Protectors Hit-list | mBRS Reversing Area

List of packers, crypters and protectors in general that I found around the internet. If a packer has the check it means that I’ve been able to crack/unpack a software that was using it without automated unpackers (unless stated).

Alienyze

https://alienyze.com - Advanced software protection and security for Windows 32-bit executables.

Alternate EXE Packer

https://www.alternate-tools.com/pages/c_exepacker.php - Compression tool for executable files type EXE or DLL’s relying on UPX 3.96.

Amber

https://github.com/EgeBalci/amber/releases - Position-independent reflective PE loader that enables in-memory execution of native PE files EXE, DLL, SYS .

Andromeda

https://blog.morphisec.com/andromeda-tactics-analyzed - Custom packer used in malware campaigns using RunPE techniques for evading AV mitigation methods.

APKProtect

https://sourceforge.net/projects/apkprotect - APK encryption and shell protection supporting Java and C++.

Armadillo

https://web.archive.org/web/20030324043555/https://www.exetools.com/files/protectors/win/armd252b2.zip - Incorporates both a license manager and wrapper system for protecting PE files.

Version 4.0

ASPack

http://www.aspack.com/aspack.html - Advanced solution created to provide Win32 EXE file packing and to protect them against non-professional reverse engineering.

Some

ASProtect 32

http://www.aspack.com/asprotect32.html - Multifunctional EXE packing tool designed for software developers to protect 32-bit applications with in-built application copy protection system.

Version 2.1x

ASProtect 64

http://www.aspack.com/asprotect64.html - Tool for protecting 64-bit applications and .NET applications for Windows against unauthorized use, industrial and home copying, professional hacking and analysis of software products distributed over the Internet and on any physical media.

AutoIT

https://www.autoitscript.com/site - Legitimate executable encryption service.

AxProtector

https://www.wibu.com/us/products/protection-suite/axprotector.html - Encrypts the complete software you aim to protect, and shields it with a security shell, AxEngine, best-of-breed anti-debugging and anti-disassembly methods are then injected into your software.

BangCle

https://github.com/woxihuannisja/Bangcle - Protection tool using the second generation Android Hardening Protection, loading the encrypted DEX file from memory dynamically.

Bero

https://blog.rosseaux.net/page/875fbe6549aa072b5ee0ac9cefff4827/BeRoEXEPacker - Bero EXE Packer (BEP for 32-bit windows executables.)

BIN-crypter

https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/129383-bin-crypter/ - EXE protection software against crackers and decompilers.

BoxedApp Packer

https://www.boxedapp.com/boxedapppacker

Code Virtualizer

https://www.oreans.com/CodeVirtualizer.php - Code Virtualizer is a powerful code obfuscation system for Windows, Linux and macOS applications that helps developers to protect their sensitive code areas against Reverse Engineering with very strong obfuscation code, based on code virtualization.

ConfuserEx

https://github.com/mkaring/ConfuserEx - An open-source, free protector for .NET applications.

Crinkler

https://github.com/runestubbe/Crinkler - Compressing linker for Windows, specifically targeted towards executables with a size of just a few kilobytes.

DarkCrypt

https://totalcmd.net/plugring/darkcrypttc.html - Simply and powerful plugin for Total Commander used for file encryption using 100 algorithms and 5 modes.

DexGuard

https://www.guardsquare.com/en/products/dexguard - Android app obfuscation & security protocols for mobile app protection.

DexProtector

https://dexprotector.com/ - Multi-layered RASP solution that secures your Android and iOS apps against static and dynamic analysis, illegal use and tampering.

DotBundle

https://web.archive.org/web/20160508074421/http://www.dotbundle.com:80/download.html - GUI tool to compress, encrypt ad password-protect a .NET application or embed .NET libraries.

DotNetZ

https://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Packers-Crypters-Protectors/NETZ.shtml - Straightforward and lightweight, command-line piece of software written in C that allows you to compress and pack Microsoft .NET Framework executable files.

ElecKey

https://www.sciensoft.com - Suite of software and tools that offer a complete solution for software protection, copy protection, and license management.

ELFCrypt

https://github.com/droberson/ELFcrypt - Simple ELF crypter using RC4 encryption.

ELFuck

https://github.com/timhsutw/elfuck - ELF packer for i386 original version from sk2 by sd.

Enigma Protector

https://www.enigmaprotector.com - Professional system for executable files licensing and protection.

Enigma Virtual Box

https://www.enigmaprotector.com/en/aboutvb.html - Application virtualization system for Windows.

Eronona-Packer

https://github.com/Eronana/packer - This is a packer for exe under win32.

EXE Bundle

https://www.webtoolmaster.com/exebundle.htm - Bundles application files into a single PE32 file.

EXE Stealth

http://www.webtoolmaster.com/packer.htm - Anti-cracking protection and licensing tool for PE files featuring compression and encryption polymorphic technology.

Ezuri

https://github.com/guitmz/ezuri/blob/master/ezuri.go - A Simple Linux ELF Runtime Crypter.

GzExe

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git - Utility that allows to compress executables as a shell script.

hXOR-Packer

https://github.com/rurararura/hXOR-Packer - PE packer with Huffman compression and XOR encryption.

LIAPP

https://liapp.lockincomp.com - Easiest and most powerful mobile app security solution.

LM-X License Manager

https://www.x-formation.com/lm-x-license-manager - LM-X License Manager lets you protect your products against piracy by enforcing various levels of security, save time, and reduce business risks.

m0dern_p4cker

https://github.com/n4sm/m0dern_p4cker - Just a modern packer for elf binaries ( works on linux executables only .

MidgetPack

https://github.com/arisada/midgetpack - Midgetpack is a binary packer for ELF binaries, such as burneye, upx or other tools.

MPRESS

https://www.autohotkey.com/mpress/mpress_web.htm - Compresses (using LZMA and protects PE, .NET or Mach-O programs against reverse engineering.

NetCrypt

https://github.com/friedkiwi/netcrypt - A proof-of-concept packer for .NET executables, designed to provide a starting point to explain the basic principles of runtime packing.

.netshrink

https://www.pelock.com/products/netshrink - Executable compressor for your Windows or Linux .NET application executable file using LZMA.

NPack

http://www.nsdsn.com/english/nspack.zip - Can compress 32bits and 64bits exe, dll, ocx, scr Windows program.

NSPack

https://nspack.apponic.com/ - 32/64-bits exe, dll, ocx, scr Windows program compressor.

Version 3.5

Obsidium

http://www.obsidium.de/show.php?home - Feature-rich professional software protection and licensing system designed as a cost effective and easy to implement, yet reliable and non-invasive way to protect your 32- and 64-bit Windows software applications and games from reverse engineering.

Origami

https://github.com/dr4k0nia/Origami - Packer compressing .net assemblies, (ab using the PE format for data storage.

OSX_Packer

https://github.com/AlysonBee/OSX_Packer - Binary packer for the Mach-O file format.

Pakkero

https://github.com/89luca89/pakkero - Pakkero is a binary packer written in Go made for fun and educational purpose.

Pakr

https://github.com/iangcarroll/pakr - In-memory packer for macOS Mach-O bundles.

Papaw

https://github.com/dimkr/papaw - Permissively-licensed packer for ELF executables using LZMA Zstandard or Deflate compression.

PE-Packer

https://github.com/czs108/PE-Packer - Simple packer for Windows 32-bits PE files.

PE-Toy

https://github.com/r0ngwe1/petoy - A PE file packer.

PELock

https://www.pelock.com - Software protection system for Windows executable files ; protects your applications from tampering and reverse engineering, and provides extensive support for software license key management, including support for time trial periods.

PePacker

https://github.com/SamLarenN/PePacker - Simple PE Packer Which Encrypts .text Section I release a simple PE file packer which encrypts the .text section and adds a decryption stub to the end of the last section.

PEShield

https://webscene.ir/tools/show/PE-SHIELD-0.25 - PE-SHiELD is a program, which encrypts 32-bit Windows EXE files, leaving them still executable.

PESpin

http://downloads.fyxm.net/PESpin-95477.html

PEtite

https://www.un4seen.com/petite/ - Free Win32 Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/Vista/7/etc executable EXE/DLL/etc compressor.

PEzoNG

Framework for automatically creating stealth binaries that target a very low detection rate in a Windows environment.

RapidEXE

https://sourceforge.net/projects/rapidexe - Simple and efficient way to convert a PHP/Python script to a standalone executable.

Silent-Packer

https://github.com/SilentVoid13/Silent_Packer - Silent Packer is an ELF / PE packer written in pure C.

Simple-PE32-Packer

https://github.com/z3r0d4y5/Simple-PE32-Packer - Simple PE32 Packer with aPLib compression library.

SimpleDPack

https://github.com/YuriSizuku/SimpleDpack - A very simple windows EXE packing tool for learning or investigating PE structure.

Smart Packer

https://www.smartpacker.nl - Packs 32 & 64bit applications with DLLs, data files, 3rd party run-time into one single executable that runs instantly, with no installs or hassles.

Squishy

https://logicoma.io/squishy - Modern packer developed for 64kb demoscene productions, targets 32bit and 64bit executables.

theArk

https://github.com/aaaddress1/theArk - Windows x86 PE Packer In C++.

Themida

https://www.oreans.com/themida.php - From Renovo paper: Themida converts the original x86 instructions into virtual instructions in its own randomized instruction set, and then interpret these virtual instructions at run-time.

Tigress

Univeristy of Arizona VM protector

UPX

https://upx.github.io/ - Ultimate Packer for eXecutables.

VirtualMachineObfuscationPoC

https://github.com/eaglx/VirtualMachineObfuscationPoC - Obfuscation method using virtual machine.

VMProtect

https://vmpsoft.com/products/vmprotect - VMProtect protects code by executing it on a virtual machine with non-standard architecture that makes it extremely difficult to analyze and crack the software.

Ward

https://github.com/ex0dus-0x/ward - Simple implementation of an ELF packer that creates stealthy droppers for loading malicious ELFs in-memory.

xorPacker

https://github.com/nqntmqmqmb/xorPacker - Simple packer working with all PE files which cipher your exe with a XOR implementation.

ZProtect

http://www.jiami.net - Renames metadata entities and supports advanced obfuscation methods that harden protection scheme and foil reverse engineering altogether.

20to4

http://20to4.net - Executable compressor that is able to stuff about 20k of finest code and data into less than 4k.

ACProtect

https://www.yaldex.com/Bestsoft/Utilities/acprotect.htm - Application that allows to protect Windows executable files against piracy, using RSA to create and verify the registration keys and unlock code.

AHPack

https://www.delphibasics.info/home/delphibasicscounterstrikewireleases/ahpacker01byfeuerraderahteam - PE and PE+ file packer.

Application Protector

https://sourceforge.net/projects/balaji/ - Tool for protecting Windows applications.

AT4RE Protector

https://en.52yma.com/thread-5444-1-1.html - Very simple PE files protector programmed in ASM.

AverCryptor

https://web.archive.org/web/20071012084924/http://secnull.org - Small and very handy utility designed to encrypt notes in which you can store any private information - it helps to hide your infection from antiviruses.

BurnEye

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/29691/burneye-1.0-linux-static.tar.gz.html - Burneye ELF encryption program, x86-linux binary.

ByteBoozer

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=33093 - Commodore 64 executable packer.

CryptExec

http://phrack.org/issues/63/13.html - Next-generation runtime binary encryption using on-demand function extraction.

EXE Guarder

http://www.exeicon.com/exeguarder - Licensing tool for PE files allowing to compress and specify a password notice.

EXE Wrapper

https://web.archive.org/web/20160331144211/http://533soft.com/exewrapper - Protects any EXE file with a password from non-authorized execution.

Exe32Pack

https://exe32pack.apponic.com/ - Compresses Win32 EXEs, DLLs, etc and dynamically expands them upon execution.

Version 1.42

EXECryptor

https://execryptor.freedownloadscenter.com/windows - Protects EXE programs from reverse engineering, analysis, modifications and cracking.

ExeFog

https://www.delphibasics.info/home/delphibasicscounterstrikewireleases/exefog11-executablepackerbybagie - Simple Win32 PE files packer.

eXPressor

https://www.cgsoftlabs.ro/express.html - Used as a compressor this tool can compress EXE files to half their normal size.

Version 1.3

FSG / FastSmallGood

https://web.archive.org/web/20030324043555/https://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/win/fsg.zip - Fast Small Good, perfect compressor for small exes, eg.

GHF Protector

https://www.delphibasics.info/home/delphibasicscounterstrikewireleases/ghfprotector10 - Executable packer / protector based on open source engines Morphine and AHPack.

HackStop

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=hs - EXE and COM programs encrypter and protector.

Kkrunchy

http://www.farbrausch.de/~fg/kkrunchy - Kkrunchy is a small exe packer primarily meant for 64k intros.

Laturi

http://laturi.haxor.fi - Linker and compressor intended to be used for macOS 1k, 4k and perhaps 64K intros.

mPack

https://blog.fearcat.in/a?ID=00050-86a031da-e36f-4409-9a08-d3d993dbf8f5 - mPack - mario PACKersimple Win32 PE Executable compressor.

NTPacker

https://hacking-software-free-download.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-packer-v21.html - PE file packer relying on aPlib for compression and/or XOR for encryption.

PECompact

http://www.bitsum.com/pec2.asp - Windows executable compressor featuring third-party plug-ins offering protection against reverse engineering.

PECompact+MSLRH Version 0.32a

RDMC

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/rdm006be.zip - DMC algorithm based packer.

RLPack

https://web.archive.org/web/20070527132336/http://rlpack.jezgra.net - Compresses your executables and dynamic link libraries in a way that keeps them small and has no effect on compressed file functionality.

RSCC

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=rscc - ROSE Super COM Crypt ; polymorph cryptor for files greater than 300-400B and smaller than 60kB.

RUCC

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=rucc - ROSE Ultra COM Compressor ; COM and EXE compression utility based on 624.

Sentinel HASP Envelope

https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/en-gb/software-monetization/all-products/sentinel-hasp - Wrapping application that protects the target application with a secure shield, providing a means to counteract reverse engineering and other anti-debugging measures.

sePACKER

https://sourceforge.net/projects/sepacker/ - Simple Executable Packer is compressing executables’ code section inorder to decrease size of binary files.

Shiva

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/31087/shiva-0.95.tar.gz.html - Shiva is a tool to encrypt ELF executables under Linux.

tElock

https://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Packers-Crypters-Protectors/Telock.shtml - Telock is a practical tool that intends to help developers who want to protect their work and reduce the size of the executable files.

Version 0.98b1

TTProtect

http://www.ttprotect.com - Professional protection tool designed for software developers to protect their PE applications against illegal modification or decompilation.

UPack

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/upack399.rar - Compresses Windows PE file.

UPX-Scrambler

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=upxs - Scrambler for files packed with UPX (up to 1.06 so that they cannot be unpacked with the ‘-d’ option.

WinUpack

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/wupck039.zip - Graphical interface for Upack, a command-line program used to create self-extracting archives from Windows PE files.

XComp

http://www.soft-lab.de/JoKo/index_old.htm - PE32 image file packer and rebuilder.

Yoda Crypter

https://sourceforge.net/projects/yodap/files/Yoda%20Crypter/1.3/yC1.3.zip/download - Supports polymorphic encryption, softice detection, anti-debug API’s, anti-dumping, etc, encrypts the Import Table and erases PE Header.

Yoda Protector

http://yodap.sourceforge.net - Free, open source, Windows 32-bit software protector.

32Lite

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/32lte02d.zip - Compression tool for executable files created with Watcom C/C++ compiler.

624

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/624-11.zip - COM packer that can compress COM programs shorter than 25000 bytes.

ABK Scrambler

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=abk-scrambler - COM file scrambler and protector recoded from ABKprot.

AEP

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=aep - Addition Encode-Protective for COM and EXE file.

AINEXE

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=ainexe - DOS executable packer (part of the AIN Archiver suite .

aPack

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/apack099.zip - 16-bit real-mode DOS executable ( .EXE and .COM compressor.

AVPack

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/avpck122.zip - Encrypts EXE or COM files so that they’ll be able to start on your PC only.

AXE

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/axe22.zip - Program compression utility.

BIN-Lock

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=bin-lock - COM file scrambler for preventing reverse engineering.

BitLok

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=bitlok - COM and EXE file protector.

C0NtRiVER

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=c0ntriver - COM file encryptor.

CauseWay Compressor

https://github.com/tkchia/causeway/tree/1ead4be14c9e536262e225f090b40b0c6cded286/watcom - DOS EXE compressor.

CC Pro

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=ccpro - COM and EXE executable file compression utility.

CEXE

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/win/cexe10a.zip - Compresses an input EXE into a smaller executable (only runs on WinNT, Win2000 and above - won’t run on Win95 or Win98 .

COMProtector

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=comprotector - Adds a security envelope around DOS .COM files by randomly encrypting it and adding several anti-debugging tricks.

CrackStop

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=crackstop - Tool that creates a security envelope around a DOS EXE file to protect it against crackers.

Crunch

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=crunch - File encryptor for COM and EXE files.

EPack

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/epack16.zip - EXE and COM file compressor ; works with DOS/Windows95 files.

ExeGuard

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=exeguard - DOS EXE files free protector using anti-debugging ticks to prevent hacking, analysis and unpacking.

EXELOCK 666

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=exelock666 - Utility for protecting .EXE files so no lamers can hack out the copyright.

Fire-Pack

http://files.dhs.nu/files_source/axe.zip?fire-pack

FSE

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=fse - Final Fantasy Security Envelope freeware for protecting COM and EXE progams.

Gardian Angel

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=gardian-angel - COM and EXE encrypter and protector using a variety of anti-debugging tricks.

JMCryptExe

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=jmce - DOS EXE encrypter.

LGLZ

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/lglz104b.zip - DOS EXE and COM file compressor using modified LZ77.

LzExe

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=lzexe - MS-DOS executable file compressor.

Mask

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=mask - Tool that prevents COM program from being cracked by using encryption and anti-debugging tricks.

Megalite

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/megal120.zip - MS-DOS executable file compressor.

Mess

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=mess - This tool does the same as HackStop, with the exception that it is freeware for non-commercial use.

Morphine

https://github.com/bowlofstew/rootkit.com/blob/master/hf/Morphine27 - Application for PE files encryption.

Neolite

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/win/neolte20.zip - Compresses Windows 32-bit EXE files and DLLs.

PACK

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/pack201.zip - Executable files compressor.

Pack-Ice

http://files.dhs.nu/files_source/axe.zip?pack-ice

PCShrink

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/win/pcsnk071.zip - Windows 9x/NT executable file compressor relying on the aPLib compression library.

PE Diminisher

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/win/ped.zip - Simple PE packer relying on the aPLib compression library.

PE-Protector

https://web.archive.org/web/20030324043555/https://www.exetools.com/files/protectors/win/pe-protector10.zip - Encrypter/protector for Windows 9x/ME to protect executable files PEagainst reverse engineering or cracking with a very strong protection.

PEBundle

http://www.collakesoftware.com/files/pebsetup.exe - Physically attaches DLL(s to an executable, resolving dependencies in memory.

PEPack

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/win/pepack10.zip - PE compression tool based on the code of a newer version of PE-SHiELD.

PEX

PKlite

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=pklite - Easy-to-use file compression program for compressing DOS and Windows executable files.

Pro-Pack

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/pp219.zip - DOS executable file compressor.

RERP

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/rerp.rar - ROSE’s EXE Relocation Packer.

RJCrush

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/rjc-beta.zip - EXE and COM files compressor with the ability to compress overlays.

Scorpion

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=scorpion - EXE and COM file encrypter and protector.

SecuPack

https://web.archive.org/web/20210119235522/https://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/win/secupack15.zip - Win32 executable compressor.

Shrinker

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/shrinker.exe - Compresses (up to 70% 16 and 32 bit Windows and real mode DOS programs.

SPack

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/spack20.zip

$PIRIT

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=%24pirit - COM/EXE executable files polymorphic encryptor.

SysPack

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/syspack.zip - Device drivers compressor.

T-Pack

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/tpack05.zip - Executable COM-FILE compressor (LZ77 optimized for small files like BBS-Addys or similar files.

TinyProg

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/tinyp39.zip - EXE and COM programs compressor.

TRAP

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=trap - EXE and COM files encrypter and protector.

Vacuum

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/vacuum.zip - Runtime Compressor for DOS32 executables.

VGCrypt

ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.3/sac/security/vgcrypt.zip - PE crypter for Win95/98/NT.

WinLite

https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/winlite1.zip - Compresses Windows executables (such as Pklite, Diet or Wwpack for executables programs under DOS.

WWPack

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=wwpack - Squeezes EXE files, compresses relocation tables, optimizes headers, protects EXE files from hacking.

XE

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=xe - PE32 image file packer and rebuilder.

XorCopy

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=xorcopy - COM file XOR-based encrypter.

XORER

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=xorer - COM file XOR-based encrypter.

XPA

https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104142/http://www.exetools.com/files/compressors/dos/xpa.zip - DOS executable packer.

XPack

https://defacto2.net/f/a520164?packer=xpack - EXE/COM/SYS executable file compressor.