Powershell format string deobfusation

deobfusate_ps.py

# Namhyeon Go <abuse@catswords.net>
# 2023-10-04

import re

# Text to search (Example text using PowerShell format strings)
text = """
&("{0}{1}{2}" -f 'Set','-Var','iable')
&("{0} {1} {2}" -f 'Set','-Var','iable')
&("This is a test {0}" -f 'arg1')
&('Another example: {0} {1} {2}' -f 'arg1', 'arg2', 'arg3')
&("{0}{1}{2}" -f 'Set','-Var','iable')
&("{0}{1}{2}" -F 'Set','-Var','iable')
&("{0}{1}{2}" -f 'Set', '-Var', 'iable')
&("{0} {1} {2}" -F 'Set', '-Var', 'iable')
&("{0} {1} {2}" -f 'Set','-Var','iable')

# Additional example without the '&' character
("{0}{1}{2}" -f 'No', 'Ampersand', 'Here')
"""
#text = open('example.ps1', 'r').read()

# Regular expression pattern to find PowerShell format strings
pattern = r'&?\("([^"]+)"\s*-f\s*([^)]+)\)'

# Find matches of the pattern in the text, case insensitive
matches = re.finditer(pattern, text, re.IGNORECASE)

# Regular expression pattern for transformation
transform_pattern = r'&?\("([^"]+)"\s*-f\s*([^)]+)\)'
#transform_pattern = r'&\("([^"]+)"[ ]*-f[ ]*([^)]+)\)'  # the same meaning

# Function to replace the matched format string with the formatted text
def replace_match(match):
    format_args = match.group(2).split(',')
    formatted_string = '"{}"'.format(match.group(1))
    formatted_string = formatted_string.format(*format_args)
    return formatted_string

# Iterate through matches and replace them with the formatted text
for match in matches:
    matched_text = match.group()
    try:
        transformed_text = re.sub(transform_pattern, replace_match, matched_text).replace('\'', '')
        text = text.replace(matched_text, transformed_text)
    except:
        print(f"Transformation failed: {matched_text}")
        pass

# Save the decoded text to a new file
with open('example_decoded.ps1', 'w') as file:
    file.write(text)

print("Saved as example_decoded.ps1.")