Re: Packer testing

From: Brendan Dolan-Gavitt (mooyix@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Aug 10 2006 - 15:56:47 EDT


If you're just looking for a generic, safe executable packer, UPX is
the way to go. It's open source and quite reputable:

http://upx.sourceforge.net/

-Brendan

On 10 Aug 2006 13:58:34 -0000, barcajax@gmail.com <barcajax@gmail.com> wrote:
> I came across an article that introduced the concept of using packer software to hide an executable file in another file such as a jpg file. I want to try this out but am worried about downloading malicious files disguised as packers. Can anyone recommend a legit/safe packer that I can use for my testing purpose? Thanks.
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