badchars 0.5.0
A hex badchar generator for different programming languages.
License: MIT

# badchars

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A hex bad char generator to instruct encoders such as [shikata-ga-nai](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/encoders/x86/shikata_ga_nai.rb)
to transform those to other chars.


## :tada: Installation
```bash
pip install badchars
```


## :computer: Usage
```
$ badchars --help
usage: badchars [-h] [-v] [-l int] [-f str]

Badchar generator.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --version         Show version information,
  -l int, --length int  Length of badchars to create. Default: 255
  -f str, --format str  Format output: c, python, js, php, ruby, bash
```


## :bulb: Examples

#### Plain
```bash
$ badchars
```
```
\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff
```

#### Python
```bash
$ badchars -f python
```
```python
badchars = (
  "\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10"
  "\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20"
  "\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30"
  "\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40"
  "\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50"
  "\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60"
  "\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70"
  "\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80"
  "\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90"
  "\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0"
  "\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0"
  "\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0"
  "\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0"
  "\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0"
  "\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0"
  "\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff"
)
```

#### Ruby
```bash
$ badchars -f ruby
```
```ruby
badchars = (
  "\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10" +
  "\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20" +
  "\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30" +
  "\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40" +
  "\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50" +
  "\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60" +
  "\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70" +
  "\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80" +
  "\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90" +
  "\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0" +
  "\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0" +
  "\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0" +
  "\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0" +
  "\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0" +
  "\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0" +
  "\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff"
)
```

#### C code
```bash
$ badchars -f c
```
```cpp
char badchars[] =
  "\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10"
  "\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20"
  "\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30"
  "\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40"
  "\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50"
  "\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60"
  "\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70"
  "\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80"
  "\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90"
  "\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0"
  "\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0"
  "\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0"
  "\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0"
  "\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0"
  "\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0"
  "\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff";
```

#### Bash
```bash
$ badchars -f bash
```
```bash
badchars=(
  \\x01 \\x02 \\x03 \\x04 \\x05 \\x06 \\x07 \\x08 \\x09 \\x0a \\x0b \\x0c \\x0d \\x0e \\x0f \\x10
  \\x11 \\x12 \\x13 \\x14 \\x15 \\x16 \\x17 \\x18 \\x19 \\x1a \\x1b \\x1c \\x1d \\x1e \\x1f \\x20
  \\x21 \\x22 \\x23 \\x24 \\x25 \\x26 \\x27 \\x28 \\x29 \\x2a \\x2b \\x2c \\x2d \\x2e \\x2f \\x30
  \\x31 \\x32 \\x33 \\x34 \\x35 \\x36 \\x37 \\x38 \\x39 \\x3a \\x3b \\x3c \\x3d \\x3e \\x3f \\x40
  \\x41 \\x42 \\x43 \\x44 \\x45 \\x46 \\x47 \\x48 \\x49 \\x4a \\x4b \\x4c \\x4d \\x4e \\x4f \\x50
  \\x51 \\x52 \\x53 \\x54 \\x55 \\x56 \\x57 \\x58 \\x59 \\x5a \\x5b \\x5c \\x5d \\x5e \\x5f \\x60
  \\x61 \\x62 \\x63 \\x64 \\x65 \\x66 \\x67 \\x68 \\x69 \\x6a \\x6b \\x6c \\x6d \\x6e \\x6f \\x70
  \\x71 \\x72 \\x73 \\x74 \\x75 \\x76 \\x77 \\x78 \\x79 \\x7a \\x7b \\x7c \\x7d \\x7e \\x7f \\x80
  \\x81 \\x82 \\x83 \\x84 \\x85 \\x86 \\x87 \\x88 \\x89 \\x8a \\x8b \\x8c \\x8d \\x8e \\x8f \\x90
  \\x91 \\x92 \\x93 \\x94 \\x95 \\x96 \\x97 \\x98 \\x99 \\x9a \\x9b \\x9c \\x9d \\x9e \\x9f \\xa0
  \\xa1 \\xa2 \\xa3 \\xa4 \\xa5 \\xa6 \\xa7 \\xa8 \\xa9 \\xaa \\xab \\xac \\xad \\xae \\xaf \\xb0
  \\xb1 \\xb2 \\xb3 \\xb4 \\xb5 \\xb6 \\xb7 \\xb8 \\xb9 \\xba \\xbb \\xbc \\xbd \\xbe \\xbf \\xc0
  \\xc1 \\xc2 \\xc3 \\xc4 \\xc5 \\xc6 \\xc7 \\xc8 \\xc9 \\xca \\xcb \\xcc \\xcd \\xce \\xcf \\xd0
  \\xd1 \\xd2 \\xd3 \\xd4 \\xd5 \\xd6 \\xd7 \\xd8 \\xd9 \\xda \\xdb \\xdc \\xdd \\xde \\xdf \\xe0
  \\xe1 \\xe2 \\xe3 \\xe4 \\xe5 \\xe6 \\xe7 \\xe8 \\xe9 \\xea \\xeb \\xec \\xed \\xee \\xef \\xf0
  \\xf1 \\xf2 \\xf3 \\xf4 \\xf5 \\xf6 \\xf7 \\xf8 \\xf9 \\xfa \\xfb \\xfc \\xfd \\xfe \\xff
)
```

#### PHP
```bash
$ badchars -f php
```
```php
$badchars =
  "\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10" +
  "\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20" +
  "\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30" +
  "\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40" +
  "\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50" +
  "\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60" +
  "\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70" +
  "\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80" +
  "\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90" +
  "\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0" +
  "\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0" +
  "\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0" +
  "\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0" +
  "\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0" +
  "\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0" +
  "\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff";
```

#### Javascript
```bash
$ badchars -f js
```
```javascript
var badchars =
  "\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10" +
  "\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f\x20" +
  "\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2a\x2b\x2c\x2d\x2e\x2f\x30" +
  "\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3a\x3b\x3c\x3d\x3e\x3f\x40" +
  "\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4a\x4b\x4c\x4d\x4e\x4f\x50" +
  "\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5a\x5b\x5c\x5d\x5e\x5f\x60" +
  "\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6a\x6b\x6c\x6d\x6e\x6f\x70" +
  "\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7a\x7b\x7c\x7d\x7e\x7f\x80" +
  "\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90" +
  "\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0" +
  "\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0" +
  "\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0" +
  "\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0" +
  "\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0" +
  "\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0" +
  "\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff";
```


## :lock: [cytopia](https://github.com/cytopia) sec tools

Below is a list of sec tools and docs I am maintaining.

| Name                 | Category             | Language   | Description |
|----------------------|----------------------|------------|-------------|
| **[offsec]**         | Documentation        | Markdown   | Offsec checklist, tools and examples |
| **[header-fuzz]**    | Enumeration          | Bash       | Fuzz HTTP headers |
| **[smtp-user-enum]** | Enumeration          | Python 2+3 | SMTP users enumerator |
| **[urlbuster]**      | Enumeration          | Python 2+3 | Mutable web directory fuzzer |
| **[pwncat]**         | Pivoting             | Python 2+3 | Cross-platform netcat on steroids |
| **[badchars]**       | Reverse Engineering  | Python 2+3 | Badchar generator |
| **[fuzza]**          | Reverse Engineering  | Python 2+3 | TCP fuzzing tool |

[offsec]: https://github.com/cytopia/offsec
[header-fuzz]: https://github.com/cytopia/header-fuzz
[smtp-user-enum]: https://github.com/cytopia/smtp-user-enum
[urlbuster]: https://github.com/cytopia/urlbuster
[pwncat]: https://github.com/cytopia/pwncat
[badchars]: https://github.com/cytopia/badchars
[fuzza]: https://github.com/cytopia/fuzza


## :octocat: Contributing

See **[Contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)** to help to improve this project.


## :exclamation: Disclaimer

This tool may be used for legal purposes only. Users take full responsibility for any actions performed using this tool. The author accepts no liability for damage caused by this tool. If these terms are not acceptable to you, then do not use this tool.


## :page_facing_up: License

**[MIT License](LICENSE.txt)**

Copyright (c) 2020 **[cytopia](https://github.com/cytopia)**