malwaredllc/byob

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_releases

Adoption not part of the score

9498 stars · 2142 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

BYOB is an open-source post-exploitation framework written in Python, featuring a command-and-control server with a web GUI, a cross-platform payload generator, and 12 post-exploitation modules. It is designed for students, researchers, and developers to learn about and build remote administration tools without writing a C2 server from scratch.

Use cases

• set up a command and control server for authorized penetration testing
• generate encrypted reverse shell payloads for multiple platforms
• learn how post-exploitation frameworks and RATs work
• run post-exploitation modules against client machines in a lab
• manage compromised test machines through a web dashboard
• study encrypted C2 communication using AES-256 and Diffie-Hellman

When to choose

• you are a student or researcher learning offensive security concepts
• you need an extensible C2 framework to add your own modules
• you want a point-and-click web GUI plus terminal access for a red-team lab
• you need cross-platform payload generation without writing everything from scratch

When to avoid

• you need a production-grade, stealth-focused commercial red-team tool
• you require formal support or guaranteed operational security
• you want a passive defensive security tool rather than offensive testing
• unauthorized use - it is intended only for authorized testing and education

Facets

framework · maturity active

security penetration-testing cryptography cli gui security penetration-testing developer-tools education python cross-platform cli post-exploitation c2-server reverse-shell payload-generator red-team botnet remote-administration docker web-server

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="malwaredllc/byob")