When analysts talk about "unpacking" a standard protector, they usually mean allowing the stub to run, waiting for the decryption to finish, and dumping the memory to disk.
| Tool | Version Target | Effectiveness | |------|---------------|---------------| | | 2.x | High (requires Pin) | | UnVirtualizer | 1.x – 2.0 | Medium (no longer updated) | | VMUnpacker (for UPX/VMProtect 1.x) | 1.x | Low | | x64dbg + Scylla + custom scripts | 2.x, 3.x partial | Medium (manual fix needed) | | Hypervisor-based unpacking (e.g., HookLib) | 3.x | Experimental |
