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July 29, 2024

fixed

improved

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.6.0

Changelog:

Resolved an issue that caused delays in signing and loading PBOs when Advanced Protection is enabled.
Excluded
.pbo
files from the PBO process.
Included
AddonSettings
in the settings.json file.
Simplified the code obfuscation warning for better clarity.
Enhanced log files with additional logging information.

SHA-256:

8e02c73a5ac09504d22305556bf349db0b06335f2680b350079bcfb6fb7d9720

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

July 23, 2024

improved

fixed

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.5.0

Changelog:

Resolved an issue that caused the error message
Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'path')
to appear.
Resolved an issue that was preventing model binarization.
Restored the feature that sends obfuscated code to the mod input, now renamed to
_obfuscated
.
For lifetime subscriptions, the expiration date will now display as N/A.
Excluded
.edds
files from compression.
Excluded
.ini
files from PBO.
Divided the configuration into sections for better readability.
Enhanced code obfuscation with increased randomization.
Introduced advanced obfuscation that stops PBO Manager 3 and DeMikero.

SHA-256:

dad1e0eea87fb6b58083c3d05e31470d6fe548a195e9ab418b295007e2337458

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

Notes:

Advanced obfuscation requires
[Addon] Advanced Protection
Available for purchase at PBO Tools or a
PBO Tools - Professional Edition

Lifetime
subscription.
Advanced obfuscation may slow down the loading and signing of your PBO. If you encounter issues, you can disable this feature by setting
CrashUnpackers
to
false
.
When updating to PBO Tools v.1.5.0, we recommend deleting the
settings.json
file located at
Documents\SIX Software\PBO Tools\Settings.json
.

Config:

Config is divided into sections, designed to be more readable.

{
  "Version": "1.9",
  "Configuration": {
    "SelectedGame": "DayZ",
    "PBOOutputLocation": "P:\\Output\\",
    "SigningKeyLocation": ""
  },
  "NotificationSettings": {
    "NotifyOnErrors": true,
    "NotifyOnSuccess": true
  },
  "Updates": {
    "CheckForUpdates": true
  },
  "ExclusionLists": {
    "ExcludeFromPBO": [
      ".git\\",
      ".vs\\",
      ".vscode\\",
      ".idea\\",
      ".cfg",
      ".h",
      ".hpp",
      ".png",
      ".ini",
      ".txt",
      "thumbs.db",
      ".dep",
      ".bak",
      ".log",
      ".pew",
      "source",
      ".tga",
      ".bat",
      ".spp",
      ".psd",
      ".cmd",
      ".mcr",
      ".fbx",
      ".max",
      ".meta",
      "$version$",
      "$product$",
      "$prefix$"
    ],
    "ExcludeFromCompression": [
      ".p3d",
      ".wss",
      ".ogg",
      ".jpg",
      ".wav",
      ".fsm",
      ".paa",
      ".bin",
      ".edds"
    ]
  },
  "PBOSettings": {
    "BinarizeModels": true,
    "BinarizeConfigs": true,
    "CompressPBO": true
  },
  "PBOObfuscation": {
    "JunkFiles": true,
    "CrashUnpackers": true,
    "ScrambleScriptPaths": true,
    "UseWindowsGUIDs": false,
    "InvalidFileExtensions": true,
    "ComplexPaths": true,
    "IncludeNonVisibleChars": true
  },
  "CodeObfuscation": {
    "ObfuscateClasses": true,
    "ObfuscateFunctions": true,
    "ObfuscateTypes": true,
    "ObfuscateVariables": true,
    "ObfuscateStrings": true,
    "TypeDefines": false
  }
}

June 11, 2024

fixed

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.4.1

Changelog:

Minor bug changes affecting code obfuscation

SHA-256:

a6dd390bc0cbcedb604f35097aeb887d1d2927bd8d6e83f5c16425e6a9d12378

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

June 10, 2024

fixed

improved

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.4.0

Changelog:

Resolved an issue causing the PREFIX file to be incorrect, which prevented the PBO from being read.
Resolved an issue that prevented model binarization.
Resolved an issue where the temporary folder was not being created or deleted.
Resolved an issue where the option to delete saved credentials was not displayed if the user's account did not exist.
Moved the packing process from
P:\\
to
AppData\Local\Temp
.
ExclusionLists
is now case insensitive.

SHA-256:

dad1e0eea87fb6b58083c3d05e31470d6fe548a195e9ab418b295007e2337458

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

May 26, 2024

fixed

improved

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.3.0

Changelog:

Resolved an issue where SSL errors were displayed despite valid SSL.
Resolved an issue causing log files to show PBO signing warnings for free users.
Resolved an issue that prevented users from logging in under certain conditions.
Corrected the formatting of the file count.
Addressed SYSLIB0021 during PBO SHA1 Hash calculation.
Subscription expiration dates are now displayed in a worded format.
Added a warning if the binarizing temporary folder cannot be created.
Implemented auto-cleanup after code obfuscation.
Added debug information collection for OutOfMemoryException occurrences.
Introduced dynamic messages to display developer updates, messages, and more.
Added the option to disable dynamic messages in
settings.json
.

SHA-256:

f2f7b05f39a0f8055f2e999150d18f0810337716dfa0b58e81f554400a9bf90d

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

April 27, 2024

fixed

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.2.1

Changes:

Resolved an issue where skipping certain strings when obfuscation was enabled would not be honored.

SHA-256:

affe696020e30931cacca6a6682e0d3a72943721373bddb8515159c1cc93188e

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

April 27, 2024

fixed

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.2

Realized today I've been doing version numbers wrong..

Changes:

Resolved an infinite loop that occurred when the user's subscription expired and they requested to downgrade to
PBO Tools Free Edition
Fixed
"Log failed to initialize"
error which would occur on launch for certain users.

SHA-256:

e3a29fe9ec853f6b7fe1b25b16760491167a80f1036713fba2ffc2dfe16c1d48

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

April 27, 2024

fixed

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.1.10

IMPORTANT:

Welcome Free Edition users. We are transitioning from the two distinct applications,

"Free Edition"

and

"Professional Edition,"

to a unified application now simply called

"PBO Tools."

Please read below for a full list of changes to PBO Tools since v1.1.8 which our paid user have been using for a while.

Changes:

Re-issue application due to backend issues.

SHA-256:

3cdb8001cdcd55548dae1ffa12c62b679530377edab983f11edfbb4a16c2cd1d

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

April 25, 2024

fixed

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.1.9.1

Changes:

Resolved an issue where autoappending strings would result in a syntax error.
Resolved an issue where loading MLODs would not show a warning.
Implemented 'AutoAppendStrings' in the config file.
Increased settings.json version number from 1.3 -> 1.4

SHA-256:

8d9f35e27be3d69ad9685da35022c63981d3646311a890e688f0bab5521b850c

Note:

PBO Tools will not show there is an update, until our hosting provider resolves an issue. I am working with them Friday 26th (US time) to fix it. Until then, you will need to manually update the application.

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

Updated Config:

{
  "Version": "1.4",
  "Configuration": {
    "SelectedGame": "DayZ",
    "BinarizeLocation": "Temp",
    "PBOOutputLocation": "P:\\Output\\",
    "SigningKeyLocation": ""
  },
  "NotificationSettings": {
    "NotifyOnErrors": true,
    "NotifyOnSuccess": true,
    "DisplayWarnings": true
  },
  "Updates": {
    "CheckForUpdates": true
  },
  "ExclusionLists": {
    "ExcludeFromPBO": [
      ".git\\",
      ".vs\\",
      ".vscode\\",
      ".idea\\",
      ".cfg",
      ".h",
      ".hpp",
      ".png",
      ".txt",
      "thumbs.db",
      ".dep",
      ".bak",
      ".log",
      ".pew",
      "source",
      ".tga",
      ".bat",
      ".psd",
      ".cmd",
      ".mcr",
      ".fbx",
      ".max",
      "$VERSION$",
      "$PRODUCT$",
      "$PREFIX$"
    ],
    "ExcludeFromCompression": [
      ".p3d",
      ".wss",
      ".ogg",
      ".jpg",
      ".wav",
      ".fsm",
      ".paa",
      ".bin"
    ]
  },
  "PBOSettings": {
    "BinarizeModels": true,
    "BinarizeConfigs": true,
    "CompressPBO": true,
    "JunkFiles": true,
    "CrashUnpackers": true,
    "ScrambleScriptPaths": true,
    "UseWindowsGUIDs": false,
    "InvalidFileExtensions": true,
    "ComplexPaths": true,
    "IncludeNonVisibleChars": true,
    "ObfuscateClasses": true,
    "ObfuscateFunctions": true,
    "ObfuscateTypes": true,
    "ObfuscateVariables": true,
    "ObfuscateStrings": true,
    "AutoAppendStrings": true,
    "EnableTypeDefs": false
  }
}

April 25, 2024

fixed

Obfuscation Tool

PBO Tools - Obfuscator v1.1.9

Changes:

Resolved an issue where 'BinarizeModels' was not functioning as expected.
Resolved an issue where ODOL models be re-binarized and error.
Implemented binarize logs, displaying model issues/errors/warnings.

SHA-256:

f1994af041a1f108c65abb7a13bfa33f0ca56c03621a3a56515d5f7b74f342ab

Download:

https://obfuscator.pbo.tools

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