---
id: 7763
title: "The Things We Think and Do Not Say: The Future of Our Beacon Object Files (BOFs)"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/red-teaming/the-future-of-beacon-object-files/"
published_at: "2025-03-19T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["red-team", "c2", "cobalt-strike", "bof", "pe-loader", "offensive-tooling"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7763"
lang: en
---

# The Things We Think and Do Not Say: The Future of Our Beacon Object Files (BOFs)

## Summary

Ceri Coburn proposes a new BOF PE reference design that runs the same linked EXE standalone or in-agent with full C++ and exception support, easing maintenance pain of traditional Beacon Object Files.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2025-03-19T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/red-teaming/the-future-of-beacon-object-files/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7763