# ZeroMemoryEx/Terminator

Reproducing Spyboy technique to terminate all EDR/XDR/AVs processes

Repository: https://github.com/ZeroMemoryEx/Terminator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zeromemoryex-terminator
Homepage: https://www.hackandhide.com/the-story-behind-blackout-abusing-gmer-driver-to-terminate-protected-processes/
Language: C++
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-06-20T17:49:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 20/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 84
- inputs: {"age_days": 1185, "days_push": 1170, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1061, forks 174 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:25.874543+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: security, penetration-testing, reverse-engineering
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows
- platform: windows, cpp, cli
- tags: edr-killer, byod-driver-abuse, bring-your-own-vulnerable-driver, windows-kernel, offensive-security, red-team, proof-of-concept

## Member repositories
- ZeroMemoryEx/Terminator (main) score 20

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.874543+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 2026-08-30T06:56:49.319394+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ZeroMemoryEx/Terminator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.874543+00:00, sha 1d76b5910f73)
  - homepage: https://www.hackandhide.com/the-story-behind-blackout-abusing-gmer-driver-to-terminate-protected-processes/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:33.455088+00:00, sha 2eb084781ed2)
  - site_page: https://www.hackandhide.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:33.458238+00:00, sha 11bf68ecf21b)
  - site_page: https://www.hackandhide.com/cve-2025-68921 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:33.460404+00:00, sha 904fb830a446)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.