File-Unpumper - Tool That Can Be Used To Trim Useless Things From A PE File Such As The Things A File Pumper Would Add
File-unpumper is a powerful command-line utility for cleaning and analyzing Portable Executable files. It offers various features to help developers and security professionals work with PE files more effectively. The tool can fix and align PE headers, extract embedded resources, and analyze metadata. File-unpumper can also remove "pumped" or padded data from a PE file, resulting in a cleaned version of the executable. This feature is useful for malware analysis, reverse engineering, or reducing file size. The utility leverages parallel processing for efficient performance and displays a progress bar during the file cleaning process. File-unpumper is written in Rust and can be easily installed using the Cargo package manager. The tool provides various options, including fixing headers, extracting resources, and analyzing metadata. Users can perform multiple operations on a file by combining these options. Contributions to file-unpumper are welcome, and the tool is released under the MIT License.