# aahmad097/AlternativeShellcodeExec

Alternative Shellcode Execution Via Callbacks

Repository: https://github.com/aahmad097/AlternativeShellcodeExec
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alternativeshellcodeexec
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-11-11T00:29:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2013, "days_push": 1392, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1736, forks 336 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:29.771818+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of C++ examples demonstrating alternative Windows callback functions for executing position-independent shellcode, avoiding detection techniques that rely on CreateThread. It catalogs numerous callback-based shellcode execution techniques for offensive security research.

## Use cases
- execute shellcode without calling CreateThread
- evade EDR detection of thread creation APIs
- learn callback-based code execution techniques on Windows
- build red team tooling with alternative execution methods
- study position-independent shellcode loaders
- research Windows API abuse for code execution

## When to choose
- you need shellcode execution techniques that avoid common API hooks
- you are researching offensive security or red team tradecraft on Windows
- you want a reference catalog of callback-based execution methods

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready or maintained security product
- you are not working on Windows or with native C++
- you need defensive-only tooling rather than offensive techniques

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: shellcode, red-team, callbacks, offensive-security, malware-development, code-execution, position-independent-code

## Member repositories
- aahmad097/AlternativeShellcodeExec (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:29.771818+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 2026-08-30T03:30:40.812939+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aahmad097/AlternativeShellcodeExec (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:29.771818+00:00, sha 0c67e07610f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.