# moom825/xeno-rat

Xeno-RAT is an open-source remote access tool (RAT) developed in C#, providing a comprehensive set of features for remote system management. Has features such as HVNC, live microphone, reverse proxy, and much much more!

Repository: https://github.com/moom825/xeno-rat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xeno-rat
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: csharp, gui, hvnc, hvnc-rat, microphone, plugin, rat, remote-access-tool, remote-access-trojan, screen-control, windows, reverse-proxy, shell
Last push: 2024-03-05T06:22:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 18/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 75
- inputs: {"age_days": 1051, "days_push": 911, "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 1562, forks 376 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:04.022724+00:00)

## What it is
Xeno-RAT is an open-source remote access tool (RAT) written in C# for remotely controlling Windows 10/11 machines. It includes features such as HVNC (Hidden Virtual Network Computing), live microphone capture, screen control, keylogging, a Socks5 reverse proxy, file/process/registry managers, and a client builder.

## Use cases
- remotely administer windows machines over a network
- hidden virtual network computing sessions on a remote host
- capture live microphone audio from a remote computer
- tunnel traffic through a socks5 reverse proxy to bypass network restrictions
- monitor remote screen and control it in real time
- build a custom client executable with selected settings
- manage files, processes, and registry on a remote system
- study rat techniques for security research and defense

## When to choose
- you need a free, open-source RAT with HVNC for authorized red-team or security research on Windows
- you want a self-contained remote administration tool with surveillance, proxy, and system management features
- you are studying malware/RAT behavior to build detections

## When to avoid
- you need a legitimate enterprise remote-desktop or MDM solution for production environments
- you cannot ensure legal authorization for controlling target machines
- you need cross-platform support beyond Windows 10/11
- you require audited, hardened security tooling rather than a hobbyist project

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, gui, networking, proxy, reverse-engineering
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: rat, remote-access-tool, hvnc, csharp, keylogger, surveillance, reverse-proxy, uac-bypass, red-team, dual-use

## Member repositories
- moom825/xeno-rat (main) score 18

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:04.022724+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 2026-08-30T04:00:18.437141+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/moom825/xeno-rat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:04.022724+00:00, sha bbe071782935)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.