Projects sharing features with Merlin

Covenant is a .NET-based command and control framework designed for red team operations and adversary simulation. It serves as a collaborative platform for coordinating security assessments, managing remote implants, and executing tasks on compromised systems through a centralized server. The project is distinguished by its dynamic payload generator, which compiles and obfuscates executable binaries and scripts on the fly to bypass detection. It further separates itself through a collaborative environment that allows multiple authenticated operators to share a synchronized state, track operat

Mythic is a red teaming framework and command and control server designed for managing post-exploitation activities. It provides a centralized system for issuing tasks and receiving telemetry from agents deployed across diverse target platforms and operating systems. The platform features a collaborative operator interface that allows multiple security researchers to coordinate operations and track target activity within a shared environment. It supports the deployment and updating of diverse agent payloads through a multi-platform payload manager. The framework utilizes a plugin-based archi

A post exploitation framework designed to operate covertly on heavily monitored environments

Empire is a post-exploitation command-and-control (C2) framework designed for red team operations. It deploys and manages agents written in PowerShell, Python, C#, Go, and C across Windows, Linux, and macOS, using encrypted communication channels over HTTP, HTTPS, and SMB. The framework executes over 400 built-in modules for reconnaissance, privilege escalation, credential theft, and lateral movement, and provides a modular engine for authoring custom attack modules. What sets Empire apart is its multi-language agent deployment system, which allows operators to choose implants that suit each

PoshC2 is a proxy aware C2 framework used to aid penetration testers with red teaming, post-exploitation and lateral movement.

Sliver is a command and control framework designed for adversary emulation and security assessment operations. It provides a centralized platform for managing remote systems, enabling security professionals to coordinate multi-operator sessions and maintain persistent, secure communication channels across diverse network environments. The framework distinguishes itself through its focus on stealth and infrastructure flexibility. It utilizes dynamic payload obfuscation to generate unique binaries and supports in-memory execution to minimize disk artifacts. Communication is secured through mutu

An asynchronous, collaborative post-exploitation agent powered by Python and .NET's DLR

OffensiveRust is a red team toolkit and malware development kit written in Rust. It serves as an evasion framework and post-exploitation library, providing a collection of offensive security primitives and a Windows API wrapper for interacting with low-level system functions and undocumented APIs. The project focuses on bypassing security software through direct system calls, memory obfuscation, and stealthy payload execution. It implements techniques to defeat static binary analysis via compile-time string encryption and payload obfuscation, while avoiding detection using parent process ID s

Nishang is a PowerShell-based offensive security framework designed for red teaming and penetration testing on Windows targets. It functions as a post-exploitation toolkit and payload generator to automate attacks and manage remote targets. The project provides specialized capabilities for bypassing security controls, such as disabling the Antimalware Scan Interface and employing in-memory execution to avoid disk-based detection. It includes a variety of stealthy command and control mechanisms, utilizing non-standard channels like DNS TXT records, ICMP traffic, and webmail for communication a

Apfell is a red teaming framework and command and control server designed for collaborative adversary simulation. It provides a centralized infrastructure to manage remote agents and distribute tasking across multiple operating systems using a message broker for real-time synchronization. The system functions as a distributed agent orchestrator, allowing teams to coordinate complex attack chains and synchronize container data. It features a multi-platform payload manager that enables the downloading and integration of custom agents and command profiles from remote repositories. The platform

Empire is a post-exploitation framework and command and control server designed to manage remote access agents. It provides a centralized system for coordinating these agents and executing specialized scripts across target systems. The project functions as a security evasion tool by adapting network communication patterns to bypass firewalls and monitoring tools. It utilizes a multi-language agent runtime and a modular plugin architecture to execute payloads across different operating systems. The framework covers a broad range of operational capabilities, including remote agent orchestratio

Stitch is a command and control framework and post-exploitation toolkit designed for managing multiple remote systems from a central server. It functions as a remote administration tool and payload builder, enabling the execution of commands and the deployment of agents across different operating systems. The project features a cross-platform builder for generating custom executable agents with configurable network bindings and boot behaviors. It utilizes encrypted communication channels to secure traffic between the controller and remote clients, and it supports the execution of dynamic scri

REALITY is a censorship circumvention tool and network traffic obfuscator designed to bypass internet filters. It functions as a secure tunneling protocol that masks connection patterns and identity by mimicking the TLS handshakes of legitimate target websites. The system removes server-side TLS fingerprints to hide encrypted traffic from network monitoring tools and deep packet inspection. It employs a website mimicking proxy to present valid handshakes and forward traffic to destination servers, masquerading the connection as a legitimate site visit. The project incorporates a quantum-resi

This project is a network security tool providing an application network firewall, a DNS blocklist manager, and a VPN client with multi-hop capabilities. It functions as a traffic controller that allows or blocks internet access for specific applications on a device. The system distinguishes itself through a DNS-over-HTTPS firewall and traffic obfuscation tools that inject random packets to mask communication patterns and bypass regional internet censorship. It utilizes multi-hop routing to hide the origin of network traffic by chaining connections through multiple remote servers. The softwa

This project is a post-exploitation framework and command and control platform designed for security research and penetration testing. It functions as a remote access tool consisting of a central command server and encrypted executable payloads that establish reverse shell connections. The system utilizes a web-based dashboard for multi-client administration, allowing for remote host monitoring and direct shell access through an in-browser terminal. It generates cross-platform, encrypted binaries that employ a multi-stage delivery chain and a key exchange mechanism to secure communications.

Hoaxshell is a command and control system for Windows remote command execution. It provides a framework for generating and managing reverse shell payloads that utilize an HTTP beaconing protocol, where victim clients periodically poll a handler to receive and execute instructions. The project distinguishes itself through its ability to bypass PowerShell Constrained Language Mode using specialized payload generation. It supports encrypted command and control via TLS certificate injection and provides mechanisms for remote session recovery, allowing a handler to reestablish control over active

Outline is a server that manages and runs Shadowsocks proxy instances, each isolated inside its own Docker container, to provide encrypted internet access. It is designed to bypass censorship by routing traffic through secure tunnels that use AEAD cipher encryption and traffic obfuscation to resist detection. Access to the proxy servers is controlled through a REST API that allows administrators to create, list, and revoke cryptographic access keys. The server automates the provisioning and configuration of proxy servers on cloud platforms like DigitalOcean, simplifying deployment through a m

C3 (Custom Command and Control) is a tool that allows Red Teams to rapidly develop and utilise esoteric command and control channels (C2). It's a framework that extends other red team tooling, such as the commercial Cobalt Strike (CS) product via ExternalC2, which is supported at release. It…

dnscat2 is a DNS tunneling tool and covert command and control server that encapsulates encrypted traffic within DNS queries and responses. It functions as an encrypted DNS proxy designed to bypass network firewalls and establish communication paths when standard outbound ports are blocked. The project enables the creation of covert network channels by acting as an authoritative nameserver. It supports remote command execution through interactive shells and provides a mechanism for tunneling TCP network traffic to reach restricted remote hosts. The system includes capabilities for multiplexe

Havoc is a post-exploitation framework used for red team operations. It provides a centralized command and control system for managing remote agents through persistent network connections and customizable communication profiles. The framework focuses on security evasion and stealth, utilizing indirect syscall execution, return address spoofing, and hardware-breakpoint patching to bypass endpoint detection and response tools. It includes a payload generation workflow to create executable shellcode or DLLs for initial remote access. The system covers a broad range of operational capabilities,

NimPlant - A light first-stage C2 implant written in Nim|Rust and Python

grpc-go is a Go language implementation of the gRPC framework, providing a remote procedure call library for high-performance service communication. It uses the HTTP/2 protocol to execute functions on remote servers as if they were local methods and utilizes protobuf service bindings to generate type-safe client and server code. The project features a bidirectional streaming transport that supports asynchronous, full-duplex message streams between clients and servers. This networking layer allows for various communication patterns, including client-to-server and server-to-client streaming, to

gRPC is a language-agnostic remote procedure call framework designed for high-performance communication between distributed services. It utilizes a structured interface definition language to generate consistent client stubs and server skeletons, enabling applications to invoke methods on remote servers as if they were local objects. By leveraging the HTTP/2 transport layer, the framework supports efficient binary serialization and multiplexed data exchange across diverse programming environments. The framework distinguishes itself through its support for flexible communication patterns, incl