Re: [PHP] Extracting Source code from Binary Files(.dll,.exe.,class)

2003-11-13 Thread Leif K-Brooks
Prashant Akerkar wrote: I have a Query. Is it Possible to extract the source code from .exe,(VB,'C',C++),.dll(VB,'C',C++) or .class(java) files. To some extent. All that's left intact by the compiler is the logic, not the exact source code. In theory, a utility to transform machine code logic

Re: [PHP] Extracting Source code from Binary Files(.dll,.exe.,class)

2003-11-13 Thread Dan Anderson
> Is it Right or i am going somewhere illogical? Basically, source code is a convenient way to represent in a human readable form what the machine is supposed to do. Unless you happen to be debugging it is unlikely that the source code will be saved within the compiled file. The problem

Re: [PHP] Extracting Source code from Binary Files(.dll,.exe.,class)

2003-11-13 Thread Prashant
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:08 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Extracting Source code from Binary Files(.dll,.exe.,class) [snip] Step 1 : .exe binary file -- Linker (assembly language) .. .obj file/s Step 2 :.obj f

RE: [PHP] Extracting Source code from Binary Files(.dll,.exe.,class)

2003-11-13 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] Step 1 : .exe binary file -- Linker (assembly language) .. .obj file/s Step 2 :.obj file/s .c (Compiler) source code file/s Is it Right or i am going somewhere illogical? [/snip] Really this cannot be done with any degree of reliability, if at all. The

Re: [PHP] Extracting Source code from Binary Files(.dll,.exe.,class)

2003-11-13 Thread Prashant Akerkar
sage - From: Christophe Chisogne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Extracting Source code from Binary Files(.dll,.exe.,class) > Prashant Akerkar wrote: > > Is it Possible to extract the source code f

Re: [PHP] Extracting Source code from Binary Files(.dll,.exe.,class)

2003-11-13 Thread Christophe Chisogne
Prashant Akerkar wrote: Is it Possible to extract the source code from .exe, ... .class(java) files. [ I think you're way off-topic but... ] Nope. But you can try to decompile binaries or java class files. Try googling for decompilation tools Note that decompiling softs can be prohibited by law en