Exe Packers, Tweakers and Linkers

• PSPPack (Playstation Portable)

• Crinkler (Windows)
  • Most modern and promising 4 KB into compression tool. Takes a linking and packing approach to improve compression.
  • URL: http://www.crinkler.net/
  • Version: 2.0 (with special features for 1kb intros)
    • URL: Crinkler 2.0
  • Version: 1.1a
    • Locally: Crinkler 1.1a
  • Version: 0.4
    • Locally: Crinkler 0.4
• 1kpack (Windows)
  • Version 0.9
    • URL: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=52796

• elfling - Crinkler clone for Linux currently broken

• vondehi - in-memory decompression stub for Linux using the default system decompression tools

• xlink - Crinkler-style compressor for DOS, a Linux version is being worked on

• muncho - Crinkler clone for Mac OSX

• iPakk - LZMA packer for Mac OSX

• oneKpaq - compressor/decompressor pair for 1k / 4k intros for Mac OSX and Linux

• jsexe - javascript compressor

• PNGinator - javascript PNG eval embed script

• Shrinkler - executable file compressor for Amiga

• STrinkler - executable file compressor for Atari

• UPX - great packer, but not very suitable for 4 KB intros.

• aPACK (for DOS .COM and .EXE files)
  • URL: http://www.ibsensoftware.com/
  • Locally: aPACK 0.99
• MEW by Northfox
  • URL: http://northfox.uw.hu/
  • Locally: MEW 1.1
• FSG (Fast Small Good)
  • Version 1.3
    • URL: http://www.xtreeme.prv.pl/files/fsg13.zip
    • Locally: FSG 1.3
  • Version 2.0
    • URL: http://www.woodmann.net/bart/download.php?id=xt_fsg20.zip
    • Locally: FSG 2.0

GLSL minifiers

• http://www.ctrl-alt-test.fr/glsl-minifier/

• https://github.com/flowtsohg/glsl-minifier

• https://github.com/TimvanScherpenzeel/glsl-minifier

PE File Format

• Iczelion’s PE Tutorial 1 Overview of PE File Format
  • URL: http://win32assembly.online.fr/pe-tut1.html
  • Locally: Iczelion’s PE Tutorial 1 Overview of PE File Format.htm
• LUEVELSMEYER’s description about PE file format
  • URL: http://win32assembly.online.fr/files/pe1.zip
  • Locally: pe1.zip

ELF File Format

• ELF64 Anatomy

• Haxxoring the elf format for 1k/4k stuff

• vondehi - in-memory decompression stub for Linux using the default system decompression tools

• dnload - ELF optimizing linker and shell-dropper-generator all-in-one

• smol (‘staging’ branch) - experimental ELF optimizing linker, slightly better ELF-packing-wise than dnload

EXE Dropping

• PE2EXE / PE2COM - Frankie / Smash Designs
  • URL: http://www.active-web.cc/html/research/
  • Locally: pe2exe.zip
• Dropper (1.x) by Gem
  • URL: http://gem.intro.hu/dropper.htm
  • Locally: Dropper 1.2
  • Locally: Dropper 1.3

CAB Dropping

Articles

• Cab Dropping - The new Generation of 4kb intro packing by SpaceCommander / ByTeGeiZ
  • URL: http://www.bytegeiz.de/article_3.php
• Locally: article_3.html
• CAB dropping by Gem
  • URL: http://www.hugi.scene.org/main.php?page=hugi28
  • hugi 28 - coding corner gem cab dropping.htm
  • Locally: Dropper 2.0

Tools

• Dropper (2.0) by Gem
  • URL: http://gem.intro.hu/dropper.htm
  • Locally: Dropper_v20.zip
• 20to4 by Muhmac
  • URL: http://www.20to4.net/files.html
  • Locally: 20to4_v20040418.zip
• Microsoft Cabinet Software Development Kit
  • URL: http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/cab/2.0/w98nt42kmexp/en-us/Cabsdk.exe
  • Locally: Cabsdk.exe

Shell dropping

cp $0 /tmp/M;(sed 1d $0|xzcat)>$_;$_;exit
<compressed data>