Custom work via 2cyr.com

Hello,

For a small fee I can help you quickly recode/recover large pieces of data - texts, databases, websites... or write custom functions you can use (invoice available).

Here are some common questions and answers.

Will you decode something for me?
I don't do security-related work like encrypted text, stream or hash. I don't do deciphering or decryption of encrypted (intentionally hidden/obfuscated) stuff.
I do decoding (recovering) of texts, files or databases in languages that use the Cyrillic Alphabet (Bulgarian, Russian and about 50 other languages), where the information about the encoding was lost.: My work is with Character Encodings / Charsets, e.g. cp251 or UTF-8, where the information about the encoding was lost.
Sometimes I can recover texts in other languages, contact me with samples so we can test it. If you can successfully recover a piece of the text at https://2cyr.com/decode then it should be possible.
What is the Cyrillic Alphabet?
This is the official alphabet in Bulgaria, Russia and a few dozen countries. It was created in medieval Bulgaria by monks, disciples of St Cyril and St Methodius. From there it spread to other South-Slavic territories. Later, after the creation of the first Russian state, it was adapted for the Russian language. With the expansion of the Russian empire it is currently used for many local non-Slavic languages. To learn more please visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic_alphabet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_encoding
Can you decipher an encrypted file or hash?
(or) Can you help crack a password or a Bitcoin wallet hash? I'll give you 0.1-10 BTC!
(or) Can you help crack a password of a ZIP/RAR/PDF/other file?
(or) Can you help recover files encrypted by virus/ransomware?
Sorry, I don't do security-related work like encrypted text, stream or hash. I don't do deciphering or decryption of encrypted (intentionally hidden/obfuscated) stuff.
What are your rates?
It depends on the complexity and the amount of work, usually 50-200 €. A payment is made if I am actually able to recover the texts, and I will send you a quote.
Payment can be done via PayPal. An invoice will be available if you need one. Note: "Value added tax" (VAT) is not collected.
What kinds of custom functions can you write?
If you need a function to use in a website, it can be in the programming languages PHP (all versions), Bash and JavaScript. The PHP functions can recover a specific kind of broken encoding in real time, for strings or arrays (recursively), and database queries (PDO objects or not). The bash functions will use a number of standard GNU/Linux command line utilities. I also (rarely) write macros for LibreOffice.
What kinds of texts/data can you work with?
I may be able to recover:
  • Plain text files or word processor documents created by very old computer systems.
  • Some old PDFs with broken encodings (pages can be opened but unreadable characters).
  • HTML documents, including full websites (static or PHP).
  • Large files, full books, or dozens/hundreds of small files.
  • SQL/CSV/TSV/sqlite databases, both running in real time or exported as SQL queries.
  • Mailbox archives (although, you should first try importing them in the free Sylpheed e-mail client).
  • Files with broken filenames (although, first try the free convmv tool).
What information should I include when I contact you?
Please include as much information about the texts as you can, notably (if you know or suspect):
  • In what language are the texts?
  • When and where the files were created? (E.g. Moscow, 1988.)
  • On what kind of computer, operating system, text editor/processor the files were created.
  • What transformations it has undergone.
  • Can a part of it be recovered by the Universal Cyrillic Decoder at https://2cyr.com/decode?
    • If yes: what are the settings on the "Expert:" line, notably source encoding:[???] displayed as:[???] postfilter:[???].
  • If you require an invoice: Company name, Full address, Director or Contact person for the invoice. If you don't require an invoice you can make a donation instead.
Should I paste the "broken" text in my message or attach it as an attachment?
It is better to attach the original files to the message (as attachment) because copying and pasting sometimes loses some special characters.
Please attach to your message some or all of the sample files that need decoding. If you have many files, and/or they are very large, you can compress/ZIP them and attach the ZIP archive to your message.
You can send me sample files, or all files; an SQL database export, or a portion of the records.
You have read the above, understand it, and want to contact me

Send me a message to 5ko [snail] 5ko [period] fr -> mailto:5ko [snail] 5ko [period] fr?subject=Custom%20work%20via%202cyr [period] com with sample files and the information mentioned above.

Greetings,
Petko Yotov