code packer

Definitions

A software utility that compresses or encrypts an executable file to reduce its size or protect its contents from reverse engineering.

A program designed to obfuscate or pack malicious software to evade detection by antivirus scanners.

Examples

The malware author used a sophisticated code packer to obfuscate the malicious payload and evade detection by antivirus software.

Reverse engineers often struggle to analyze binaries that have been protected by a custom code packer.

Modern security tools are becoming more adept at identifying the signature patterns left behind by a typical code packer.

Synonyms

executable compressor binary obfuscator runtime packer software shrinker payload encryptor self-extracting archive binary protector

Antonyms

binary unpacker deobfuscator executable extractor code analyzer disassembler decompiler static analysis tool