Antivirus/EDR Evasion & Bypass for Pentesters & Red Teamers

Name: Antivirus/EDR Evasion & Bypass for Pentesters & Red Teamers
Rating: 4.7 (40 reviews)

Learn to build undetectable Malware which bypasses Antivirus/EDR for Red Teaming, Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking

Created bySwapnil Singh

Last updated 6/2026

English

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

Installing yara rules and setting up in windows 103:29
Creating yara rules for our shellcode runner malware in windows25:54
Technique of obfuscating ( hiding ) the malware shellcode from antivirus36:11
Understanding IAT ( Import Address Table ) in Windows20:57
Learning function obfuscation ( hiding ) technique in malware with an example31:04
Obfuscating all the functions of our shellcode runner malware in windows os46:04
Bypassing our shellcode runner malware from windows defender antivirus (static)9:20

Understanding the concept of PPID in windows OS24:39
PPID Spoofing practical demonstration in windows which spoofs parent process id20:05
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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