Learning Aid - Top Base64 Encodings Table

Base64 Code	Mnemonic Aid	Decoded*	Description
`JAB`	🗣 Jabber	`$.`	Variable declaration (UTF-16)
`TVq`	📺 Television	`MZ`	MZ header
`SUVY`	🚙 SUV	`IEX`	PowerShell Invoke Expression
`SQBFAF`	🐣 Squab favorite	`I.E.`	PowerShell Invoke Expression (UTF-16)
`SQBuAH`	🐣 Squab uahhh	`I.n.`	PowerShell Invoke string (UTF-16) e.g. `Invoke-Mimikatz`
`PAA`	💪 "Pah!"	`<.`	Often used by Emotet (UTF-16)
`cwBhA`	🦁 Chewbaka	`s.a.`	Often used in malicious droppers (UTF-16) 'sal' instead of 'var'
`aWV4`	😲 Awe version 4	`iex`	PowerShell Invoke Expression
`aQBlA`	💦 Aqua Blah (aquaplaning)	`i.e.`	PowerShell Invoke Expression (UTF-16)
`R2V0`	🤖 R2D2 but version 0	`Get`	Often used to obfuscate imports like GetCurrentThreadId
`dmFy`	👹 defy / demonify	`var`	Variable declaration
`dgBhA`	debugger + high availability	`v.a.`	Variable declaration (UTF-16)
`dXNpbm`	Dixon problem	`usin`	Often found in compile after delivery attacks
`H4sIA`	🚁 HForce (Helicopter Force) I agree		gzip magic bytes (0x1f8b), e.g. `echo 'test' \| gzip -cf \| base64`
`Y21k`	🎆 Year 21k bug	`cmd`	As used in `cmd.exe /c wscript.exe` or the like
`IAB`	🥱 I am bored	`s`	wide lower case `s`, often something like `sEt-iTem`
`cABhAH`	🕋 Kaaba	`p.a.`	wide formatted `param`
`Qzpc`	🖥 Quiz PC	`C:\`	Root of Windows partition (upper case)
`Yzpc`	🖥 Yes PC	`c:\`	Root of Windows partition (lower case)
`UEs`	🏬 Upper East Side	`PK`	ZIP, Office documents
`ey`	🗣 Hey	`{`	Indicates JSON data