secretsquirrel/the-backdoor-factory

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

The Backdoor Factory (BDF) is a Python command-line tool that patches Windows PE, Linux ELF, and macOS Mach-O executables with user-supplied shellcode while preserving normal execution of the original binary. It is intended for security professionals and researchers performing penetration testing and binary infection research.

Use cases

• inject shellcode into a PE executable
• patch ELF binaries for red team exercises
• backdoor a Mach-O binary on macOS
• test antivirus detection of infected binaries
• patch UPX-packed executables
• learn binary patching and code injection techniques

When to choose

• you are a penetration tester or security researcher needing to patch executables with shellcode
• you need cross-format support for PE, ELF, and Mach-O binaries
• you want a well-known open-source file infection tool for lab experiments

When to avoid

• you need active development or support - new features are sponsor-only and pull requests are ignored
• you want a defensive or malware-analysis tool rather than an offensive one
• you need ARM ELF support or modern platform guarantees - support is limited and aging

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

security reverse-engineering penetration-testing security penetration-testing developer-tools python cli binary-patching shellcode file-infector pe elf macho red-team offensive-security linux macos docker

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