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Bad char generator to instruct encoders such as shikata-ga-nai to transform those to other chars.
https://github.com/cytopia/badchars

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Bad char generator to instruct encoders such as shikata-ga-nai to transform those to other chars.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/cytopia/badchars
Owner: cytopia
License: mit
Created: 2020-01-14T17:38:27.000Z (over 4 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2022-01-01T13:58:18.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-09-07T10:54:02.121Z (26 days ago)
Topics: badchars, cytopia-sec, encoder, encoder-decoder, payload, payloads, reverse-engineering, security-tools
Language: Python
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Stars: 270
Watchers: 4
Forks: 39
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE.txt

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# badchars

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A hex bad char generator to instruct encoders such as [shikata-ga-nai](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/encoders/x86/shikata_ga_nai.rb)
to transform those to other chars.

## :tada: Installation
```bash
pip install badchars
```

## :computer: Usage
```
$ badchars --help
usage: badchars [-h] [-v] [-l int] [-f str]

Badchar generator.

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version Show version information,
-l int, --length int Length of badchars to create. Default: 255
-f str, --format str Format output: c, python, js, php, ruby, bash
```

## :bulb: Examples

#### Plain
```bash
$ badchars
```
```
\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff
```

#### Python
```bash
$ badchars -f python
```
```python
badchars = (
"\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10"
"\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20"
"\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30"
"\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40"
"\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50"
"\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60"
"\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70"
"\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80"
"\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90"
"\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0"
"\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0"
"\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0"
"\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0"
"\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0"
"\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0"
"\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff"
)
```

#### Ruby
```bash
$ badchars -f ruby
```
```ruby
badchars = (
"\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10" +
"\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20" +
"\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30" +
"\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40" +
"\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50" +
"\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60" +
"\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70" +
"\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80" +
"\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90" +
"\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0" +
"\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0" +
"\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0" +
"\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0" +
"\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0" +
"\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0" +
"\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff"
)
```

#### C code
```bash
$ badchars -f c
```
```cpp
char badchars[] =
"\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10"
"\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20"
"\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30"
"\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40"
"\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50"
"\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60"
"\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70"
"\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80"
"\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90"
"\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0"
"\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0"
"\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0"
"\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0"
"\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0"
"\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0"
"\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff";
```

#### Bash
```bash
$ badchars -f bash
```
```bash
badchars=(
\\x01 \\x02 \\x03 \\x04 \\x05 \\x06 \\x07 \\x08 \\x09 \\x0a \\x0b \\x0c \\x0d \\x0e \\x0f \\x10
\\x11 \\x12 \\x13 \\x14 \\x15 \\x16 \\x17 \\x18 \\x19 \\x1a \\x1b \\x1c \\x1d \\x1e \\x1f \\x20
\\x21 \\x22 \\x23 \\x24 \\x25 \\x26 \\x27 \\x28 \\x29 \\x2a \\x2b \\x2c \\x2d \\x2e \\x2f \\x30
\\x31 \\x32 \\x33 \\x34 \\x35 \\x36 \\x37 \\x38 \\x39 \\x3a \\x3b \\x3c \\x3d \\x3e \\x3f \\x40
\\x41 \\x42 \\x43 \\x44 \\x45 \\x46 \\x47 \\x48 \\x49 \\x4a \\x4b \\x4c \\x4d \\x4e \\x4f \\x50
\\x51 \\x52 \\x53 \\x54 \\x55 \\x56 \\x57 \\x58 \\x59 \\x5a \\x5b \\x5c \\x5d \\x5e \\x5f \\x60
\\x61 \\x62 \\x63 \\x64 \\x65 \\x66 \\x67 \\x68 \\x69 \\x6a \\x6b \\x6c \\x6d \\x6e \\x6f \\x70
\\x71 \\x72 \\x73 \\x74 \\x75 \\x76 \\x77 \\x78 \\x79 \\x7a \\x7b \\x7c \\x7d \\x7e \\x7f \\x80
\\x81 \\x82 \\x83 \\x84 \\x85 \\x86 \\x87 \\x88 \\x89 \\x8a \\x8b \\x8c \\x8d \\x8e \\x8f \\x90
\\x91 \\x92 \\x93 \\x94 \\x95 \\x96 \\x97 \\x98 \\x99 \\x9a \\x9b \\x9c \\x9d \\x9e \\x9f \\xa0
\\xa1 \\xa2 \\xa3 \\xa4 \\xa5 \\xa6 \\xa7 \\xa8 \\xa9 \\xaa \\xab \\xac \\xad \\xae \\xaf \\xb0
\\xb1 \\xb2 \\xb3 \\xb4 \\xb5 \\xb6 \\xb7 \\xb8 \\xb9 \\xba \\xbb \\xbc \\xbd \\xbe \\xbf \\xc0
\\xc1 \\xc2 \\xc3 \\xc4 \\xc5 \\xc6 \\xc7 \\xc8 \\xc9 \\xca \\xcb \\xcc \\xcd \\xce \\xcf \\xd0
\\xd1 \\xd2 \\xd3 \\xd4 \\xd5 \\xd6 \\xd7 \\xd8 \\xd9 \\xda \\xdb \\xdc \\xdd \\xde \\xdf \\xe0
\\xe1 \\xe2 \\xe3 \\xe4 \\xe5 \\xe6 \\xe7 \\xe8 \\xe9 \\xea \\xeb \\xec \\xed \\xee \\xef \\xf0
\\xf1 \\xf2 \\xf3 \\xf4 \\xf5 \\xf6 \\xf7 \\xf8 \\xf9 \\xfa \\xfb \\xfc \\xfd \\xfe \\xff
)
```

#### PHP
```bash
$ badchars -f php
```
```php
$badchars =
"\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10" +
"\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20" +
"\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30" +
"\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40" +
"\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50" +
"\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60" +
"\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70" +
"\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80" +
"\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90" +
"\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0" +
"\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0" +
"\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0" +
"\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0" +
"\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0" +
"\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0" +
"\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff";
```

#### Javascript
```bash
$ badchars -f js
```
```javascript
var badchars =
"\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10" +
"\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20" +
"\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30" +
"\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40" +
"\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50" +
"\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60" +
"\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70" +
"\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80" +
"\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90" +
"\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0" +
"\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0" +
"\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0" +
"\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0" +
"\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0" +
"\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0" +
"\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff";
```

## :lock: [cytopia](https://github.com/cytopia) sec tools

Below is a list of sec tools and docs I am maintaining.

| Name | Category | Language | Description |
|----------------------|----------------------|------------|-------------|
| **[offsec]** | Documentation | Markdown | Offsec checklist, tools and examples |
| **[header-fuzz]** | Enumeration | Bash | Fuzz HTTP headers |
| **[smtp-user-enum]** | Enumeration | Python 2+3 | SMTP users enumerator |
| **[urlbuster]** | Enumeration | Python 2+3 | Mutable web directory fuzzer |
| **[pwncat]** | Pivoting | Python 2+3 | Cross-platform netcat on steroids |
| **[badchars]** | Reverse Engineering | Python 2+3 | Badchar generator |
| **[fuzza]** | Reverse Engineering | Python 2+3 | TCP fuzzing tool |

[offsec]: https://github.com/cytopia/offsec
[header-fuzz]: https://github.com/cytopia/header-fuzz
[smtp-user-enum]: https://github.com/cytopia/smtp-user-enum
[urlbuster]: https://github.com/cytopia/urlbuster
[pwncat]: https://github.com/cytopia/pwncat
[badchars]: https://github.com/cytopia/badchars
[fuzza]: https://github.com/cytopia/fuzza

## :octocat: Contributing

See **[Contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)** to help to improve this project.

## :exclamation: Disclaimer

This tool may be used for legal purposes only. Users take full responsibility for any actions performed using this tool. The author accepts no liability for damage caused by this tool. If these terms are not acceptable to you, then do not use this tool.

## :page_facing_up: License

**[MIT License](LICENSE.txt)**