# Darkarmour

Darkarmour is a Red-Team & Adversary Emulation product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

Darkarmour is an open-source Windows antivirus evasion framework that enables security professionals to bypass antivirus detection through customizable obfuscation and anti-analysis techniques.

Checked October 2026.

## What is Darkarmour?

Darkarmour is a Windows antivirus evasion framework designed to bypass detection by antivirus software during security testing and research activities.

The tool provides a customizable platform for creating and testing various evasion techniques against popular antivirus products. It includes multiple features for avoiding detection including code obfuscation capabilities, anti-debugging mechanisms, and anti-forensic techniques.

The framework allows security professionals to develop and implement custom evasion methods, enabling comprehensive testing of antivirus software effectiveness. Users can modify and extend the tool's functionality to suit specific testing requirements.

Darkarmour is distributed as an open-source project under the MIT license, making it freely available for modification and distribution within the cybersecurity community. The tool is hosted on GitHub, providing accessibility to penetration testers and security researchers.

Tags: Security Research, Obfuscation, Open Source, Evasion, Windows, Anti Forensics

## Quick facts

- Category: [Offensive Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/offensive-security-testing) · [Red-Team & Adversary Emulation](https://cybersectools.com/categories/offensive-security)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 837
- Website: github.com

## Darkarmour FAQ

### What is Darkarmour?

Darkarmour is a product in the Red-Team & Adversary Emulation category. It covers Security Research, Obfuscation and Open Source.

### What is the pricing for Darkarmour?

Darkarmour is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/bats3c/darkarmour/.

### What are alternatives to Darkarmour?

Alternatives to Darkarmour listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Fortra Cobalt Strike](https://cybersectools.com/tools/fortra-cobalt-strike) - Threat emulation product for adversary simulations and red team operations (Commercial)
2. [Core Security Cobalt Strike](https://cybersectools.com/tools/core-security-cobalt-strike) - Post-exploitation threat emulation platform for red team operations. (Commercial)
3. [REDLattice](https://cybersectools.com/tools/redlattice) - AI-assisted vulnerability research and advanced offensive cyber tooling firm. (Commercial)

Compare all Darkarmour alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/darkarmour](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/darkarmour)

### What deployment and organization size does Darkarmour fit?

Darkarmour is available as on-premises software. It is listed for mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare Darkarmour with similar solutions

- [Darkarmour vs Fortra Cobalt Strike](https://cybersectools.com/compare/darkarmour-vs-fortra-cobalt-strike)
- [Darkarmour vs Core Security Cobalt Strike](https://cybersectools.com/compare/core-security-cobalt-strike-vs-darkarmour)
- [Darkarmour vs REDLattice](https://cybersectools.com/compare/darkarmour-vs-redlattice)

All alternatives to Darkarmour: [/alternatives/darkarmour](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/darkarmour)

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