Resource Hacker
| Resource Hacker | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Resource Hacker in Windows 11 | |
| Developer | Angus Johnson |
| Release | December 3, 1999 |
| Stable release | 5.2.8
/ March 6, 2025 |
| Written in | Delphi |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Size | 6.13 MB (after installation) |
| Available in | English, Chinese, Japanese |
| Type | Resource extractor & compiler |
| License | Proprietary, freeware |
| Website | www |
Resource Hacker (also known as ResHacker or ResHack) is a free resource extraction utility and resource compiler for Windows developed by Angus Johnson.[1] It can be used to add, modify or replace most resources within Windows binaries including strings, images, dialogs, menus, VersionInfo and Manifest resources. Security researchers use it to analyze malware.[2][3] ResHack can also create resource files (*.res) from scratch, and it provides a number of text templates to facilitate this.
In 2002 the author stated that he had "no plans to continue development".[4] However, since then he has released more updates.
The author also stated that he would neither release nor sell the source code.[4]
- On November 19, 2009, version 3.5.2 was released as a beta. This build added support for 64-bit executables and for displaying PNG images.
- On September 16, 2011, version 3.6 was released with support for PNG icons.
- On May 2, 2015, version 4.0 was released with improved support for 32-bit image files, resources can be started from scratch (with a number of resource templates), and numerous cosmetic improvements.
- On August 17, 2015, version 4.2.5 was released. This build added support for changing a text resource format: Unicode, UTF-8, ANSI.
- On November 20, 2020, version 5.1.8 was published, fixing an issues with PNG images not displaying, adding scrolling and zooming of image resources, and fixing a bug with 100 MB+ binary resources crashing the hex editor.
- On October 31, 2023, version 5.2.4 was released, fixing overflow errors.
- On March 6, 2025, version 5.2.8 was released, fixed bug compiling controls with -1 id in DialogEx.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Saxena, Sandeep; Pradhan, Ashok Kumar (2022-05-26). Internet of Things: Security and Privacy in Cyberspace. Springer Nature. p. 143. ISBN 978-981-19-1585-7.
- ↑ Rawal, Bharat S.; Manogaran, Gunasekaran; Peter, Alexender (2023), "Malware", in Rawal, Bharat S.; Manogaran, Gunasekaran; Peter, Alexender (eds.), Cybersecurity and Identity Access Management, Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 103–116, doi:10.1007/978-981-19-2658-7_6, ISBN 978-981-19-2658-7, retrieved 2026-08-04
- ↑ Aslan, Ömer; Samet, Refik (October 2017). "Investigation of Possibilities to Detect Malware Using Existing Tools". 2017 IEEE/ACS 14th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA): 1277–1284. doi:10.1109/AICCSA.2017.24.
- 1 2 "Resource Hacker". 2005-07-04. Archived from the original on 4 July 2005. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
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