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#linux #bash #obfuscation #technique #bashfuscation
padding commands with history expansion characters (#exclamation mark (!))
! ! ! ! echo this is test
(removed the previous tweet as I revealed too much info !)
#linux #bash #obfuscation #bashfuscation

using history expansion character -> !! (i.e. last command)

ca
!!t really

is equivalent to
cat really

(only 4 interactive shell)
#linux #bash #obfuscation #bashfuscation

padding commands with empty commands (: ;)

: -> true (do nothing)
; -> command separator

: : ; : ; cat really
! ! ! : : ; : ; cat really
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#linux #bash #obfuscation using octal vals
$'\143\141\164' really

gnu.org/software/bash/…
"Words of the form $'string' are treated specially. The word expands to string, with backslash-escaped characters replaced as specified by the ANSI C standard."

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Variations
$'\143'$'\141'$'\164' really
$'\143'''$'\141'''''''''''''$'\164' really
$'\143'''$'\141'''""''''""''$'\164' really

Explanation:
'' -> empty string
""-> empty string
'a''b' -> 'ab' (concatenation)

(deleted the previous one, as the picture had a problem) Image
To give you a headache

t=
$'\143'''$'\141'$t''"$t"''`$t`''$'\164' really Image
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