Winpkfilter [patched]
return 0;
+--------------------------------------------------+ | User-Mode Application | | (Firewall, VPN, Traffic Monitor) | +--------------------------------------------------+ ^ | NDISAPI.DLL / Libs v +--------------------------------------------------+ | Network Protocol Drivers (TCP/IP) | +--------------------------------------------------+ ^ | (Interception Layer) v +--------------------------------------------------+ | WinpkFilter Driver Component | | (NDIS Hooking / Lightweight Filter) | +--------------------------------------------------+ ^ | Raw Ethernet Frames v +--------------------------------------------------+ | NIC Miniport Driver (Hardware) | +--------------------------------------------------+
// Open filter device HANDLE hFilter = CreateFile(L"\\\\.\\PKTFLT", ...); winpkfilter
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