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unlicense

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AI Summary: Unlicense is a Python 3 tool designed to dynamically unpack executables protected by Themida and WinLicense versions 2.x and 3.x, accommodating both 32-bit and 64-bit portable executables (PEs) and .NET assemblies. Its notable features include automatic recovery of the original entry point (OEP) and obfuscated import tables, although it requires a valid license file for certain WinLicense-protected executables and may produce non-runnable dumps. Users can interact with the tool via a command-line interface or a drag-and-drop executable option for ease of use.


README

Unlicense

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A Python 3 tool to dynamically unpack executables protected with Themida/WinLicense 2.x and 3.x.

Warning: This tool will execute the target executable. Make sure to use this tool in a VM if you’re unsure about what the target executable does.

Note: You need to use a 32-bit Python interpreter to dump 32-bit executables.

Features

  • Handles Themida/Winlicense 2.x and 3.x
  • Handles 32-bit and 64-bit PEs (EXEs and DLLs)
  • Handles 32-bit and 64-bit .NET assemblies (EXEs only)
  • Recovers the original entry point (OEP) automatically
  • Recovers the (obfuscated) import table automatically

Known Limitations

  • Doesn’t handle .NET assembly DLLs
  • Doesn’t produce runnable dumps in most cases
  • Resolving imports for 32-bit executables packed with Themida 2.x is pretty slow
  • Requires a valid license file to unpack WinLicense-protected executables that require license files to start

How To

Download

You can either download the PyInstaller-generated executables from the “Releases” section or fetch the project with git and install it with pip:

pip install git+https://github.com/ergrelet/unlicense.git

Use

If you don’t want to deal the command-line interface (CLI) you can simply drag-and-drop the target binary on the appropriate (32-bit or 64-bit) unlicense executable (which is available in the “Releases” section).

Otherwise here’s what the CLI looks like:

unlicense --help
NAME
    unlicense.exe - Unpack executables protected with Themida/WinLicense 2.x and 3.x

SYNOPSIS
    unlicense.exe PE_TO_DUMP <flags>

DESCRIPTION
    Unpack executables protected with Themida/WinLicense 2.x and 3.x

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
    PE_TO_DUMP
        Type: str

FLAGS
    --verbose=VERBOSE
        Type: bool
        Default: False
    --pause_on_oep=PAUSE_ON_OEP
        Type: bool
        Default: False
    --no_imports=NO_IMPORTS
        Type: bool
        Default: False
    --force_oep=FORCE_OEP
        Type: Optional[Optional]
        Default: None
    --target_version=TARGET_VERSION
        Type: Optional[Optional]
        Default: None
    --timeout=TIMEOUT
        Type: int
        Default: 10

NOTES
    You can also use flags syntax for POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS