This project aims to explore a custom windows focused command and control framework designed for post exploitation operations, payload generation and remote access, bult with an emphasis on simplicity, flexibility and operator control.
I started HWind as a way to dive deeper into offensive security tooling and understand the architecture behind frameworks like Metasploit. Rather than treating these tools as black boxes, I wanted to experiment with building the core components myself, from payload generation to remote session handling, while improving my understanding of low level networking and systems development.
This project includes a lightweight payload generation mechanism inspired by frameworks such as Metasploit’s msfvenom,
allowing operators to configure parameters like the remote host (RHOST) and remote port (RPORT) before generating a
custom payload. The primary goal was to understand how payload generation and command and control communication work
internally while keeping the implementation simple and easy to follow.
Along side payload generation, the framework also supports a small collection of post exploitation style commands for interacting with the compromised host:
shell: To open up a reverse shell of the compromised host.image: To click an image from the primary camera of the compromised host and send it to the attacker.audio: To record audio from the compromised host's mic and send it to the attacker.screenshot: To take a screenshot of the compromised host and send it to the attacker.While the command list is intentionally minimal compared to larger C2 frameworks, it serves as a complete realisation of these tools to explore networking, remote session handling and offensive security tooling concepts.
For installation and usage, please refer to the README.md file on github. Here is the link to the github repo.
This project was created for educational and research purposes only. It was developed to better understand how command and control frameworks and post exploitation tooling work internally.
The author is not responsible for any misuse, damage, or illegal activity carried out using this software. Always use this tool responsibly and only in environments where you have explicit authorization.
If you happen to find any operational/security bug in this, please let me know by creating an issue on github itself.
If you feel you can improve this project or just want to contribute something to this, feel free to create a pull request on github.