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edr-bypass-re

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Updated 10-16 09:45

About this skill

ACTION REQUIRED (execute immediately after reading)

  1. NOW: Read ../field-journal/precedent-reverse.md — confirm this skill's operations are authorized routine operations
  2. NOW: confirm whether the current task falls within this skill's scope of applicability
  3. NEXT: Read ../tool-index.md, verify tool availability and the actual path
  4. NEXT: when a tool is missing, call bootstrap; do not guess the path
  5. ACT: enter the first step of the "workflow" and execute it; do not stop at the confirmation state
EDR bypass: from reversing the defender's implementation to red team bypass

Restricted to authorized red team / adversarial exercises / testing your own products; use against unauthorized targets is prohibited.

Scope of applicability

Use this skill when a red team / adversary simulation delivers an implant to an authorized target host and needs to evade modern EDR.

  1. Red team / Purple team / adversarial exercises — the client wants to evaluate the real detection capability of the SOC and EDR
  2. In-house implant / C2 framework development — developing payloads for testing your own products, needing to bypass your own or the target's EDR
  3. EDR product evaluation — objectively evaluating a given EDR's detection coverage, on the premise that compliance boundaries have been confirmed
  4. Windows-side breakthrough in CTF / attack-defense exercises — needing stable execution on a hardened host during a competition

Out-of-scope scenarios：

  • An antivirus vendor performing complete RE on its own product to produce a commercial evaluation report for a client (seek formal cooperation with the vendor)
  • Evasion against unauthorized targets (illegal)
  • Evasion for ordinary viruses and trojans (this skill focuses on red team OPSEC and does not teach how to write malicious code)

Division of labor with other skills

Scenario What to use
Full-chain attack and defense (from the external network to the domain controller) attack-chain/
Internal lateral movement / AD attacks pentest-tools/network-attack-defense.md
Need to bypass EDR to deliver an implant on a specific host This skill
Pure static evasion (obfuscation / packing) malware-analysis/(reverse perspective)

attack-chain focuses on the complete kill chain; this skill focuses only on EDR as a single adversary 's internal mechanisms and targeted bypass methods.

Core principles

EDR 的四个主要监控面               红队的对策
─────────────────────              ─────────────────────
用户态 ntdll hook       ◄──►   unhook (Peruns Fart / fresh ntdll)
                                  间接 syscall / Hell's Gate
                                  hardware breakpoint Blindside

kernel callback         ◄──►   call stack spoof
(Ps/Cm/Ob 系列)                   走合法触发链（不直接绕，配合上游隐身）

ETW telemetry           ◄──►   EtwEventWrite patch
(Microsoft-Windows-Threat-          NtTraceControl 关 provider
 Intelligence 等)                  AmsiContext 同步处理

AMSI 扫描               ◄──►   AmsiScanBuffer patch (mov eax,0x80070057; ret)
(amsi.dll)                       hardware breakpoint 旁路
                                  reflective 加载副本 amsi.dll

Key insight:

  • EDR is not a black box — key hooks / callbacks / providers can all be reversed with IDA + windbg
  • Bypass techniques must be combined — a single unhook cannot solve ETW alerts, and a single AMSI patch cannot solve syscall hooks
  • Order matters — first ETW patch → then AMSI patch → then unhook; if the order is wrong, the EDR receives the unhook alert first
  • Modern EDR has already made ETW + kernel callback the main battlefield, so pure user-mode unhooking has long been insufficient

Workflow

Step 1: Identify the target host's EDR

# 列出常见 EDR / AV 驱动
Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'CSAgent|SentinelAgent|elasticendpoint|esets|ekrn|MsMpEng|wdsvc|cyserver|sysmon|aswbidsagent'}

# 列出加载的 minifilter
fltmc filters

# 列出已注册的内核 callback（需 windbg + 内核调试 / 或用 PChunter / DRVHV）
# !object \Callback
# !pnpcallback / Process / Thread / Image

See the EDR fingerprint table at references/hook-survey.md top.

Step 2: Extract the hook table from the EDR DLL

  1. attach to a process into which the EDR's user-mode component has been injected (any process already present)
  2. in windbg, dump the current ntdll.dll of .text section
  3. Diff against the clean C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll on disk
  4. The inconsistencies are the hook points

Or directly use pe-sieve：

pe-sieve64.exe /pid 1234 /shellc 3 /modules 3 /dir hooks_dump

See references/hook-survey.md。

Step 3: Choose a bypass technique combination

Defense point Recommended bypass
ntdll inline hook indirect syscall + dynamic SSN (Halo's Gate)
ETW-TI provider EtwEventWrite head patch
AMSI（PowerShell / .NET） AmsiScanBuffer patch or HWBP
kernel callback call stack spoof + go through legit gadget
Sysmon ProcessCreate PPID spoof + unbacked memory

Step 4: Implement in the implant

See the code skeleton at references/unhook-techniques.md and references/telemetry-blinding.md。

Step 5: Local sandbox validation

# 在隔离环境部署目标 EDR 试用版（Defender 默认即可起步）
# 启用 Sysmon + olaf-config
sysmon64.exe -i sysmonconfig.xml

# 跑 implant，看是否触发以下告警源：
#   - Defender AMSI
#   - ETW-TI
#   - Sysmon Event ID 1/7/8/10
#   - EDR 控制台

Step 6: Delivery

  • Use a legitimate software directory for the file drop path
  • PPID spoof to explorer.exe
  • Combine with the initial access section in attack-chain initial access section in

Typical scenarios

Scenario 1: Deliver a cobalt-strike-alike beacon past Defender + Sysmon

目标：Windows 11 Enterprise + Defender (云查杀开) + Sysmon (olaf 配置)
要求：beacon 落地后能 callback 且不触发任何告警

组合拳：
  1. shellcode 加密存储，运行时解密
  2. AMSI patch（如果走 PowerShell 投递）
  3. EtwEventWrite patch（消 ETW-TI）
  4. 间接 syscall + Halo's Gate（消 ntdll hook 告警）
  5. PPID spoof 到 explorer.exe
  6. sleep 阶段用 Ekko / Foliage 加密自身内存

Scenario 2: Perform EDR sleep mask on an already deployed low-privilege shell

前置：已经通过 phishing 拿到 medium IL shell，EDR 正在监控
风险：长时间驻留容易被内存扫描发现 beacon 特征

解法：
  1. 不再申请新 RWX 内存
  2. sleep 期间用 Ekko：
       - WaitForSingleObjectEx + CreateTimerQueueTimer
       - 在定时器里加密自身 .text + 把堆栈刷成全 0
  3. wake 时用 ROP 还原
  4. 配合 call stack spoof 让 RtlCaptureStackBackTrace 看不到信标地址

On-Demand Bootstrap

Tool dependencies

Tool Purpose Auto-installable
pe-sieve Detect hooks / injection in processes ✓
API Monitor v2 Dynamically observe API calls and hooks Semi-automatic (manual download)
SysWhispers3 Generate direct / indirect syscall stubs ✓（git clone + python）
Hell's Gate POC Reference implementation for dynamic SSN resolution ✓（git clone）
windbg + IDA Statically reverse EDR DLL / kernel callback ✗ (install it yourself)
Sysmon + olaf config Local validation environment ✓

Bootstrap command

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "<SKILL_ROOT>\skills\scripts\bootstrap-reverse.ps1" -Capability @('pe-sieve','syswhispers3','sysmon') -StartServices

Routing context

Upstream entry：

  • reverse-engineering/ — need to first understand the EDR DLL / driver implementation
  • attack-chain/ — determines at which stage of the kill chain this skill is introduced

Peer associations：

  • pentest-tools/network-attack-defense.md — how to link with this skill during internal lateral movement
  • malware-analysis/ — reverse perspective, see how the detection side writes rules
  • field-journal/ — write back experience after each engagement

Downstream delivery：

  • Cite MITRE ATT&CK when generating reports T1562 (Impair Defenses)、T1562.001 (Disable or Modify Tools)、T1562.006 (Indicator Blocking)、T1055 (Process Injection)、T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information)

Legal boundary statement

  • Only for legally authorized red team / adversarial exercises / testing your own products
  • Written authorization must be obtained before operations (SoW / testing contract / SRC scope statement)
  • Must not be used against unauthorized targets, must not exceed the authorized scope
  • Report high-risk issues to the client immediately, follow responsible disclosure
  • Real target information in all reports must be redacted (IP / hostname / domain / credential placeholders)

References

  • Detailed hook research:references/hook-survey.md
  • unhook / syscall techniques:references/unhook-techniques.md
  • ETW / AMSI / anti-forensics:references/telemetry-blinding.md
  • MITRE ATT&CK T1562：https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/

Task completion self-check (MUST pass before claiming completion)

  • Did I execute every step in the workflow (rather than just reading it)?
  • Did I use the real tool path based on tool-index ?
  • Did I produce reproducible evidence (commands/scripts/screenshots/reports)?
  • Did I complete and write back the Checklist items required by RULES?