Properly 'Encode / Obfuscate' Your Code | ObfuscateBatch Plugin | By Gls
Hey, Everyone! It's me PaperTronics and I'm back with an article based on a popular question, "How Do I Encrypt/Encode/Obfuscate My Code?" If you have the same question, or if you're interested in obfuscation then you're in the right place! Here, in this article. I'm Going to Tell You about the meaning of Encryption. And, How you can achieve it Using the Great creation of Dave Benham. Who is one of the Top level Batch programmers. And, They have created this great plugin for helping others around the globe.
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| Code Encryption |
What is Obfuscation?
Before, we take a detailed look into the method of Obfuscation. You might want to know what is obfuscation? Here's a simple Explanation - Obfuscation is the art of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. In other words, obfuscation of code means making your code confusing so that other programmers may not be able to snoop or modify your code!
What is ObfuscateBatch Plugin?
There are several different methods to obfuscate your code, e.g MD5, ROT13, etc. Depending on the method you use, your code may or may not be that much secure. TheBATeam has already published an article on How to manually obfuscate your code. But, Manually obfuscating your code is a lot of work to go through, especially if your code is a lengthy one.
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| Layering Your Original Data! |
This is a great batch plugin of 5.33 KBs of Size, And it uses JREPL plugin for its proper functioning. Both the ObfuscateBatch Plugin & JREPL are created and distributed by Dave Benham. And, Analyzing their work - We can simply say that - the guy is a genius. And, helping others with his amazing abilities. We, as a team - really appreciate their work.
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” - Pablo Picasso
So, that's why, Today TheBATeam has brought you the ObfuscateBat Application | By dbenham. Which will enable you to automatically obfuscate your code efficiently! It uses the ROT13 cipher and HiByte (which represents an extended ASCII character between \xA1-\xFF) to give you the optimal layer of security over your code. It requires the JRepl Plugin which is also created by dbenham to work as desired. You can download both of them using the download link below.
Features of ObfuscateBatch
Now that you've gained knowledge of the application and how it functions. You should take a look at its astonishing features:
- Light Weight - Only 5.33 KB size
- Obfuscates everything - Including labels, variables, variable values, plain text, etc.
- Allows preserving - Comments and other text surrounded with {: } will be preserved
- Easy To Use - Only takes in 2 parameters to obfuscate the Code
- Fast and Efficient - Optimal Obfuscation in only a few milliseconds
- Highly Effective on Simple batch files... (Not tested on Complicated ones).
Rules For Using This Plugin on Your batch Programs
And, As you know - To Control a big system. We need some rules and regulations. That is the same case with this great batch plugin. you need to understand few Rules of using the ObfuscateBatch Plugin on your batch files. Here are some descriptions from the Programmer Dave Benham.
- - Labels should be enclosed in braces:
:{Label}
goto {Label}
call :{Label} - User defined variable names should be enclosed in braces:
set "{VarName}=value"
echo %{VarName}% or %{VarName}:find=replace% etc.
echo !{VarName}! or !{VarName}:find=replace! etc. - Standard "variable" names like %comspec%, %random%, etc. should NOT be enclosed in braces. Such variables will not be obfuscated. If possible, use delayed expansion instead. For example - !comspec!, !random!, etc. Variable names within delayed expansion are obfuscated.
- Text that should remain human readable within the resultant code should be enclosed in {: }
{: This text is not obfuscated} - Text that should have the ROT13 cipher applied, but not encoded as %HiByte%, should be enclosed in {< }
{< This text has the ROT13 cipher applied only } - Comments of the form %=Comment=% should be enclosed within braces %={ ROT13 will be applied to this comment }=%
- Remember to use /M if text between braces spans multiple lines
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| Properly 'Encode / Obfuscate' Your Code | ObfuscateBat Plugin | By dbenham |
Usage
The syntax of ObfuscateBat is quite unsophisticated. Although, You can simply Use it by calling the plugin and writing the Filename in front of it. And, it will generate a Obfuscated version of your batch File. TheBATeam has converted a 1.5 KBs of Simple PDF reader Test plugin. And, it results in 5.6 KBs of Obfuscated file. And, On Execution - It worked fine as before. But still, its efficiency is unbeatable! So, without any further ado, let's jump right into it!
ObfuscateBatch [/M] SourceFile [OutputFile]
Where:
/M: Enables multi-line text/comment preserving
SourceFile: The name of the file you want to obfuscate
OutputFile: The name of the file you want the obfuscated code to be placed in
Note: If OutputFile is undefined, then the output file is named the same as the base name of SourceFile, with _obfuscated appended, and the extension is preserved.
Take a peek at the comments provided in the Source Code of ObfuscateBat for more info on optimal obfuscation and to know how the code is actually obfuscated. Anyways, that's it for the article! You can support TheBATeam by giving your precious feedback in the comment section below! If you want your application/plugin to be featured on our website then feel free to click the Your Work tab above. Thanks for your time!
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