# brxor.py
> Brute-force XOR key detection for single-byte XOR-encoded strings

**Category:** [[categories/examine-static-properties-deobfuscation|Examine Static Properties > Deobfuscation]] | **Tier:** Rich (FOR610)
**Docs:** [https://docs.remnux.org/discover-the-tools/examine+static+properties/deobfuscation](https://docs.remnux.org/discover-the-tools/examine+static+properties/deobfuscation)

## Usage
```bash
brxor.py specimen.dll
```

## Recipes
- [[recipes/xor-key-brute-force|Brute-Force XOR Key]]

## Workflows
- [[workflows/string-deobfuscation-workflow|String & Data Deobfuscation]] — Step 3: Single-Byte XOR Recovery

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- [[tools/chepy|chepy]] — Decode and otherwise analyze data using this command-line to
- [[tools/cobalt-strike-configuration-extractor-csce-and-parser|Cobalt Strike Configuration Extractor (CSCE) and Parser]] — Analyze Cobalt Strike beacons.

## FOR610
**Labs:** 5.2
**Sections:** 5

#xor #brute-force #deobfuscation