How does an exe encryptor (Self En\Decryptor) work?

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Hi, How does an exe encryptor (Self En\Decryptor) like ASProtect,UPX,... work?
If you have some source code about it please give me.:rose:
Thanks ;)

Posted 7-Feb-10 22:52pm

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Christian Graus · Answer 1 · 2010-02-07T22:55:00

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I presume they have a compression algorithm like the WinZip one and code to decompress the exe build into the new exe that is created. The reason it's a commercial product is that it's a bit too complex for us to give you source code in a forum reply.

Posted 7-Feb-10 22:55pm

Christian Graus