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# Stager payload generator

These payload generators produce source code files for a variety of languages, equivalent to Metasploit's `msfvenom`  utility. These are useful when you want a byte array that you can drop into your own shellcode runners.

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For example, outputting a stager in C produces the following

```

/* length: 888 bytes */
unsigned char buf[] = "\xfc\x48\x83\xe4[...snip...]\x12\x1d\x9b\x09";
```

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Stager payload do not allow you to specify any additional configuration details, such as guardails.