What could be done to avoid a VFP a .exe to be decompiled ?
Hi Experts!
What could be done to avoid a VFP a .exe to be decompiled and the code font exposed?
Thanks in advance.
FoxPro
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Eduardo Fuerte
8/22/2022 - Mon
Cyril Joudieh
It is very hard to keep VFP code from getting decompiled. There is ReFox which can expose the code very easy in the lower levels of security. In the higher levels of security, ReFox cannot expose the code from the file, but the code can be exposed from memory by a program written by Chinese hackers.
ReFox decompiles and protects the code at the same time. It depends on how you use it.
My site have been accessed from China and a lot of downloads of my apps were downloaded... I checked it by ip.
Maybe they are copying all my code now.
I don't know what could be done from here.
I'm going to ask net provider if it's possible to avoid China access...
Pavel Celba
Each software appears on Torrents sooner or later... Would you sell your app in China?
People copying your app would never buy it. BUT they can sell it which is not so good... The only way is to create new versions periodically so you are one step before them...
BTW, pirated Windows are much cheaper and they do have better support than the original version. So you have to be prepared for this situation...
I am not sure if your net provider can do something for you... To access your site from China via servers in the US is not so difficult...
Yes, to have variables and fields like mmmnnmnm, nmmnnmmm, mmnnmnn, etc. across the app is good idea. I've been thinking about such app scrambler BUT it could just invoke some descrambler development...
My address is in my profile here.
Cyril Joudieh
There are some good obfuscation programs for PHP. I never saw one for Fox.
Eduardo Fuerte
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Thank you for the guidance. I'm keep struggling with this problem...
ReFox decompiles and protects the code at the same time. It depends on how you use it.
So putting it simply, there is no 100% security.