Packers/Crypters/Protectors
Freeware packers
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UPX by Laszlo
& Markus. 30.XII.2000.
News:
- excellent compression ratio. |
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PE-PaCK by ANAKiN.
12.I.1999. Quote: I have compared PEPACK to all the other PE packers I know off: PETITE, PECRYPT, WWPACK32, SHRINKER, STNPEE... And I can proudly say, that PEPACK beats up all of them. |
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PE Diminisher by tERAPHY. 11.IX.1999. PE Diminisher is a simple PE packer. Just run it, open the file you want to pack, and select Encrypt File! This software was written in learning purpose only. Nice GUI. |
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Commercial packers
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PECompact by Jeremy
Collake. 12.XII.2000.
News: PECompact is a utility that compresses Windows 9x/NT4/w2k executables, while leaving them 100% functional. PECompact compresses the code, data, selected resources, import/export table of a win32 executable and optimizes its structure. It then installs a symbiont which decompresses the executable at run-time without any noticeable speed difference. Load time can actually be improved in some cases because less data has to be retrieved from the disk. |
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PEBundle by Jeremy
Collake. 24.XI.2000. PEBundle physically attaches DLL(s) to an executable, resolving dependencies in memory and therefore removing the requirement of the DLL image(s) to be distributed with the executable, or exist as a separate physical image. PEBundle does NOT write attached DLLs to disk, but handles API dependencies transparently in memory with virtually no extra memory usage over the normal requirement for the EXE+DLL, except in the special case of, what would have been, a shared DLL module. |
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AS-Pack (shareware) by Solodovnikov
Alexey. 05.X.2000.
News: ASPack is an advanced Win32 executable file compressor, capable of reducing the file size of 32-bit Windows programs by as much as 70%. (ASPack's compression ratio improves upon the industry-standrad zip file format by as much as 10-20%.) ASPack makes Windows 95/98/NT programs and libraries smaller, and decrease load times across networks, and download times from the internet; it also protects programs against reverse engineering by non-professional hackers. Programs compressed with ASPack are self-contained and run exactly as before, with no runtime performance penalties. |
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Petite (shareware) by Ian
Luck. 17.XII.1999.
News: Petite is a Windows 9x/NT executable (EXE/DLL/etc...) compressor. It allows compression of the whole executable - code, data and resources. Petite automatically decides which parts of the executable can be compressed and which parts need to be left as they are. The compressed output executable can be run as if it was the original uncompressed file. |
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NeoLite (shareware) by NeoWorx
Inc. 04.IV.1999. NeoLite compresses Windows 32-bit .EXE files and DLLs. It compresses them in such a manner that they are still executed normally. No additional software is required to run the compressed software, it is completely transparent. There is no speed penalty incurred. |
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Shrinker (demo) by Blinkinc.
03.II.1999. Shrinker will take almost any 16 or 32 bit Windows .exe, .dll, .dpl, .drv or .ocx file or any real mode DOS .exe file and transparently compress it. Compression ratios will vary from file to file, but many files will compress by 70% or more. |
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PKLite32 (shareware) by PKWare.
9.VI.1999. PKLITE32 may be used to reduce the size of any Windows 32 bit Portable Executable (i.e. PE) "Image" file. The PE file format is based on the Common Object File Format (i.e. COFF) and is the primary Windows 32-bit executable file format. In addition to executable files, PKLITE32 will compress Dynamic Link Library (i.e. .DLL) files, OLE Custom Control (i.e. .OCX) files, or any PE based file type. |
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WWPack 32 by Piotr
Warezak. 07.VII.2000.
News: WWPack32 will save you disk space and it will also protect your programs from cracking. WWPack32 will reduce traffic over local computer networks (compressed files run faster on the net)! |
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Crunch by BitArts.
01.II.2000. Crunch allows you to reduce your EXE's, DLL's, OCX's and screensavers by up to 70% and still run as normal. Crunch introduces powerful compression and encryption that hides your real program code from hex editors etc. Crunch'ed files can be distributed without need for additional files or dependencies. |
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Fusion by BitArts.
01.II.2000. Ever imagined a VB program requiring no VB runtimes ? Fusion links in all runtime dependencies and even OCX's to create a single standalone executable. Compression reduces the overall application footprint and encryption of your program code adds further security. Works with all Windows 32-bit exe/dll/ocx and screen savers. |
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Freeware Crypters/Protectors
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PECRYPT32 by random,
killa and acpizer.
12.I.1999.
- Code, Data, Resource, Relocation, Import Encryption. |
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CodeCrypt by defiler. 27.IV.2000.
News:
- anti-debugging code. |
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tElock by tHE
EGOiSTE. 13.XII.2000.
News: Little PE-Compressor/Encryptor with anti-ProcDump and -SoftICE. Has been tested on Win9x, NT, ME and 2K. |
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by JunkCode. 03.VIII.2002. News: Win9x compatible. Includes anti-debugging, anti-tracing routines. |
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yoda's Crypter by yoda. 13.XII.2000.
- Softice detection |
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NFO by bart.
17.III.2000.
- import table handling |
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PeX by bart.
15.VIII.2000.
- code,data,import compression(based on APLIB v0.26b by Joergen Ibsen)&encryption |
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PCPEC "alpha - preview" by The+Q,
Plushmm & MrNop. 12.I.1999. This release of PCPEC may be considered an alpha or "preview" of what is to come from the Phrozen Crew. This project was an output of our interest in the Win32 PE header structure. As such, we used this opportunity to do some research and perform some coding...and viola! PCPEC is born ;-) |
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PE-SHiELD by ANAKiN
[DaVinci]. 03.II.2000. - Fixed a few little bugs on request and added some AD stuff. PE-SHiELD is a program, which encrypts 32-bit Windows EXE files, leaving them still executable. The previous version was over a year in the wild and there is still no unpacker for it. |
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PELOCKnt by :MARQUIS:DE:SOIRÐE: 12.I.1999.
- Protect any Windows 32-bit Portable EXE & DLL file, leaving it executable. |
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PE-PROTECT by Christoph
Gabler. 12.I.1999.
- Protected files run fast |
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PE-Encrypter by Stone.
12.I.1999.
- Compression |
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VGCrypt by Virogen.
26.I.1999.
- three types of PE parasticality |
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PE password protector by SMT.
10.II.2000. This tool can protect your PE-executables with password. Password is not stored in file, only signature. It is recommended to protect your files with any PE-crypt after adding password. 100% coded in ASM. |
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NoodleCrypt by NoodleSpa. 07.XII.2000.
- Win9x compatible. |
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LameCrpyt by LaZaRus.
09.I.2000.
This is surely the lamest EXE Cryptor that was ever developed. In
this very early stage it does nothing but crypt the first section of
the PE header (whatever it it) with the genuine XOR 90 method. Let's
hope this gets better when newer versions are released. |
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Commercial Crypters/Protectors
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PC Guard for Win32 (shareware) by Blagoje
Ceklic. 31.V.2000. PC Guard for Win32 is a professional software protection and licensing system. With PC Guard for Win32 you can easily protect Windows 95/98/NT 32bit EXE/DLL applications from illegal distribution and reverse engineering . Even more, you don't need any source code editing or programming experience for this. Everything is fully automatic! |
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Armadillo by Silicon
Realms Toolworks. 24.XI.2000. Armadillo is a powerful software protection system. It wraps around your program like an armored shell, defending your work from pirates and program crackers with state-of-the-art encryption, data compression, and other security features. It allows you to design and add a complete software protection and registration-key system to your existing programs in five minutes or less, with no changes to your program's code! And it works with any language that produces a 32-bit Windows EXE file. |
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ASProtect by Solodovnikov
Alexey. 06.X.2000. ASProtect - the system of software protection of applications, designed for quick implementation of application protection functions, especially targeted for shareware authors. ASProtect is designed for such specific tasks as working with registration keys and creation of evaluation and trial application versions. |
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ELFCrypt by JunkCode. 20.III.2002.
It's supposed to encrypt the .code section (.text, in most cases) and decrypts itself at run-time. |
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