Protect my exe?

[xwinterx]

I have seen on other sites where people run programs to unpack auto-it executables back down to source code. Is it possible to prevent this? I don't know about this stuff but is UPX the only way to compress the .exe??

I tried compiling a script w/o UPX compression then ran the Yoda Project UPX packer, it is supposed to add some extra security to your .exe. It compressed fine but the .exe would no longer run.

just curious if anyone else out there has tried something but had success.

[The Kandie Man]

When a script is compiled by Autoit it's automatically compressed using a UPX compressor, this is a standard part of the .exe creation process. If it didn't, the .exe would be somewhere around 700KB. For the most part, your script is safe, but there are always people out there willing to go the extra mile and spend 3 hours looking for stuff with a decompiler.

So, in reality your script is protected for the most part from most users. Only computer programming gurus will be able to get your code, not that they would really be interested in it because they can write something much better.

[Rick]

"because they can write something much better"

if only that was true , some programs i've seen are far more efficient and smaller created with AutoIt.

[Lakes]

Couple of threads to have a look at:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19442

and

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26274

You will never stop someone who is really determined to do this, you can only make it a bit more difficult...