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Sh1mmer

https://github.com/MercuryWorkshop/Sh1mmer

Sh1mmer is an exploit capable of completely unenrolling enterprise-managed Chromebooks.
By MercuryWorkshop

Currently unavailable.

You must first obtain an unmodified (“raw”) RMA shim. You can find these at cros.download. You must unzip the file if it’s in a zip file.

Simply go to https://sh1mmer.me/builder, click Start, and select your raw shim .bin file. Wait a minute or two, and your Sh1mmer shim will automatically download.

Option 2: Build locally (requires Linux or WSL2)

Section titled “Option 2: Build locally (requires Linux or WSL2)”
git clone https://github.com/MercuryWorkshop/sh1mmer.git
cd sh1mmer/wax

Run this command with a raw or stripped shim:

sudo bash wax.sh -i path/to/shim.bin

Linux: (Replace /dev/sdX with your flash drive/sd card)

sudo dd if=/path/to/sh1mmer_shim.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress

Windows: Download Rufus, select your USB, select your sh1mmer image

macOS: Download BalenaEtcher, select your USB, select your sh1mmer image

ChromeOS: Download Chromebook Recovery Utility, select “Use local image” in the settings menu of it, select your USB, select your sh1mmer image

  1. Press [Esc+Ref+Pwr], then [Ctrl+D] to enter developer mode.
  2. Plug in your flash drive that you flashed Sh1mmer to.
  3. Press [Esc+Ref+Pwr] again and allow the shim to boot up.