ZeroMemoryEx/Terminator
Reproducing Spyboy technique to terminate all EDR/XDR/AVs processes observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
20/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 84
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1185
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1170
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1061 stars · 174 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Terminator is a C++ proof-of-concept tool that terminates EDR/XDR/antivirus processes on Windows by abusing the vulnerable, signed zam64.sys driver via IOCTLs, reproducing the technique sold by Spyboy. It demonstrates bring-your-own-vulnerable-driver attacks for security research.
Use cases
- kill edr and antivirus processes on windows
- reproduce spyboy terminator technique
- test endpoint protection resilience against driver abuse
- demonstrate byovd attack for red team research
- study vulnerable driver ioctl exploitation
When to choose
- you are a security researcher or red teamer studying BYOVD EDR-termination techniques
- you want a working PoC of the zam64.sys driver abuse
When to avoid
- you need a defensive or production tool
- you want licensed or maintained software - it has no license and is a niche PoC
- you are not on Windows with administrator privileges
Facets
application · maturity experimental
security penetration-testing reverse-engineering security penetration-testing windows windows cpp cli edr-killer byod-driver-abuse bring-your-own-vulnerable-driver windows-kernel offensive-security red-team proof-of-concept
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ZeroMemoryEx/Terminator · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1d76b5910f73
- homepage: https://www.hackandhide.com/the-story-behind-blackout-abusing-gmer-driver-to-terminate-protected-processes/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2eb084781ed2
- site_page: https://www.hackandhide.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 11bf68ecf21b
- site_page: https://www.hackandhide.com/cve-2025-68921 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 904fb830a446
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ZeroMemoryEx/Terminator | main | 20 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ZeroMemoryEx/Terminator")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem