# KasperskyLab/hrtng

IDA Pro plugin with a rich set of features: decryption, deobfuscation, patching, lib code recognition and various pseudocode transformations

Repository: https://github.com/KasperskyLab/hrtng
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hrtng
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: binary-analysis, decryption, deobfuscation, hexrays, ida, ida-plugin, idapro, malware-analysis, reverse-engineering
Last push: 2026-08-10T11:21:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 93, longevity 54
- inputs: {"age_days": 761, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": 48, "gap_med": 28, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1916, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:53.622551+00:00)

## What it is
An IDA Pro plugin (C++) providing a rich toolkit for reverse engineering: string/data decryption, deobfuscation of Hex-Rays pseudocode, unflattening, code recognition via microcode signatures, and interactive pseudocode transformations. It requires the Hex-Rays decompiler and targets the latest IDA versions.

## Use cases
- deobfuscate malware pseudocode in IDA Pro
- decrypt obfuscated strings in a binary
- unflatten control-flow-flattened functions
- recognize inlined library functions in decompiled code
- automatically rename variables and add comments in Hex-Rays output
- resolve hashed API names in malware samples
- transform and retype pseudocode interactively while reversing

## When to choose
- you use IDA Pro with Hex-Rays and analyze obfuscated or packed malware
- you need automated string decryption or API hash resolution during reversing
- you want richer pseudocode transformation and renaming tooling than stock IDA

## When to avoid
- you don't own IDA Pro with the Hex-Rays decompiler
- you need a standalone decompiler or disassembler
- you rely on older IDA versions and need long-term backward compatibility

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, parser, developer-tools
- domain: reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: ida-pro, hex-rays, decompiler, deobfuscation, malware-analysis, binary-analysis, microcode, pseudocode, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- KasperskyLab/hrtng (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.622551+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 2026-08-30T03:10:10.096060+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/KasperskyLab/hrtng (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.622551+00:00, sha 228f2017d3fb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.