What is the (Windows version, architecture)?
PE2SHC (PE to Shellcode) is a tool designed specifically to make a PE file "self-running" as shellcode.
Many exploits fail if the shellcode contains null bytes ( 0x00 ), as they act as string terminators. You may need to encode your shellcode using tools like Shikata Ga Nai .
This only works if your code does not use any global variables or external DLL calls, as those addresses will be broken once moved. Key Challenges
Donut wraps the EXE in a "loader" stub. When the shellcode executes, the stub decrypts the EXE, maps it into memory, and executes it.
