EXE Encryption

[hurgh]

HI,
Does anyone know where I can find a program or something that will enable to encrypt my VB Exe file before I distribute it so that people dont try and decompile it.
I still want to be able to use the EXE file in it's encryptes state.


Also I have heard that there is a program that adds the VB Runtime Files to the exe, if anyone knows the location of the files please list them.

Any answers to the questions above would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Hurgh

I don't have an answer to your first question, but
there is a program called Fusion, by bit-arts, http://www.bit-arts.com it staticly links all of the runtimes along with your program, so it doesnt need any..

go here for a review

http://www.vb-world.net/articles/fusion/

Are you using Vb3.0/Vb4.0? This will keep your program from being decompiled.

Private Sub Command1_Click()
fee = FreeFile
Open "MyProg.exe" For Binary As #fee
S = "."
Seek #fee, 25
Put #fee, , S
Close #1
MsgBox "MyProg.exe has been shielded.", 64
End Sub

[hurgh]

Thanks for your post that helped heaps.

Does anyone else know an answer to the first question,

I will keep looking and If I find anything I will put a post up so that others can use the program too, but if anyone knows of one please let me know.


Hurgh

Here's a file encryptor from http://www.planet-source-code.com called RC4 Speed 2.5s. I am not sure if it can do what you want, but it may be useful.

Fusion does not add running dependencies like OLEAUT32.DLL

[Edited by Jorgen on 09-18-2000 at 02:48 PM]

if you use VB5.0 or VB6.0 and by the compiling Mode NativeCode then you don't need any encrypt- tool because it's not possible to decompiling a VB5.0 or VB6.0 Native code!!!