23 Mar
2016
23 Mar
'16
7:05 p.m.
On 2016-03-23 12:53, Wollenhaupt, Christof wrote:
Can I use ReFox to somehow get the source code from the distributed EXE (assuming he didn't use ReFox to encrypt it)?
Sure. You should be aware of three limitations, though:
- Comments won't be recovered unless they are in a VCX/SCX file and
the EXE has been created with debug info.
- Constants in include files cannot be recovered at all. You get an
empty include file and everything in the source is replaced.
- Certain expressions are simplified. Where the original source code
read x = 5+3 you get x = 8 when you decompile. With code that calculates positions or lengths this might be less readable.
Thanks for that heads-up, Christof. It will have to be, unfortunately, as I don't think we've got any other options at this point.