Comments on: .NET Obfuscators

By: timm

timm — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:07:51 +0000

It comes down to how much you want to pay for your requirements.

Some obfuscators are real crap. At the very least, the obfuscator should crash .NET Reflector when you attempt to read the protected assembly. CodeWall is a good choice at $399.

But the best obfuscators will also foil in-memory attacks. CodeVeil and CliSecure are examples, but both cost over $1200/seat.

If you are concerned about clients having the proper version of .NET installed, then you may want to convert from .NET to native code. XenoCode PostBuild is an example at $1600/seat.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:17:00 +0000

I have a .NET application that runs in conjunction with MS XP/Vista and Microsoft PowerPoint. I want to deploy the strongest code protection option available that will be fully compatible with Microsoft Office Applications to help avoid .NET support/compatibility issues, e.g. missing interop assemblies or .NET updates. Considering these and future compatibility issues which is a better solution:

- Code obfuscation for .NET – stick with .NET and make it more difficult to reverse engineer

- Code conversion from .NET to native code. Could we deploy to platforms without .NET Framework or support Office for Mac using this approach?

By: timm

timm — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:30:13 +0000

Updated, added Babel.

By: sidew

sidew — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:07:57 +0000

Please can you update the list of obfuscators adding Babel Obfuscator?

Name: Babel
Company: Alberto Ferrazzoli
Price: Free

Address:
http://code.google.com/p/babelobfuscator/

By: sidew

sidew — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:04:01 +0000

I have done an obfuscator that you can download at:
It is free and it works well. Give it a try:

Its name is Babel and can be downloaded at:
http://code.google.com/p/babelobfuscator/

Features:
Type, Methods, Events, Properties, Fields name obfuscation.
MSIL control flow obfuscation
String encryption

It is based on new Microsoft Phoenix Technology see:
http://connect.microsoft.com/Phoenix

bye

By: timm

timm — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:04:03 +0000

Updated. Thank you, everyone.

By: xrt

xrt — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:40:25 +0000

Latest Phoenix Protector 1.4 is freeware now as well…
http://www.ntcore.com/phoenix.php

By: Confluence: Utvikling

Confluence: Utvikling — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:42:07 +0000

Obfuscation…

Hvorfor Obfuscation? Den koden du skriver for .NET ligger helt åpen for alle å se selv om den er i form av en dll eller exefil. Siden disse filene blir kompilert først i runtime av …….

By: xrt

xrt — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:27:22 +0000

1)http://www.codeplex.com/SharpObfuscator
And also:
2)http://code.google.com/p/obfuscar/

By: Codeplay

Codeplay — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:10:35 +0000

There is a review for CodeArmor product. It was done by Information Security

http://www.vilabs.com/docs/InformationSecurity_CodeArmor_Review.pdf