# weak1337/Alcatraz

x64 binary obfuscator

Repository: https://github.com/weak1337/Alcatraz
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/weak1337-alcatraz
Language: C++
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-07-14T14:19:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 31/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 96
- inputs: {"age_days": 1351, "days_push": 1146, "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 1993, forks 267 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:03.233604+00:00)

## What it is
Alcatraz is a GUI-based x64 binary obfuscator for Windows PE files (.exe, .dll, .sys) written in C++. It applies transformations like control flow flattening, immediate value obfuscation, instruction mutation, and anti-disassembly to hinder reverse engineering.

## Use cases
- obfuscate a windows exe to resist reverse engineering
- flatten control flow of compiled functions
- hide imports and entry point in a PE binary
- protect a dll or sys driver from disassembly
- make decompiled output in IDA harder to read

## When to choose
- you need to obfuscate x64 Windows PE binaries with a GUI tool
- you want multiple obfuscation passes like flattening, mutation, and anti-disassembly in one tool

## When to avoid
- you need obfuscation for non-Windows or non-x64 binaries
- you require a maintained tool with a license or active development
- you need source-level rather than binary-level obfuscation

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, reverse-engineering, compiler
- domain: security, reverse-engineering, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: binary-obfuscator, pe-files, control-flow-flattening, anti-disassembly, gui

## Member repositories
- weak1337/Alcatraz (main) score 31

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.233604+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 2026-08-30T03:02:36.763862+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/weak1337/Alcatraz (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.233604+00:00, sha 4c3ae77d2be8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.