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Debug Information

When using the SaaS platform, a .dbg file can be requested alongside your obfuscated binary. This file contains a binary mapping of address ranges from the original binary to the obfuscated version, enabling precise reverse mapping of code locations.

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Note: To maintain compatibility with common reverse engineering and debugging tools such as IDA Pro, WinDbg, x64dbg, and Visual Studio, you must reconstruct a new PDB file using the provided .dbg data.

Microsoft PDB Support​

Using pdbgen3, you can convert a CodeDefender .dbg file into a PDB file. Provided that you also have the original PDB file.

Generating a PDB File​

To generate a PDB file using the original PDB and the CodeDefender-generated .dbg file, use the following command:

pdbgen3.exe --obf-pe=example/HelloWorld_mutated.exe \
            --dbg-file=example/HelloWorld.dbg \
            --orig-pdb=example/HelloWorld.pdb \
            --out-pdb=example/output.pdb