#include <windows.h>
#include <tlhelp32.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    const char *targetProcName= "lsass.exe";
    int processID = 0;
    // snapshot of all processes in the system
    HANDLE processSnapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);

    // initializing process entry structure
    PROCESSENTRY32 processEntry;
    processEntry.dwSize = sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32);

    // info about first process encountered in a system snapshot
    BOOL operationResult = Process32First(processSnapshot, &processEntry);
    printf("[*] Scanning for process: %s\n", targetProcName);
    
    // retrieve information about the processes
    while (operationResult) {
        // if we find the process: return process ID
        if (strcmp(targetProcName, processEntry.szExeFile) == 0) {
        printf("[+] Match found: %s (PID: %lu)\n", processEntry.szExeFile, processEntry.th32ProcessID);
        processID = processEntry.th32ProcessID;
        break;
}
    operationResult = Process32Next(processSnapshot, &processEntry);
}
// closes an open handle (CreateToolhelp32Snapshot)
CloseHandle(processSnapshot);
return processID;
}