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Dancing with shadows: Outsmarting the digital watchdogs
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        • Dancing with shadows: Outsmarting the digital watchdogs
          • Basic assembly shellcode
          • Generate shellcode
          • Staged vs stageless payloads
          • Encoding and encrypting shellcode
          • Packers
          • Binders
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    Dancing with shadows: Outsmarting the digital watchdogs¶

    Antivirus systems are ever-vigilant, but even they have their weaknesses. Here, we delve into techniques such as encoding shellcode, using packers and binders, and crafting stageless payloads to slip past these digital sentinels, much like a raccoon evading the beam of a flashlight.

    AV evasion

    • Basic assembly shellcode
    • Generate shellcode
    • Staged vs stageless payloads
    • Encoding and encrypting shellcode
    • Packers
    • Binders

    THM Room: AV Evasion: Shellcode
    2026-07-30 17:57
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