# tiagorlampert/CHAOS

:fire: CHAOS is a free and open-source Remote Administration Tool that allow generate binaries to control remote operating systems.

Repository: https://github.com/tiagorlampert/CHAOS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chaos
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, payload, remote-control, hacking-tool, hacking, chaos, hacktoberfest, remote-admin-tool, remote-administration-tool
Last push: 2024-10-26T18:02:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3340, "days_push": 676, "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 2830, forks 595 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.282457+00:00)

## What it is
CHAOS is a free and open-source Remote Administration Tool written in Go that generates cross-platform binaries (Windows and Linux) for controlling remote operating systems. It provides features like reverse shell, file upload/download, screenshots, and file exploration through a management interface.

## Use cases
- generate a reverse shell payload for windows and linux
- control remote machines during a penetration test
- take screenshots of a remote host
- upload and download files from a remote system
- browse the file system of a compromised host
- run a self-hosted C2 server in docker

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight open-source RAT for authorized red-team exercises
- you want cross-platform (Windows/Linux) payload generation from a Go tool
- you prefer a self-hosted, Docker-deployable remote administration server

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured commercial C2 framework with advanced evasion
- you require stealth features, encryption profiles, or malleable traffic
- you cannot legally or ethically use remote administration tooling in your environment

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, reverse-engineering, cli, gui
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: windows, go, self-hosted
- tags: remote-administration-tool, rat, reverse-shell, payload-generator, post-exploitation, red-team, hacking-tool, command-line, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- tiagorlampert/CHAOS (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.282457+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 2026-08-30T07:38:11.105209+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tiagorlampert/CHAOS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.282457+00:00, sha a374c1858fd9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.