How To Install node-active-x-obfuscator on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-active-x-obfuscator on Kali Linux.

What is node-active-x-obfuscator

node-active-x-obfuscator is:

This Node.js module (safely) obfuscates all occurrences of the string ‘ActiveX’ inside any JavaScript code.

Some corporate firewalls/proxies such as Blue Coat block JavaScript files to be downloaded if they contain the word ‘ActiveX’. That of course is very annoying for libraries such as socket.io that need to use ActiveXObject for supporting IE8 and older.

There are three methods to install node-active-x-obfuscator on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install node-active-x-obfuscator Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install node-active-x-obfuscator using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-active-x-obfuscator

Install node-active-x-obfuscator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-active-x-obfuscator using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-active-x-obfuscator

Install node-active-x-obfuscator Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install node-active-x-obfuscator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-active-x-obfuscator

How To Uninstall node-active-x-obfuscator on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-active-x-obfuscator package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-active-x-obfuscator

Uninstall node-active-x-obfuscator And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-active-x-obfuscator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-active-x-obfuscator

Remove node-active-x-obfuscator Configurations and Data

To remove node-active-x-obfuscator configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-active-x-obfuscator

Remove node-active-x-obfuscator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-active-x-obfuscator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-active-x-obfuscator

Dependencies

node-active-x-obfuscator have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-zeparser

References

• node-active-x-obfuscator website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-active-x-obfuscator package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.