Decision Workspace
extract-shellcode vs portex vs pe-sigscan
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
extract-shellcode
experimentalv0.1.3
Small Rust toolkit for pulling shellcode out of a Windows PE and (optionally) executing it in-memory
52
portex
experimentalv0.2.0
A self-contained, no_std-friendly PE (Portable Executable) file reader/writer library
50
pe-sigscan
experimentalv0.4.0
Fast in-process byte-pattern (signature) scanning over the .text and other executable sections of a loaded PE module on Windows. Supports IDA-style wildcard patterns.
Core Metrics
| extract-shellcode | portex | pe-sigscan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 74 | 138 | 198 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 25d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
extract-shellcode
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
portex
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pe-sigscan
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| extract-shellcode | portex | pe-sigscan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.2.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 84KB | 104KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •portex leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pe-sigscan has the most downloads (198), suggesting wider adoption.