A collection of awesome Command & Control (C2) frameworks, tools and resources for post-exploitation and red teaming assessments.
If you’d like to contribute to this list, simply open a PR with your additions.
Maintained by @tcostam. If you have contributions but can’t pull request, give me a shout at twitter.
- Apfell: cross-platform, post-exploit, red teaming framework built with python3, docker, docker-compose, and a web browser UI.
- AsyncRat C#: Remote Access Tool designed to remotely monitor and control other computers through a secure encrypted connection.
- Baby Shark: basic C2 generic server written in Python and Flask.
- C3: framework that extends other red team tooling, such as the commercial Cobalt Strike (CS) product via ExternalC2, which is supported at release.
- Caldera: built on the MITRE ATT&CK™ framework and an active research project at MITRE.
- CHAOS: PoC that allow payloads generation and control remote operating systems
- Dali: image-based C2 channel which utilizes Imgur to host images and task agents.
- Empire: post-exploitation framework that includes a pure-PowerShell2.0 Windows agent, and a pure Python 2.6/2.7 Linux/OS X agent
- Covenant: .NET command and control framework that aims to highlight the attack surface of .NET, make the use of offensive .NET tradecraft easier, and serve as a collaborative command and control platform for red teamers.
- Silent Trinity: post-exploitation agent powered by Python, IronPython, C#/.NET.
- Faction C2: C2 framework which use websockets based API that allows for interacting with agents and transports.
- Flying A False Flag
- FudgeC2: Powershell C2 platform designed to facilitate team collaboration and campaign timelining.
- Godoh
- iBombshell
- HARS: HTTP/S Asynchronous Reverse Shell.
- Koadic (or COM Command & Control): is a Windows post-exploitation rootkit similar to other penetration testing tools such as Meterpreter and Powershell Empire.
- MacShellSwift
- Ninja: Open source C2 server created by Purple Team to do stealthy computer and Active directoty enumeration without being detected by SIEM and AVs.
- NorthStarC2: open-source command and control framework developed for penetration testing and red teaming purposes.
- EvilOSX: An evil RAT (Remote Administration Tool) for macOS / OS X.
- Nuages
- Octopus: open source, pre-operation C2 server based on python which can control an Octopus powershell agent through HTTP/S.
- PoshC2: proxy aware C2 framework written completely in PowerShell to aid penetration testers with red teaming, post-exploitation and lateral movement
- Powerhub: convenient post exploitation tool for PowerShell which aids a pentester in transferring data, in particular code which may get flagged by endpoint protection.
- Prismatica: modular C2 Interface hooked into the Diagon Command and Control Toolkit.
- QuasarRAT: fast and light-weight remote administration tool coded in C#. Providing high stability and an easy-to-use user interface, Quasar is the perfect remote administration solution for you.
- Merlin: cross-platform post-exploitation HTTP/2 Command & Control server and agent written in golang.
- Sliver: general purpose cross-platform implant framework that supports C2 over Mutual-TLS, HTTP(S), and DNS.
- SK8PARK/RAT
- Throwback
- Trevor C2: legitimate website (browsable) that tunnels client/server communications for covert command execution.
- Metasploit Framework: computer security project that provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development
- Meterpreter
- Pupy: opensource, cross-platform (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android) remote administration and post-exploitation tool mainly written in python.
- PetaQ: malware which is being developed in .NET Core/Framework to use websockets as Command & Control (C2) channels.
- Pinjectra: C/C++ library that implements Process Injection techniques (with focus on Windows 10 64-bit) in a “mix and match” style.
- ReverseTCPShell
- SHAD0W: modular C2 framework designed to use a range of methods to evade EDR and AV.
- SharpC2
- Gcat: stealthy Python based backdoor that uses Gmail as a command and control server.
- DNScat2: tool is designed to create an encrypted command-and-control (C&C) channel over the DNS protocol.
- EggShell: post exploitation surveillance tool written in Python. It gives you a command line session with extra functionality between you and a target machine.
- EvilVM
- Void-RAT: pretty basic RAT written in c#.net.
- WEASEL: small in-memory implant using Python 3 with no dependencies.