+fancy banner & backslash bug fix & better instruction

.gitignore

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ project/
 *.lib
 *.def
 *.cpp
-.vscode/
+./.vscode

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 {
     "files.associations": {
-        "algorithm": "cpp",
-        "*.template": "c",
-        "cstdarg": "cpp",
-        "typeinfo": "c",
-        "functional": "cpp",
-        "array": "c",
-        "deque": "c",
-        "string": "c",
-        "unordered_map": "c",
-        "vector": "c",
-        "string_view": "c",
-        "initializer_list": "c"
+        "*.cpp.template": "cpp",
+        "*.sh.template": "shellscript",
     }
 }

cli/cli.go

@@ -77,10 +77,37 @@ func ParseCli() *CliFlags {
 	}
 
 	if flags.Static && !IsValidDllName(flags.OriginalPath) {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[!] Invalid parameter value:\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[!] Invalid '-x' parameter value:\n")
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "In case of static linking enabled '-x' parameter must be valid Windows DLL file name with no path information. E.g. kernel32.dll, user32.dll.")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	return &flags
 }
+
+func PrintBanner() {
+	banner := `
+▓█████▄  ██▓     ██▓                           
+▒██▀ ██▌▓██▒    ▓██▒                 By @Print3M
+░██   █▌▒██░    ▒██░            (print3m.github.io/)
+░▓█▄   ▌▒██░    ▒██░                           
+░▒████▓ ░██████▒░██████▒            Documentation:
+ ▒▒▓  ▒ ░ ▒░▓  ░░ ▒░▓  ░     github.com/Print3M/DllShimmer
+ ░ ▒  ▒ ░ ░ ▒  ░░ ░ ▒  ░                                   
+ ░ ░  ░   ░ ░     ░ ░                   2025
+   ░        ░  ░    ░  ░                                   
+ ░                                                         
+  ██████  ██░ ██  ██▓ ███▄ ▄███▓ ███▄ ▄███▓▓█████  ██▀███  
+▒██    ▒ ▓██░ ██▒▓██▒▓██▒▀█▀ ██▒▓██▒▀█▀ ██▒▓█   ▀ ▓██ ▒ ██▒
+░ ▓██▄   ▒██▀▀██░▒██▒▓██    ▓██░▓██    ▓██░▒███   ▓██ ░▄█ ▒
+  ▒   ██▒░▓█ ░██ ░██░▒██    ▒██ ▒██    ▒██ ▒▓█  ▄ ▒██▀▀█▄  
+▒██████▒▒░▓█▒░██▓░██░▒██▒   ░██▒▒██▒   ░██▒░▒████▒░██▓ ▒██▒
+▒ ▒▓▒ ▒ ░ ▒ ░░▒░▒░▓  ░ ▒░   ░  ░░ ▒░   ░  ░░░ ▒░ ░░ ▒▓ ░▒▓░
+░ ░▒  ░ ░ ▒ ░▒░ ░ ▒ ░░  ░      ░░  ░      ░ ░ ░  ░  ░▒ ░ ▒░
+░  ░  ░   ░  ░░ ░ ▒ ░░      ░   ░      ░      ░     ░░   ░ 
+      ░   ░  ░  ░ ░         ░          ░      ░  ░   ░     
+`
+
+	fmt.Print(banner)
+	fmt.Println()
+}

dll/dll.go

@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ type Dll struct {
 	ExportedFunctions []ExportedFunction
 }
 
-func ParseDll(path string) *Dll {
+func ParseDll(path string, originalPath string) *Dll {
 	var dll Dll
 
 	dll.Name = filepath.Base(path)
+	dll.OriginalPath = originalPath
 
 	pe, err := peparser.New(path, &peparser.Options{})
 	if err != nil {

main.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"dllshimmer/dll"
 	"dllshimmer/output"
 	"embed"
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
@@ -14,14 +15,10 @@ var templatesFS embed.FS
 func main() {
 	flags := cli.ParseCli()
 
-	// var params tmpl.CodeFileParams
-	// params.Functions = dll.ExportedFunctions
-	// params.OriginalPath = flags.OriginalPath
-	// params.DllName = filepath.Base(flags.Input)
-	// params.Mutex = flags.Mutex
+	cli.PrintBanner()
 
 	out := output.Output{
-		Dll:         dll.ParseDll(flags.Input),
+		Dll:         dll.ParseDll(flags.Input, flags.OriginalPath),
 		OutputDir:   filepath.Clean(flags.Output),
 		TemplatesFS: &templatesFS,
 	}
@@ -33,4 +30,12 @@ func main() {
 	if flags.Static {
 		out.CreateLibFile()
 	}
+
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Println("What to do next?")
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Printf("  1. Jump into the '%s/' directory.\n", out.OutputDir)
+	fmt.Printf("  2. Add your backdoor to the '%s' file.\n", out.GetCodeFileName())
+	fmt.Printf("  3. Compile project using the '%s' script.\n", out.GetCompileScriptName())
+	fmt.Println()
 }

output/output.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (o *Output) CreateCodeFile(mutex bool, isStaticLinked bool) {
 
 	params := CodeFileParams{
 		Functions:    o.Dll.ExportedFunctions,
-		OriginalPath: o.Dll.OriginalPath,
+		OriginalPath: sanitizePathForInjection(o.Dll.OriginalPath),
 		Mutex:        mutex,
 		DllName:      o.Dll.Name,
 	}

output/utils.go

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package output
+
+import "strings"
+
+func sanitizePathForInjection(path string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(path, "\\", "\\\\")
+}

templates/compile.sh.template

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# Generated by DllShimmer (https://github.com/Print3M/DllShimmer)
-# 
-# Author: Print3M (https://print3m.github.io/)
+# Generated by DllShimmer (github.com/Print3M/DllShimmer)
+#
+# Author: Print3M (print3m.github.io/)
 
 set -ueo pipefail
 

templates/dynamic-shim.cpp.template

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-// Generated by DllShimmer (https://github.com/Print3M/DllShimmer)
+// Generated by DllShimmer (github.com/Print3M/DllShimmer)
 // 
-// Author: Print3M (https://print3m.github.io/)
+// Author: Print3M (print3m.github.io/)
 
 {{- $r := . }}
 #include <windows.h>