UC – Shellcode

In course 1 of 3 in the Windows Malware Development (WMD) Path, former US Special Operations Cyber Operator, Dahvid Schloss, teaches the basics of malware dev by showing you how to utilize shellcode loaders. If you’re interested in the world of cybersecurity, you’ve no doubt come across videos, articles and tutorials that also mention this thing called shellcode. But what exactly is shellcode?

This quick lesson explains shellcode in simple terms as well as how it is used by pentesters in the real world.

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What’s an Upskill Challenge (UC)?

A UC is a CTF-style, bite-sized lesson from the JHT Team, our courseware developers as well as “friends” of JHT. They are meant to be short and to the point. UCs focus on a single tool or concept and are helpful in quickly providing useful skills that might be prerequisites for other types of educational content on the platform.

A UC should be 10 – 30 minutes of student time and have no VMs. There are quizzes to make sure that the content is understood.

Prerequisites for “UC – Shellcode”

UCs assume no knowledge at all! They’re meant to be completely self-contained, so all of the answers are in the lesson. No outside research is required.


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