compiled (.exe) structure - code protection

[joseLB]

I opened a .exe (plain compilation, with no au3stripper), with notepad.

I supposed that  I could search for my variables names and/or for string constants. I was unsucessful (hopefully).

My question: it´s simple to get the source code back from a .exe, for someone with not the "best" intentions,  ?

I´m asking as I would like to have a code a bit more protected, not something drastic, but somewhat difficult to get source from .exe.

IF it´s simple to get the source back, any other sugestion?

Regards

Jose

Edited August 6, 2016 by joseLB

[Jos]

You will not find the source just like that but the decompilation topic was discussed enough around here so we have a rule against it since a while.

Jos