uchks / hone-deobf

"Obfuscated" Batch files from https://discord.gg/Hone, but deobfuscated; if you can call it that.

Hone Deobfuscated

This repository contains batch files originally sourced from the Hone Discord Server, which have been "deobfuscated".
For instance, the file named Anti-Tracking.cmd fetches another script through Powershell:

powershell Invoke-WebRequest "https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/798652558351794196/870846920778735636/DEOBANTITRACK.cmd" -OutFile "%temp%\DEOBANTITRACK.cmd" >nul 2>&1

The fetched DEOBANTITRACK.cmd utilizes certutil to encode their final script, outputting it like so:

CERTUTIL -f -decode "%~f0" "%Temp%\Honerandomthingthatyoudontwanttoseeipromisepleasejustgetoutofhere.bat" >nul 2>&1

This produces Honerandomthingthatyoudontwanttoseeipromisepleasejustgetoutofhere.bat in your temporary directory, which is essentially the Anti-Tracking.cmd file.

Dealing with "Obfuscation"

The script includes a layer of "obfuscation" consisting of a series of characters, notably in the format:

FF FE 26 63 6C 73 0D 0A FF FE 26 63 6C 73 0D 0A FF FE 26 63 6C 73 0D 0A FF FE 26 63 6C 73 0D 0A FF FE 26 63 6C 73 0D 0A FF FE 26 63 6C 73 0D 0A FF FE 26 63 6C 73 0D 0A FF FE 26 63 6C 73 0D 0A

Or when translated:

ÿþ&cls ÿþ&cls ÿþ&cls ÿþ&cls ÿþ&cls ÿþ&cls ÿþ&cls ÿþ&cls

You can remove this layer of "obfuscation" using a hex editor like HxD. Once removed, the actual script is revealed.
This deobfuscation method is applicable to the batch files as of August 2nd, 2021.

Credits

This "challenge" is presented by 323170806190440449 / jonathah#1221.