The most common "unpacker" today isn't a standalone .exe , but rather advanced scripts for . These scripts automate the process of: Finding the Original Entry Point (OEP) .

This is the most technical part of the process, as Enigma moves part of the code into its own virtual CPU. Enigma Protector OEP Recovery

The "meat" of the original program is often moved into a VM. An unpacker cannot simply "dump" the process from memory because the original x86 instructions no longer exist in their native form.

: Enigma often destroys the Import Address Table (IAT). You will need an IAT fixer script to redirect API calls back to their original addresses. Dumping and Optimizing

Enigma installs several callbacks via NtSetInformationProcess (to hide breakpoints) and patches system DLLs in memory. A good unpacker: