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VMPilot: A Modern C++ Virtual Machine SDK
VMPilot: A Modern C++ Virtual Machine SDK
VMPilot is an advanced virtual machine software development kit (SDK) implemented in C++. Secure by design, VMPilot is specifically engineered to safeguard your software from reverse engineering. Offering seamless integration and ease of use for your projects, VMPilot sets a new standard for software protection.
Unlike traditional black box solutions, VMPilot is built with transparency in mind. Its inner workings are easily understandable, yet formidable to crack. By incorporating modern cryptography and obfuscation techniques, your software is shielded against potential attacks. Even with the computing power of a supercomputer, breaking VMPilot in parallel becomes a daunting challenge.
Experience the power of VMPilot and fortify your software against reverse engineering threats.
Expected Usage
Similar to VMProtect:
#include <vmpilot/sdk.hpp>
template <typename T>
T square(T x) {
VMPilot_Begin(__FUNCTION__);
auto result = x * x;
VMPilot_End(__FUNCTION__);
return result;
}
Output:
square:
push rbp
call _Z13VMPilot_BeginPKc ; VMPilot_Begin(__FUNCTION__);
... garbage code ...
... garbage code ...
... garbage code ...
call _Z11VMPilot_EndPKc ; VMPilot_End(__FUNCTION__);
pop rbp
ret
Dependencies
- CMake (3.20 or higher)
- Supporting C++17 or higher compiler
- OpenSSL 3.1.1
- autotools (autoconf, automake, and libtool) for retdec
Underlining Dependencies
It would be fetched automatically by CPM(CMake Package Manager) during the build process.
- nlohmann/json
-
25077667/retdec for SDK
It's our patched version of avast/retdec, which is used to decompile the target binary.
Optional Dependencies
Build
Release build
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -G Ninja -DCMAKE_LINKER=mold
ninja
Debug build
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -G Ninja -DCMAKE_LINKER=mold
ninja
Ongoing Projects
The following projects are currently in progress and will be released in the future.
You are welcome to contribute to these projects, and if you have any questions or need further information about the details, please feel free to contact me.
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[ ] VMPilot SDK
- [ ] Protect Region Segmentator
Identify the protected region in the target binary and save them into different files.
- [ ] Protect Region Obfuscator
LLVM IR Obfuscator
- [ ] Protect Region Encryptor
Use the common library to encrypt the protected region.
- [ ] Native code decompiler (see sdk/include/bytecode_compiler/bytecode_compiler.hpp)
- [ ] x86 support
Finish this first. It takes a segmented native x86 binary and decompiles it to LLVM IR.
- [ ] x86_64 support
- [ ] Support for other architectures
- [ ] ARM, ARM64
- [ ] x86 support
- [ ] LLVM IR Backend
Get
bytecode_compiler
's output, LLVM IR, and compile it to our bytecode. - [ ] Post-process assembler
Assemble encrypted bytecode and native code into a single binary.
- [ ] Protect Region Segmentator
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[ ] VMPilot Loader
- [ ] ELF loader
- [ ] PE loader
- [ ] Mach-O loader
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[ ] VMPilot runtime
- [ ] VMPilot VM
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Miscellaneous
- [ ] Migrate OpenSSL to Botan
- [ ] Remove OpenSSL dependency
- [ ] CMake CPM support
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Unit tests
- [ ] CI/CD
- [ ] Migrate OpenSSL to Botan
Documentation and Known Issues
Please refer to wiki for more information.