# SaadAhla/FilelessPELoader

Loading Remote AES Encrypted PE in memory , Decrypted it and run it

Repository: https://github.com/SaadAhla/FilelessPELoader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/filelesspeloader
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: blueteam, hacking, hacking-tool, hacking-tools, malware, malware-analysis, malware-development, malware-research, offensive-security, pentesting, pentesting-tool, pentesting-tools, redteam
Last push: 2023-08-29T21:46:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 31/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 93
- inputs: {"age_days": 1302, "days_push": 1100, "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 1037, forks 195 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:19.521486+00:00)

## What it is
A C++ tool that fetches an AES-encrypted Windows PE executable from a remote location, decrypts it in memory, and executes it without writing to disk (fileless loading). It is aimed at red team and penetration testing scenarios.

## Use cases
- load a remote encrypted payload entirely in memory
- run PE executables without touching disk during pentests
- test EDR detection of fileless execution techniques
- deliver AES-encrypted red team tooling
- study in-memory PE loading and decryption techniques
- simulate malware-like execution for blue team training

## When to choose
- you need fileless in-memory execution of Windows PE payloads
- you want payloads encrypted at rest with AES and fetched remotely
- you are doing authorized red team or penetration testing work
- you want a simple open-source reference for PE memory loading

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured C2 framework with post-exploitation capabilities
- you require cross-platform support beyond Windows
- you want a maintained tool with active development and recent updates
- you need stealth features like AMSI or ETW bypass

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, cryptography, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: windows, cpp, cli
- tags: red-team, fileless-execution, pe-loader, aes-encryption, offensive-security, malware-development, pentesting

## Member repositories
- SaadAhla/FilelessPELoader (main) score 31

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.521486+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 2026-08-30T07:04:21.307705+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SaadAhla/FilelessPELoader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.521486+00:00, sha fb06c804c4c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.