This article reviews three of the best IonCube decoders that can be found on the internet at this moment in paid or free versions. At the end of the text you can download the programs.
- IonCube v8.3 Decoder + PHP Script Auto-Fixer from easytoyou.eu
- IonCube 8 Decoder Pro by Stoogle
- IonCube V8 Decoder Priv8 + Auto Fixer by H@CK3R$2H
Best IonCube decoders - common features
The IonCube decoders above are based on the same decoding method, a modified PHP engine that dumps the code instead of processing it and a patched loader:
- They can decode PHP files encrypted with IonCube v8, v7 and v6, Zend guard, Nusphere, base64.
- They all have almost the same decoding results because they are made from identical modified PHP engines and similar patched loaders. I say almost the same because the loader for PHP 5.3 from “IonCube V8 Decoder Priv8 + Auto Fixer By H@CK3R $2H” isn’t patched too well and this decoder has sometimes pieces of code missing in the output code.
All decoders are composed from:
- a decoding core for IonCube 8 and PHP 5.3 that can decode all versions of IonCube (v8, v7, v6 and earlier versions)
- a core for IonCube 8 PHP 5.2 (known as NWS core in older decoders) which can decode very well, with only a few errors, IonCube v6 and earlier versions. It decodes also IonCube v7 and v8 with pieces of code missing.
- a second and redundant pair of cores (PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.2) for IonCube 7, similar with the ones above, provided with older loaders that can decode only IonCube versions lower than 8. This pair of cores is useless because you can do the same thing with the first set of cores and was added to the program from commercial reasons only.
- an old NWS core for IonCube v6.x and PHP 5.2 that can decode IonCube v6 and Zend guard.
The IonCube V8 Decoder Priv8 + Auto Fixer by H@CK3R$2H has two additional cores:
- an “xcache” module for PHP 5.3 that is capable to decode recent versions of Zend guard (you can find this core in iDezender8.1)
- a very good universal decoder module, also known as “Ps2 universal decoder” capable to decode base64 encryptions (this core can be found in iDezender40).
All three decoders have a syntax errors auto fixer, the same program you can find in “Dezend Engine Osiris” if you are familiar with older types of decoders.
In conclusion:
- all the decoders above are made from program elements that you can find on the internet, in older IonCube decoding programs like: iDezender34, iDezender40, iDezender8.1 or Dezend Engine Osiris (aka Dezend Engine Cracked). At these elements, the developers have added latest IonCube loaders, patched.
- if you buy for approximately $60 an IonCube v8.3 Decoder + PHP Script Auto-Fixer from easytoyou.eu or an IonCube 8 Decoder Pro by Stoogle, you buy actually two new IonCube loaders patched and some old programs made from parts that you can find already on the internet.
Errors in the output code
- IonCube v6 or earlier versions: can be decoded very well by the NWS core and by the PHP 5.3 core. Fixing the errors in a script is relatively easy.
- IonCube v7 and v8: the errors are difficult to repair even for a PHP programmer with a lot of experience. Some files can be decoded relatively well, with only a few errors, others are almost impossible to re-write since they are decoded with entire lines of code missing (sometimes this happens).
- Zendguard: can be decoded better than IonCube v7 and v8.
- Base64: can be decoded without errors.
If you are a programmer then these tools will certainly help you. If you are just a PHP beginner or a webmaster who needs only a script nulled, these programs will be an interesting but unfortunately, disappointing tool.
Download old ionCube decoders
- The package called "old_decoders.zip" contains now 4 programs: DeZend_Engine_CRACKED, iDezender 8 (easytoyou.eu), iDezender_40 and iDezender_34.
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