---
id: 3782
title: "ReMASTering Applications by Obfuscating during Compilation"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2014/08/20/remastering-applications-by-obfuscating-during-compilation/"
published_at: "2014-08-20T12:50:45Z"
tags: ["reverse-engineering", "obfuscation", "llvm", "darpa", "compilers", "mast"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3782"
lang: en
---

# ReMASTering Applications by Obfuscating during Compilation

## Summary

Introducing MAST, an LLVM-based obfuscation toolkit: symbol mangling, opaque predicates, code diffusion and environmental keying, inspired by nation-state malware; funded via DARPA Cyber Fast Track.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2014-08-20T12:50:45Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2014/08/20/remastering-applications-by-obfuscating-during-compilation/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3782