C# development in visual studio

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Hi guys
I am making my own c# applications in visual studio 2008.
But I would like to make them so that red gate reflector cant read them.

I think that using visual studio with c#, it is easy to make some good programs.
Easy to make gui and code, and to make an exe file.

But is this the right for me? or should i use another program.

When I recently found out that the reflector excisted, I tried to see how easy it was on my own applications.
Then I tried the other programs on my desktop, and those programs I couldnt reflect.

Is this because they use another programming language than my or what do they do?

Best regards
Søren

Posted 23-Apr-10 0:44am

imagina

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Solution 1

You can use obfuscation to prevent decompilation.Visual studio itself now having dotfuscator for doing that.

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From JSOP: The obfuscator in Visual Studio will NOT prevent Reflector from working. You actually need to spend money of an obfuscator to realize any benefit from obfuscation.

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From Arun:oh okay.I wonder why this tool is shipping together with visual studio if its not fully functional.But i guess it has some basic obfuscation functionality.Isn't it?
Anyway thanks for your update.

Posted 23-Apr-10 1:12am

Arun Jacob

Updated 23-Apr-10 1:48am

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Solution 3

Some exes/dlls cannot be opened in Reflector becuase they are not managed and are probably produced by compilers like vb6 or Delphi, etc.

However, compilers like C#, VB.Net produce managed assemblies which can be fully viewed by tools like Reflector. To prevent this, you will need to obfuscate your assemblies using an obfuscator such a Crypto Obfuscator. Before you deploy or distribute your software, simply obfuscate all your exe/dlls.

Posted 4-Mar-13 23:48pm

LogicNP

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-23T01:40:00

Solution 2

You need to *spend money* on an obfuscation tool. DO NOT rely on the obfuscator that comes with Visual Studio, as it is merely a half-assed version of the full retail product ($1000+).

There are several cheaper and better obfuscation tools on the market.

Google is your friend.

Posted 23-Apr-10 1:40am

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Updated 23-Apr-10 1:55am

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