# Battelle/movfuscator

The single instruction C compiler

Repository: https://github.com/Battelle/movfuscator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/movfuscator
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-08-05T06:34:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3074, "days_push": 1489, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1530, forks 527 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:59.285857+00:00)

## What it is
The M/o/Vfuscator is a C compiler that compiles programs into x86 'mov' instructions only, performing all arithmetic, control flow, and function calls through mov operations. It is a research/novelty compiler built on the LCC frontend, targeting 32-bit x86.

## Use cases
- compile C programs using only mov instructions
- obfuscate binaries so control flow is hidden
- study esoteric compiler techniques and transport-triggered computation
- generate mov-only assembly for reverse engineering exercises
- demonstrate Turing-complete computation with a single instruction

## When to choose
- you want to obfuscate a small C program's control flow
- you're researching single-instruction or mov-only computation
- you need a novel demo for compiler or security talks

## When to avoid
- you need a production compiler with performance or optimization
- you target 64-bit or non-x86 architectures
- you need standard toolchain features like full libc support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: compiler
- domain: compilers, security, developer-tools
- platform: cpp, c
- tags: obfuscation, mov-only, x86, esoteric-compiler, research, compiler, linux

## Member repositories
- Battelle/movfuscator (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.285857+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 2026-08-30T08:32:45.632564+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Battelle/movfuscator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.285857+00:00, sha 145122c2449c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.