"Handsome Ransom" is a Nim-based encryption tool developed to highlight the language's file encryption capabilities. Though not a complete ransomware, it encrypts files using base64 encoding, showcasing Nim's potential in offensive security projects. This versatile tool can be easily modified to employ different encryption methods, opening doors for experimentation with various encryption techniques in cybersecurity applications.
- Make sure nim is installed and configured properly
you can build handsome_ransom.nim file and decode.nim using the commands nim c handsome_ransom.nim
and nim c decode.nim
this will generate two .exe
files called handsome_ransom.exe
and decode.exe
you can run handsome_ransom.exe
to encrypt files
when you want to decode files run decode.exe
to decode the files.