What Is Obfuscation?

Obfuscation is the process of transforming code in a way that makes it difficult to understand, while still maintaining its functionality. This is done by transforming the code in a way that makes it difficult for humans and automated tools to understand, but preserving the original functionality of the code.

Key Features

JS-Confuser provides the following features:

Comment removal / minification
Variable renaming
Control Flow obfuscation
String concealing
Function obfuscation
Locks (domainLock, date)
Detect changes to source code

Basic examples

Comment removal / minification

This example has Compact enabled. This simply removes comments and whitespace from your code.

Comment removal / minification

// Input.js
// Verify the user's license key
async function checkUserLicense(){
  const licenseKey = "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY";

  // Send a request to the license server
  const response = await fetch({
    url: "https://api.example.com/check-license",
    method: "POST",
    body: JSON.stringify({ licenseKey })
  });
  const data = await response.json();

  // User does not have a valid license :(
  if (!data.licenseStatus) {
    alert("You do not have a valid license.");
    process.exit(1);
  }
}

// Output.js
async function checkUserLicense(){const licenseKey='YOUR_LICENSE_KEY';const response=await fetch({['url']:'https://api.example.com/check-license',['method']:'POST',['body']:JSON['stringify']({['licenseKey']:licenseKey})});const data=await response['json']();if(!data['licenseStatus']){(alert('You do not have a valid license.'),process['exit'](1))}}

Rename Variables

This example has Rename Variables enabled, which changes all variable names in your code to randomized names. This is a ‘one-way’ function as the original names are permanently lost, making it a great obfuscation technique.

Rename Variables

// Input.js
var twoSum = function (nums, target) {
  var hash = {};
  var len = nums.length;
  for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
    if (nums[i] in hash) return [hash[nums[i]], i];
    hash[target - nums[i]] = i;
  }
  return [-1, -1];
};

// Output.js
var _O2mOcF = function (kB4uXM, w_07HXS) {
  var ZLTJcx = {};
  var sXQOaUx = kB4uXM["length"];
  for (var JYYxEk = 0; JYYxEk < sXQOaUx; JYYxEk++) {
    if (kB4uXM[JYYxEk] in ZLTJcx) {
      return [ZLTJcx[kB4uXM[JYYxEk]], JYYxEk];
    }
    ZLTJcx[w_07HXS - kB4uXM[JYYxEk]] = JYYxEk;
  }
  return [-1, -1];
};

Control Flow Obfuscation

This example has Control Flow Flattening enabled. This obfuscation technique makes your code significantly harder to understand by altering its logical structure, however, it can severely decrease performance. Thus, it should be used sparingly.

Control Flow Obfuscation

// Input.js
var startNum = 1
var endNum = 10;
for (var i = startNum; i <= endNum; i++ ) {
  console.log(i); // 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
}

// Output.js
function F7WDtP() {
}
var PsjyRaB = 577;
var MvfrABA = -549;
var sbQK04 = {
  'Q': () => {
    return PsjyRaB += -102;
  },
  'b': 1,
  'd': 'log',
  'Z': 4,
  'u': -70,
  't': function () {
    return sbQK04['s'](), MvfrABA += 63;
  },
  'w': function () {
    return (PsjyRaB == sbQK04['u'] ? Infinity : sbQK04)['b'];
  },
  'f': -120,
  'r': () => {
    F7WDtP((MvfrABA == -492 ? console : Object)[(sbQK04['f'] == -120 && sbQK04)['d']](sbQK04['d'] == 'log' ? dT7lmR : undefined), sbQK04['o']());
    return 'p';
  },
  's': function () {
    return PsjyRaB += 12;
  },
  'K': -3,
  'o': () => {
    return PsjyRaB += MvfrABA == (MvfrABA == sbQK04['j'] ? 'k' : 38) ? 'm' : 12, MvfrABA += 6;
  },
  'G': 589,
  'V': function () {
    return PsjyRaB = -(sbQK04['K'] == -3 ? 33 : sbQK04['U']);
  },
  'Y': function () {
    if (false) {
      F7WDtP(sbQK04['Q'](), MvfrABA += 17, sbQK04['e'] = true);
      return 'W';
    }
    F7WDtP(sbQK04['V'](), PsjyRaB *= 2, PsjyRaB -= MvfrABA + 1220, MvfrABA += 14);
    return 'W';
  },
  'B': 70,
  'P': function () {
    MvfrABA += MvfrABA == -486 ? -17 : sbQK04['M'];
    return 'N';
  },
  'j': 2,
  'R': 653,
  'x': -7
};
while (PsjyRaB + MvfrABA != 48) {
  switch (PsjyRaB + MvfrABA) {
  default:
    F7WDtP(MvfrABA = -sbQK04['Z'], MvfrABA += 21);
    break;
  case sbQK04['c'] ? -694 : 88:
    var DdeMGy = 10;
    var dT7lmR = sbQK04['f'] == 577 ? Boolean : QvL7Oc;
    PsjyRaB += 12;
    break;
  case 28:
    if (false) {
      sbQK04['t']();
      break;
    }
    var QvL7Oc = sbQK04['w']();
    F7WDtP(MvfrABA += 60, sbQK04['c'] = false);
    break;
  case 154:
    F7WDtP(console[(PsjyRaB == (sbQK04['B'] == 'C' ? sbQK04['E'] : 589) ? sbQK04 : setImmediate)['d']](dT7lmR), MvfrABA += -51);
    break;
  case 217:
    F7WDtP(delete sbQK04['K'], dT7lmR++, PsjyRaB += sbQK04['f'], MvfrABA += 3);
    break;
  case 356:
  case 705:
  case 103:
    F7WDtP(dT7lmR++, MvfrABA += sbQK04['K']);
    break;
  case 150:
    if (sbQK04['Y']() == 'W') {
      break;
    }
  case 644:
  case 85:
    sbQK04 = false;
    if (sbQK04['r']() == 'p') {
      break;
    }
  case 118:
    F7WDtP(MvfrABA *= sbQK04['b'] == 1 ? 2 : 19, MvfrABA -= PsjyRaB + -1096);
    break;
  case 957:
  case 873:
  case 411:
  case sbQK04['e'] ? 65 : -491:
    if (sbQK04['P']() == 'N') {
      break;
    }
  case 180:
  case 545:
    F7WDtP(dT7lmR++, PsjyRaB += sbQK04['j'] - -10, MvfrABA += PsjyRaB + -681);
    break;
  case 192:
  case 747:
  case 223:
  case 887:
    F7WDtP(MvfrABA = -109, PsjyRaB += -102, MvfrABA += -25, sbQK04['e'] = true);
    break;
  case 100:
    F7WDtP(sbQK04['a'] = dT7lmR <= (sbQK04['A'] = DdeMGy), MvfrABA += sbQK04['B']);
    break;
  case 170:
  case 849:
  case 186:
  case 777:
    if (sbQK04['a']) {
      MvfrABA += -52;
      break;
    }
    F7WDtP(PsjyRaB += -38, MvfrABA *= 2, MvfrABA -= -352, sbQK04['e'] = true);
    break;
  }
}

Pros / Cons

Code obfuscation has both it’s pros and cons, so it’s important to balance it according to your app’s specific and security needs. JS-Confuser is highly configurable, allowing you to achieve the right level of protection without compromising on performance or maintainability.

Pros

Protect intellectual property
Prevent others from stealing your code
Prevent modding your app
Enforce client-side license checks

Cons

Significant performance reduction
File size increase
Can break your program

Getting Started

Options

Presets

Key Features

Basic examples

Comment removal / minification

Rename Variables

Control Flow Obfuscation

Pros / Cons

Pros

Cons

See also

​Key Features

​Basic examples

​Comment removal / minification

​Rename Variables

​Control Flow Obfuscation

​Pros / Cons

​Pros

​Cons

​See also

Key Features

Basic examples

Comment removal / minification

Rename Variables

Control Flow Obfuscation

Pros / Cons

Pros

Cons

See also