---
id: 8304
title: "Bypassing Anti-Virus with Metasploit MSI Files"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/bypassing-anti-virus-with-metasploit-msi-files/"
published_at: "2013-01-20T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["windows", "metasploit", "evasion", "antivirus-bypass", "msfvenom", "msi"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8304"
lang: en
---

# Bypassing Anti-Virus with Metasploit MSI Files

## Summary

Walks through packaging Metasploit payloads into Windows MSI files with msfvenom, since many antivirus products don't scan .msi files or their .tmp files by default.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2013-01-20T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/bypassing-anti-virus-with-metasploit-msi-files/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8304