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Stealth redirector for red team operation security. Version 1.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Stealth redirector for red team operation security
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bounceback
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Project history and usage
BounceBack is a Go-based red-team redirector and reverse proxy for hiding command-and-control, phishing, or other operation infrastructure from scanners and unwanted visitors.
Project history
The public repository was created in May 2023. Its README describes BounceBack as a highly customizable reverse proxy with WAF-like filtering, real-time traffic analysis, IP and geolocation rules, domain fronting support, Malleable C2 profile validation, and multiple proxy protocols.
The first GitHub release line began with v1.0.0 in July 2023, followed by 1.4 and 1.5 releases through 2026.
Adoption history
BounceBack appears to be a niche security-operations package rather than a broad platform dependency. Its Homebrew formula gives it a package-manager entry point, while the upstream README directs users to download release archives, edit `config.yml`, and run the `bounceback` binary.
Repository metadata shows meaningful interest for a specialized red-team tool, but its adoption story is still mostly upstream GitHub releases plus the Homebrew package.
How it is used
Operators configure rules, proxies, and globals in `config.yml`, optionally refresh bundled banned-IP data, and run `bounceback` with a config and log path. The tool supports HTTP(S), DNS, raw TCP, TLS-wrapped TCP, and UDP proxying with rule pipelines.
The practical use case is traffic triage: allow expected operator or target traffic through while rejecting traffic from scanners, security vendors, sandboxes, or requests that fail a configured C2 profile.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, BounceBack is interesting as a security tradecraft tool packaged like an ordinary CLI. It shows how red-team infrastructure utilities increasingly ship as small Go binaries with YAML config, release archives, and Homebrew distribution.
Timeline
- 2023: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2023: v1.0.0 published on GitHub Releases.
- 2024: v1.5.0 and v1.5.1 release line continued.
- 2026: v1.5.3 published.
Related projects
- Cobalt Strike Malleable C2 profiles are directly relevant because BounceBack validates inbound traffic against Malleable profile rules.
- Generic reverse proxies and web application firewalls are adjacent infrastructure patterns, though BounceBack applies them to red-team OPSEC.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
config.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bounceback | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.5.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.5.3
https://github.com/D00Movenok/BounceBack
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bounceback |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bounceback |
| Homepage | https://github.com/D00Movenok/BounceBack |
| Repository | https://github.com/D00Movenok/BounceBack |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/D00Movenok/BounceBack#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/D00Movenok/BounceBack/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.3.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | bounceback |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment