ToolsFebruary 9, 20261 min readby 0xt0pus

Shellter

Dynamic shellcode injection tool for AV evasion by injecting payloads into legitimate PE files


shellter

Description

Shellter is a dynamic shellcode injection tool and one of the most popular free tools capable of bypassing antivirus software. It uses several novel and advanced techniques to backdoor a valid and non-malicious executable file with a malicious shellcode payload. It is designed to run on Windows operating systems, but can be run on Linux via Wine. A Shellter Pro paid version supports both 32 and 64-bit binaries with stealthier anti-AV features. Website: https://www.shellterproject.com/

Usage 1: Install Shellter on Kali Linux

Install shellter from the Kali repository.

Command:

sudo apt install shellter

Usage 2: Install Wine (Required Dependency)

Since Shellter is designed for Windows, Wine is needed to run it on Linux. Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Win32 applications on POSIX-compliant operating systems.

Command:

sudo apt install wine
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 && apt-get update && apt-get install wine32

Usage 3: Install Wine on ARM Processors

If using an ARM-based processor (e.g., Apple Silicon with Kali VM), use a slightly different set of commands.

Command:

sudo apt install wine
sudo dpkg --add-architecture amd64
sudo apt install -y qemu-user-static binfmt-support
sudo apt-get update && apt-get install wine32