# EgeBalci/amber

Reflective PE packer.

Repository: https://github.com/EgeBalci/amber
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/egebalci-amber
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: packer, pe, crypter, assembly, stub, shellcode, shellcode-loader, payload, amber
Last push: 2024-02-22T17:44:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3382, "days_push": 923, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1442, forks 219 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:44.363568+00:00)

## What it is
Amber is a reflective PE packer that converts Windows PE files (EXE, DLL, SYS) into position-independent shellcode payloads for in-memory execution. It encodes payloads with the SGN encoder and resolves Windows API addresses covertly to evade antivirus, IDS/IPS, and application whitelisting.

## Use cases
- pack a PE executable into reflective shellcode
- bypass antivirus detection for a payload
- load a DLL in memory without touching disk
- generate encoded shellcode from a Windows binary
- stage a payload from a remote server
- evade memory scanners after payload execution

## When to choose
- you need to run native Windows PE files entirely in memory
- you want SGN-encoded, position-independent payloads for red-team operations
- you need a CLI tool with prebuilt binaries or Docker support

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose executable packer for legitimate software distribution
- you target non-Windows platforms
- you need a maintained GUI or extensive documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, cryptography
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: windows, go, cli
- tags: pe-packer, reflective-loader, shellcode, payload-encoding, red-team, evasion, docker

## Member repositories
- EgeBalci/amber (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.363568+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:22.881155+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EgeBalci/amber (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.363568+00:00, sha dcfb59cd286d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.