Antivirus/EDR Evasion & Bypass for Pentesters & Red Teamers

Name: Antivirus/EDR Evasion & Bypass for Pentesters & Red Teamers
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Learn to build undetectable Malware which bypasses Antivirus/EDR for Red Teaming, Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking

Created bySwapnil Singh

Last updated 10/2026

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What you'll learn

Understand how antivirus and Windows Defender detect threats
Identify weaknesses in signature-based, heuristic, and behavioral detection
Perform safe antivirus evasion in a controlled lab environment
Apply multiple AV bypass techniques including obfuscation, packing, and encryption
Execute payloads entirely in memory to avoid file-based detection
Build and modify executables to bypass antivirus scanning
Use real-world red team evasion tactics in ethical hacking projects
Analyze antivirus detection logs and adapt bypass strategies
Implement ethical hacking best practices for antivirus evasion
Strengthen penetration testing skills with advanced evasion methods

Course content

10 sections • 39 lectures • 10h 43m total length

Important Ethical Warning0:13
Important Ethical Warning
Antivirus evasion/bypassing demo - Undetectable malware practical demo in Window7:21
Introduction2:40
Explore practical antivirus evasion techniques for pentesters and red teams through a hands-on Windows Defender bypass demo, featuring malware concealment, exploits, and reverse shell concepts.

Lab Setup 14:37
Installing visual studio c++ community edition in windows10:38
Install Visual Studio C++ Community Edition on a Windows 10 virtual machine, set up desktop development with C++, create a hello world console project, and test it against Windows Defender.
Installing all the tools for malware research in windows13:11
Install essential Windows tools for malware research, including Visual Studio Community edition with C++, P bear, x64 dbg, and Process Hacker, to prepare a malware development and analysis environment.

What is a process in Windows13:05
A process is a program loaded into memory with executable code and execution state. Windows manages it with handles, threads, and security context.
Understanding CreateProcess WinAPI function in Windows OS12:55
Explore how to create a Windows process programmatically with the CreateProcess WinAPI, detailing parameters like application name, command line, startup info, and process information, including creation flags.
Creating a process using CreateProcess WinAPI function in windows18:52
Learn to create a Windows process with the CreateProcess WinAPI function, including startup info, process information, and handling suspended state and resuming the main thread.
Understanding Handle concept in WinAPI programming in windows26:05
Understanding the concept of a thread in Windows OS11:04
Understanding Threads in Windows
A thread is the basic unit of execution within a Windows process. While a process provides the resources and environment for an application, threads perform the actual work within that process.
A process can contain one or multiple threads, allowing different tasks to execute concurrently. Each thread has its own execution state, stack, and processor context, while sharing the process's memory and resources.
Understanding threads is essential for learning Windows Internals, debugging, reverse engineering, malware analysis, and cybersecurity, because thread behavior plays an important role in how Windows applications execute and interact with the operating system.
How to create thread practical demonstration in windows 1017:05
Demonstrates creating a Windows thread in a C++ console app using the Windows API's create thread function, printing the thread id, and synchronizing with wait for single object.

Installing yara rules and setting up in windows 103:29
Install and configure yara on Windows 10, run yara to test static malware signatures against rules, and prepare for future lessons on obfuscation techniques to evade static analysis.
Creating yara rules for our shellcode runner malware in windows25:54
Learn to craft Yara rules for a Windows shellcode runner malware, detecting shellcode bytes and function calls like virtual alloc, virtual protect, and create thread to bypass static antivirus scanning.
Technique of obfuscating ( hiding ) the malware shellcode from antivirus36:11
Learn to obfuscate malware shellcode with xor encryption, decrypt it at runtime, and test evasion against antivirus and Yara rules.
Understanding IAT ( Import Address Table ) in Windows20:57
Learn the import address table in Windows and how to obfuscate and hide imported functions from Yara for binary concealment in malware and red team tooling.
Learning function obfuscation ( hiding ) technique in malware with an example31:04
Learn function obfuscation by hiding a Windows API function from the import address table, using a four-step runtime load of the function from a dynamic library and calling it.
Obfuscating all the functions of our shellcode runner malware in windows os46:04
Obfuscate a windows shellcode runner by hiding kernel32 function calls, decrypting shellcode at runtime, and evading Yara and Windows Defender detections through string encryption and import table obfuscation.
Bypassing our shellcode runner malware from windows defender antivirus (static)9:20
bypass static antivirus scans by obfuscating shellcode and hiding functions in the import address table, then test against Windows Defender with yara rules.

Understanding the technique of AV evasion in the malware8:49
Explore antivirus evasion techniques against Windows Defender. Learn to allocate memory, decrypt and write shellcode in chunks with time gaps, then change memory permissions and execute via a thread.
Explanation of the malware code which bypasses the Windows defender antivirus25:00
Explore malware code that bypasses Windows Defender antivirus, detailing shellcode decryption in memory, chunked injection, and execution in a lab setup.
Building and testing the malware which bypasses the Windows defender antivirus6:53

Understanding the undetectable malware working which bypasses Defender Antivirus6:18
Explore how a fileless dropper malware bypasses defender antivirus by loading an encrypted payload into memory, decrypting it, and opening a reverse shell to the attacker.
Understanding the source code of undetectable malware which bypasses Windows AV14:04
Testing and bypassing the Windows Defender antivirus using Undetectable malware17:21
Generate a raw payload with msf venom, encrypt it with a python script, and deploy a dropper to bypass Windows Defender and gain a session.
Hiding the undetectable malware inside an image which bypasses Windows AntiVirus23:45
Learn how attackers hide malware inside an image to bypass Windows antivirus and execute payloads covertly, with hands-on steps using SFX archives and concealment techniques.

Understanding the working of undetectable malware which uses process injection6:02
Explore antivirus evasion via a dropper malware using process injection to download and decrypt shellcode in memory, inject into a target process, and establish a reverse shell.
Code explanation of Undetectable malware which bypasses defender antivirus34:03
Provide a code walkthrough of a dropper malware that uses process injection to bypass Windows Defender, detailing shellcode decryption and remote thread execution.
Testing the undetectable malware which bypasses windows defender antivirus12:08

Understanding how Process Hollowing works inside the undetectable malware10:16
Source code explanation of undetectable malware which uses Process Hollowing30:39
Explore the source code of a dropper that uses process hollowing to bypass antivirus defenses, loading encrypted shellcode from a remote server and executing it by hijacking a suspended process.
Testing & Bypassing the Windows Defender antivirus with the undetectable malware10:19
Explore antivirus evasion by testing and bypassing Windows Defender with undetectable malware, including payload creation, encryption, and process hollowing, using Kali Linux, MSF venom, and a reverse TCP shell.

Understanding the concept of PPID in windows OS24:39
PPID
PPID Spoofing practical demonstration in windows which spoofs parent process id20:05
Practical demonstration of ppid spoofing in windows using extended startup info and update proc thread attributes to set Notepad.exe as the parent of Ms Paint, verified by Process Hacker.
Understanding the Malware working which uses PPID spoofing to bypass antivirus8:06
Understanding the Malware working which uses PPID ( Parent Process ID ) spoofing which bypasses Windows Defender Antivirus
Code explanation of the Malware which uses PPID spoofing to bypass Antivirus21:12
Code explanation of the Malware which uses PPID ( Parent Process ID ) spoofing to bypass Windows Defender antivirus.
Bypassing Windows Defender antivirus using a Malware which uses PPID spoofing18:43
Bypassing Windows Defender antivirus using a Malware which uses PPID spoofing.

Requirements

Basic understanding of ethical hacking or penetration testing concepts
Familiarity with Windows operating systems and basic command-line usage
A computer capable of running virtual machines (VirtualBox/VMware recommended)
Internet connection for downloading required tools and resources
Willingness to set up and work in a safe, isolated lab environment
No prior antivirus evasion experience required — all techniques are taught step-by-step
Basics of C programming language

Description

In today’s cybersecurity landscape, antivirus (AV) software and Windows Defender are the first lines of defense against malware activities. For ethical hackers, penetration testers, and red teamers, understanding how these malwares and security tools work and how malwares evade Antivirus/EDR is essential for realistic and effective security testing.

This course will teach you to build undetectable Malware which bypasses Antivirus/EDR which is used in professional penetration tests and red team operations. You’ll learn how antivirus engines detect threats (malwares) , explore common detection methods like signature-based scanning, heuristic analysis, and behavioral monitoring, and discover multiple bypass (evasion) strategies that work in real-world scenarios.

Through hands-on demonstrations, you’ll build and modify malwares, apply obfuscation techniques, use packing and encryption, and perform in-memory execution to bypass malware detection. Each section includes clear, step-by-step guidance so you can confidently reproduce the techniques in a controlled, legal lab environment without causing harm.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Build an undetectable Malware which bypasses Antivirus/EDR for Red Teaming, Penetration testing
Obfuscate malwares in multiple ways to bypass Antivirus/EDR
Implement multiple AV bypass methods safely and effectively in malwares
Apply real-world red team evasion techniques for better assessments

This course is intended for educational purposes only. All techniques are demonstrated in a legal, isolated lab environment for learning, testing, and skill improvement.

Who this course is for:

Ethical hackers who want to expand their skills into antivirus evasion and bypass
Penetration testers seeking to perform realistic red team engagements
Red team operators who need advanced evasion techniques for assessments
Cybersecurity professionals looking to understand attacker tactics for defense improvement
Students of cybersecurity who want hands-on skills in malware analysis and evasion
Bug bounty hunters interested in bypassing security mechanisms during research
Anyone curious about how antivirus detection works and how it can be bypassed ethically in a lab environment

Antivirus/EDR Evasion & Bypass for Pentesters & Red Teamers

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 10min

Lab Setup3 lectures • 28min

Windows API basics - understanding Process, Handle and Threads in Windows6 lectures • 1hr 39min

Building shellcode runner malware in windows 102 lectures • 35min

Antivirus Evasion/Bypass - Bypassing static detection of malware from Antivirus7 lectures • 2hr 53min

Antivirus Evasion- AV Bypassing using simple shellcode runner malware3 lectures • 41min

Antivirus Evasion- Bypassing Antivirus using Undetectable malware in windows4 lectures • 1hr 1min

Antivirus Evasion - Bypassing Antivirus using malware via process injection3 lectures • 52min

Antivirus Evasion - Bypassing Antivirus using Process Hollowing in malware3 lectures • 51min

Antivirus Evasion - Bypassing Antivirus using PPID spoofing in windows5 lectures • 1hr 33min

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