> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access.md).

# Initial Access

- [Tips and Tricks](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/tips-and-tricks.md)
- [Tools](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/tools.md)
- [Staging/Stagers](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/staging-stagers.md)
- [MS Office](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office.md)
- [Macros](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros.md)
- [Evasion](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/evasion.md)
- [VBA Stomping](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/evasion/vba-stomping.md)
- [Revert To Legacy Warning in Excel](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/evasion/revert-to-legacy-warning-in-excel.md)
- [Sandbox Evasion](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/evasion/sandbox-evasion.md)
- [Info Extraction](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/info-extraction-1.md)
- [Inline Shapes](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/inline-shapes.md)
- [.MAM Files](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/.mam-files.md)
- [PowerPoint](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/powerpoint.md)
- [ACCDE](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/accde.md)
- [Shellcode Execution](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/shellcode-execution.md)
- [Info Extraction](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/info-extraction.md)
- [Dechaining Macros](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/macros/dechaining-macros.md)
- [Field Abuse](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/field-abuse.md)
- [DDE](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/ms-office/dde.md)
- [Payload Delivery](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/payload-delivery.md)
- [File Formats](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats.md)
- [MSG](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/msg.md)
- [RTF](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/rtf.md)
- [REG](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/reg.md)
- [BAT](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/bat.md)
- [MSI Files](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/msi-files.md)
- [IQY](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/iqy.md)
- [CHM](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/chm.md)
- [LNK](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/lnk.md)
- [Using LNK to Automatically Download Payloads](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/lnk/using-lnk-to-automatically-download-payloads.md)
- [HTA](https://kwcsec.gitbook.io/the-red-team-handbook/techniques/initial-access/file-formats/hta.md)