Defcon 33 Workshop: Killing and Silencing EDR Agents

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Defcon 33 Workshop: Killing and Silencing EDR Agents

This lab follows the Defcon 33 workshop: Putting EDRs in Their Place: Killing and Silencing EDR Agents.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Oct 16, 2025

Duration

3h 30m

Challenge

Setup

Setup required for the EDR and monitoring solutions.
Challenge

EDR Killing Methods

Leverages known tooling to kill EDR agent capabilities.
Challenge

Custom EDR Evasion

Explore the methodology for creating custom EDR killing and silencing tools.

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