PECleaner

Portable executable files leak information about the compiler, author, and build environment in the form of a RICH header. This tool removes the RICH header from x86/x64 PE files. Simple.

Usage

1. Open the test file tests\CppTest_x64_DEBUG.exe in a hex editor and look at the RICH header.

Run PECleaner on the test file.

.\PeCleaner.exe ..\tests\CppTest_x64_DEBUG.exe

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Example

Before (partial) This portion of the rich header contains environment specific information.

After