HydraEngine

Hydra is a powerful tool for protecting .NET assemblies with various obfuscation and anti-debugging techniques. Focus on writing your code and let Hydra handle the protection! <br><br>

⚠️ I invite you to the community, where you can chat and suggest your ideas for this project. 💌

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⚡️ Quick start

First, ensure you have .NET Framework 4.8 or higher installed.

Download Hydra and have fun.

That's all you need to know to start! 🎉

🔨 Building from Source

If you want to compile Hydra from source code, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

Visual Studio 2019 or later (with .NET Framework 4.8 support)
.NET Framework 4.8 or higher
Git for cloning the repository

Step-by-Step Build Process

📹 Complete build process demonstration:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/33ccfdd2-c3ed-4eba-9b11-313781aa1d59

Troubleshooting

Ensure you have the correct .NET Framework version installed
Make sure all NuGet packages are properly restored
Check that you have sufficient permissions to build the project

⚙️ Features & Options

Listed below are all the features of Hydra:

| Feature| Description | .Net Framework | .Net Core | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | --------- | | 🔄 Renamer | Obfuscates the original assembly by renaming Methods, Properties, Events, Classes, Fields, Namespaces and even the Module of the assembly. Supports exclusion via HydraNoObfuscate attribute. | ✅ | ✅ |

🚧 Under Construction. 🚧

🔄 Renamer - HydraNoObfuscate Attribute

The Renamer feature now supports excluding specific classes and methods from obfuscation using the HydraNoObfuscate attribute.

Usage Example:

// 1. Define the attribute in your code
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Property | AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Event)]
public class HydraNoObfuscateAttribute : Attribute
{
}

// 2. Apply to classes you want to exclude completely
[HydraNoObfuscate]
public class ImportantAPIClass
{
    // All members of this class will be excluded from renaming
    public void PublicMethod() { }
    public string PublicProperty { get; set; }
    public string PublicField;
}

// 3. Apply to specific members you want to exclude
public class MyClass
{
    [HydraNoObfuscate]
    public void DoNotRenameThisMethod() 
    {
        // This method will keep its original name
    }
    
    public void ThisMethodWillBeRenamed() 
    {
        // This method will be renamed normally
    }
    
    [HydraNoObfuscate]
    public string ImportantProperty { get; set; }
    
    [HydraNoObfuscate]
    public string criticalField;
    
    [HydraNoObfuscate]
    public event EventHandler ImportantEvent;
}

Key Features:

Hierarchical Protection: If a class has [HydraNoObfuscate], all its members are automatically protected
Granular Control: Apply the attribute to specific methods, properties, fields, or events
Flexible Naming: The attribute works with both HydraNoObfuscate and HydraNoObfuscateAttribute names
Zero Configuration: Just add the attribute definition to your code and start using it

Documentation

⭐️ Project assistance

If you want to say thank you or/and support active development of Hydra:

Add a GitHub Star to the project.

❗️ Support the author

You can support the author on Binance or Paypal s4lsalsoft@gmail.com. ❤️

🏆 A win-win cooperation

And now, I invite you to participate in this project!

Issues: ask questions and submit your features.
Pull requests: send your improvements to the current.
Join our Discord community to discuss ideas and get help.

Together, we can make this project better every day! 😘

⚠️ License

Hydra is free and open-source software licensed under the MIT License.

Hydra

Install / Use

README