lianquke / PE-LiteScan

A simple crossplatform heuristic PE-analyzer

PELS analyzer

PE-LiteScan (or PELS) is a simple heuristic analyzer for common PE-anomalies, specifically focusing on the detection of packers and protectors. Designed for Windows and Linux.

Download for Windows/Linux x64

Using

Windows

PE-LiteScan-windows.exe "file_to_check.exe"

Linux

./PE-LiteScan-linux "file_to_check.exe"

Detection types

Detection Type	Description
LAST_SECTION_ENTRYPOINT	The entry point is located in the last section of the file.
NO_TEXT_SECTION	The .text section is missing from the PE file.
STRANGE_OVERLAY	Compressed data found in the overlay section of the file.
HIGH_ENTROPY	High entropy detected, indicating possible packed data.
NET_ANTI_ILDASM	The .NET binary has the SuppressIldasmAttribute attribute.
PUSHAL_AT_ENTRY	Strange entry point detected (e.g., starts with PUSHAL instruction).
CUSTOM_DOS_STUB	Unusual DOS stub found in the PE file.
IMPORT_TABLE_MISSING	The import table is missing from the PE file.
SECTIONS_LIKE_%s	Section names match known packer signatures (e.g., UPX, VMProtect).
SECTION_%d_HIGH_ENTROPY	Section contains compressed data.
WEIRD_%d_SECTION_NAME	Section looks very strange.

To do

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