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To All I Too use Aspack ... the only problem with that is the data is still vulnerable .. Aspack only compresses the .EXE and does nothing for the data .. If I were a "for ransom" crook .. I would care les about the executable ...

Otto, try asProtect:

http://www.aspack.com/asprotect32.html

Regards,

Toninho.

... porque sucede, pero hago esta aportación por si alguno de vosotros lo quiere testear y usar. Existe una versión demo. Posiblemente, productos como Aspack, Themida y otros que existen en el mercado funcionen de una manera similar, sin embargo no los he testeado. Suerte y feliz programación. Saludos ...

Otto

You need a good .exe shrinker\compression utility .. I use ASpack which is a commercial product .. never had any problems with the product .. prox 90 USD

http://www.aspack.com/aspack.html

Completely removes all text from the hex ..

Rick Lipkin

Rick Lipkin wrote:Enrico

The makers of Aspack have not charged me anything for the use of their product since my initial purchase .. just today, I was notified about a version upgrade and I was able to download and install for free.

Rick Lipkin

Ok, great!

EMG

Enrico

The makers of Aspack have not charged me anything for the use of their product since my initial purchase .. just today, I was notified about a version upgrade and I was able to download and install for free.

Rick Lipkin

Rick Lipkin wrote:I use a product called Aspack and I think I payed around 80 USD for the program several years ago and the company continues to allow me new upgrades

From their website:

Please check a product and type of your Annual license.

So, you should re-pay each years. Or am I wrong?

EMG

... <= 1000,oLbx:MakeTotals(),  Also, you may want to consider a commercial .Exe 'shrinker' ... I use a product called Aspack and I think I payed around 80 USD for the program several years ago and the company continues to allow me new upgrades .. Typically a 10mg .Exe ...

... FiveEdit and try to run on Windows 10 SmartScreen pops up and gives me a warning .. I just by-pass it and let it run .. Enrico, Please check out Aspack ( not free but very reasonable ) .. I have used it for many, many years and the latest version compacts the hex so tightly .. there is virtually ...

Cristóbal

In your previous post you mention you offered an un-compressed version of your program .. just curious .. I use Aspack as my compression tool .. were you having any reported problems using UPX ?

Thanks
Rick Lipkin

Cristobol I tried to use Aspack to shrink FiveEdit and a message pops up that you have already used 'Shrinker' .. as far as the Hex .. there are some readable stuff in the front and back of the .exe and the rest is just hex. Rick Lipkin ...

... 2.3 mg which is relatively small. I opened your .exe with a hex editor and I was impressed there was little visible code you could read .. I use Aspack to shrink my Executables and Aspack totally obscures a Hex Editor to gleam any visible code in the .exe as well as having one of the best compression ...

... to the outside world .. I am connecting to sql Server via ADO using the Sql Server DNS name and the secure Sql userid and password. I also use Aspack to compress my executable and when the .exe is viewed under a hex editor .. there is absolutely nothing readable ANYWHERE in the hex .. usually ...

toninhofwi You may want to consider a ( professional ) .Exe 'shrinker. I have used a product called 'Aspack'. In my case it takes a native .Exe from 8 mg to less than 2mg with NO penalty in execution and with a smaller size, the shrinked Executable loads MUCH FASTER over ...

... In my experiences in compressing xHB+FWH apps, it is always the anti-virus preventing the .exe to decompress... I also used diff compressor like aspack, pklite and others. But the best so far and free is upx. If you have anti-virus, add your .exe to trusted application. Like I did and problem ...