diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/win-capture/CMakeLists.txt
index f7f090f20..a3a4da478 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 project(win-capture)
 
 set(win-capture_HEADERS
+	obfuscate.h
 	window-helpers.h
 	dc-capture.h)
 
 set(win-capture_SOURCES
 	dc-capture.c
+	obfuscate.c
 	window-helpers.c
 	monitor-capture.c
 	window-capture.c
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/obfuscate.c b/plugins/win-capture/obfuscate.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10d6e7794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/obfuscate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+#pragma warning(disable : 4152) /* casting func ptr to void */
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+#include "obfuscate.h"
+
+#define LOWER_HALFBYTE(x) ((x) & 0xF)
+#define UPPER_HALFBYTE(x) (((x) >> 4) & 0xF)
+
+static void deobfuscate_str(char *str, uint64_t val)
+{
+	uint8_t *dec_val = (uint8_t*)&val;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	while (*str != 0) {
+		int pos = i / 2;
+		bool bottom = (i % 2) == 0;
+		uint8_t *ch = (uint8_t*)str;
+		uint8_t xor = bottom ?
+			LOWER_HALFBYTE(dec_val[pos]) :
+			UPPER_HALFBYTE(dec_val[pos]);
+
+		*ch ^= xor;
+
+		if (++i == sizeof(uint64_t) * 2)
+			i = 0;
+
+		str++;
+	}
+}
+
+void *get_obfuscated_func(HMODULE module, const char *str, uint64_t val)
+{
+	char new_name[128];
+	strcpy(new_name, str);
+	deobfuscate_str(new_name, val);
+	return GetProcAddress(module, new_name);
+}
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/obfuscate.h b/plugins/win-capture/obfuscate.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..324924a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/obfuscate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* this is a workaround to A/Vs going crazy whenever certain functions (such as
+ * OpenProcess) are used */ 
+extern void *get_obfuscated_func(HMODULE module, const char *str, uint64_t val);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif