Obfuscator for Csharp *.exe files ?

[Robert McCabe]

After having compiled a *.cs source code I got an *.exe file.
Is there a tool which is able to obfuscate/scramble the meta code to prevent de-assembling ?

Rob

 

[Mike Newton]

After having compiled a *.cs source code I got an *.exe file.
Is there a tool which is able to obfuscate/scramble the meta code to prevent de-assembling ?

Rob

You'll never be able to prevent disassembly. The obfuscation tools are
for renaming variables / function calls, as well as mixing things up so
that they look tangled and confusing when disassembled.

I believe that VS.NET 2003 ships with a trial obfuscation program.

 

[William Stacey [MVP]]

I have used XenoCode with good success and it is mostly point and click -
which I like. The price is right too. Don't know enouph about the tech to
say if its any better/worse then Dotfuscator or not, but is simplier for me
to use. dlls and exes, and also console mode so you can include in your
post build events, etc.

 

[remotesoft]

You may take a look of our source code protection solution. In addition to
obfuscation, we offer a protector that prevents MSIL disassembly and
decompilation. I believe this is the best protection strategy you can get
from the current markets.

http://www.remotesoft.com/salamander/obfuscator.html
http://www.remotesoft.com/salamander/protector.html

If you want to get even better protection, you can also link the .NET
Framework libraries (e.g., System.Windows.Forms.dll) into your own exe:
http://www.remotesoft.com/linker