diff --git a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/Confuser/Deobfuscator.cs b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/Confuser/Deobfuscator.cs
index 1b89b22e..c5e07d7f 100644
--- a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/Confuser/Deobfuscator.cs
+++ b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/Confuser/Deobfuscator.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.Confuser {
 	class Deobfuscator : DeobfuscatorBase {
 		Options options;
 		string obfuscatorName = DeobfuscatorInfo.THE_NAME;
+		Version approxVersion;
 
 		List<EmbeddedAssemblyInfo> embeddedAssemblyInfos = new List<EmbeddedAssemblyInfo>();
 		JitMethodsDecrypter jitMethodsDecrypter;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.Confuser {
 		}
 
 		protected override void scanForObfuscator() {
+			removeObfuscatorAttribute();
 			jitMethodsDecrypter = new JitMethodsDecrypter(module, DeobfuscatedFile);
 			try {
 				jitMethodsDecrypter.find();
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.Confuser {
 				obfuscatorName = string.Format("{0} {1}", DeobfuscatorInfo.THE_NAME, versionString);
 		}
 
+		const bool useAttributeVersion = true;
 		string getVersionString() {
 			var versionProviders = new IVersionProvider[] {
 				jitMethodsDecrypter,
@@ -243,6 +246,8 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.Confuser {
 					vd.addRevs(minRev, maxRev);
 				}
 			}
+			if (useAttributeVersion)
+				vd.setVersion(approxVersion);
 			return vd.getVersionString();
 		}
 
@@ -332,6 +337,7 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.Confuser {
 			newOne.ModuleBytes = ModuleBytes;
 			newOne.embeddedAssemblyInfos.AddRange(embeddedAssemblyInfos);
 			newOne.setModule(module);
+			newOne.removeObfuscatorAttribute();
 			newOne.jitMethodsDecrypter = hasUnpacked ? new JitMethodsDecrypter(module, DeobfuscatedFile) :
 						new JitMethodsDecrypter(module, DeobfuscatedFile, jitMethodsDecrypter);
 			if ((newOne.decryptState & DecryptState.CanDecryptMethods) != 0) {
@@ -359,7 +365,6 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.Confuser {
 
 			Log.v("Detected {0}", obfuscatorName);
 
-			removeObfuscatorAttribute();
 			initializeConstantsDecrypterV18();
 			initializeConstantsDecrypterV17();
 			initializeConstantsDecrypterV15();
@@ -539,11 +544,27 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.Confuser {
 
 		void removeObfuscatorAttribute() {
 			foreach (var type in module.Types) {
-				if (type.FullName == "ConfusedByAttribute")
+				if (type.FullName == "ConfusedByAttribute") {
+					setConfuserVersion(type);
 					addAttributeToBeRemoved(type, "Obfuscator attribute");
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
+		void setConfuserVersion(TypeDefinition type) {
+			var s = DotNetUtils.getCustomArgAsString(getModuleAttribute(type) ?? getAssemblyAttribute(type), 0);
+			if (s == null)
+				return;
+			var val = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Match(s, @"^Confuser v(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$");
+			if (val.Groups.Count < 5)
+				return;
+			approxVersion = new Version(int.Parse(val.Groups[1].ToString()),
+										int.Parse(val.Groups[2].ToString()),
+										int.Parse(val.Groups[3].ToString()),
+										int.Parse(val.Groups[4].ToString()));
+		}
+
 		public override void deobfuscateMethodEnd(Blocks blocks) {
 			if (proxyCallFixer != null)
 				proxyCallFixer.deobfuscate(blocks);
diff --git a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/Confuser/VersionDetector.cs b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/Confuser/VersionDetector.cs
index 146bba7e..15e18209 100644
--- a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/Confuser/VersionDetector.cs
+++ b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/Confuser/VersionDetector.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,25 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.Confuser {
 				maxRev = max;
 		}
 
+		public void setVersion(Version version) {
+			if (version == null)
+				return;
+			int minRev = int.MaxValue, maxRev = int.MinValue;
+			foreach (var kv in revToVersion) {
+				if (kv.Value.Major != version.Major || kv.Value.Minor != version.Minor)
+					continue;
+				if (minRev > kv.Key)
+					minRev = kv.Key;
+				if (maxRev < kv.Key)
+					maxRev = kv.Key;
+			}
+			if (minRev == int.MaxValue)
+				return;
+			if (maxRev == revs[revs.Length - 1])
+				maxRev = int.MaxValue;
+			addRevs(minRev, maxRev);
+		}
+
 		public string getVersionString() {
 			if (minRev > maxRev || minRev < 0)
 				return null;