# 9176324/Shark

Turn off PatchGuard in real time for win7 (7600) ~ later

Repository: https://github.com/9176324/Shark
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/9176324-shark
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-04-21T06:50:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2879, "days_push": 1595, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1042, forks 311 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:20.888713+00:00)

## What it is
Shark is a Windows kernel driver project written in C that disables Kernel Patch Protection (PatchGuard) in real time on Windows 7 (7600) and later versions. It is a research-oriented tool loaded via a VirtualBox exploit (Sea.exe) and requires a reboot to uninstall.

## Use cases
- disable PatchGuard on Windows 7 through Windows 11 for kernel research
- patch Windows kernel without PatchGuard crashing the system
- study how PatchGuard is bypassed in real time
- load an unsigned kernel driver via a VirtualBox exploit
- research Windows kernel protection mechanisms

## When to choose
- you need to disable PatchGuard in real time on modern Windows versions for kernel research
- you want an open-source C codebase to study PatchGuard bypass techniques
- you are building security research tooling around Windows kernel protections

## When to avoid
- you need a production or supported solution - disabling PatchGuard destabilizes Windows
- you are not comfortable loading drivers via exploits or working at the kernel level
- you need support for operating systems other than Windows
- you want a maintained tool with recent updates - the latest release is from 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, reverse-engineering
- domain: security, windows, reverse-engineering
- platform: windows
- tags: kernel-driver, patchguard, rootkit-research, windows-kernel, driver

## Member repositories
- 9176324/Shark (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.888713+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:02:33.588731+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/9176324/Shark (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.888713+00:00, sha 80abbfe5f6c5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.