasy-emulator
Run a sample and inspect high-level report fields (replace sample.dll with your target):
speakeasy -t sample.dll --no-mp -o report.json 2>/dev/null
jq '{sha256, arch, filetype, entry_points: (.entry_points | length)}' report.json
{
"sha256": "30ec092d122a90441a2560f6778ef8233c98079cd34b7633f7bbc2874c8d7a45",
"arch": "x86",
"filetype": "dll",
"entry_points": 3
}
Executable proof for this snippet: doc/readme-quickstart-showboat.md.
Documentation map
Start here
CLI usage
- CLI reference
- CLI analysis recipes
- CLI environment overrides
- CLI execution controls
- CLI help snapshot (showboat)
Reports, configuration, and runtime behavior
Debugging and extension
- GDB debugging reference
- GDB sessions (showboat)
- Mounting host files with
--volume - Adding API handlers
- Examples directory
- Speakeasy 2 walkthrough outline
Questions and help
Start with doc/help.md.
If you still need help, open an issue at github.com/mandiant/speakeasy/issues.