Dotfuscator
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Dotfuscator is a tool that hinders reverse engineering and tampering for .NET, Xamarin and Universal Windows Platform applications. It implements a combination of code obfuscation, optimization, shrinking and hardening technologies.
A free version of Dotfuscator, called the Dotfuscator Community Edition is distributed as part of Microsoft's Visual Studio.[1]
History
Dotfuscator was developed by PreEmptive Solutions and a version has been free inside Microsoft's Visual Studio since 2003. [2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Beth Massi (23 February 2010). "Dotfuscator Gets Better and Still Free in Visual Studio". msdn.com. Microsoft, Inc. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Microsoft and PreEmptive Solutions announce enhanced version of Dotfuscator Community Edition to be included in Microsoft Visual Studio". NFV NEWS.
- ^ Richardson, Chris (2008). COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer. New York: Apress. p. 636. ISBN 9781430207726.
- ^ Johnson, Bruce (2012). Professional Visual Studio 2012. Indianaoplis: John Wiley & Sons. p. 877. ISBN 9781118416488.
- ^ Patrick, Tim; Craig, John Clark (2006). Visual Basic 2005 Cookbook: Solutions for VB 2005 Programmers. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, Inc. p. 34. ISBN 9780596101770.
Further reading
- "Obfuscation and .NET". The Journal of Object Technology. Vol. 4, No. 4, May–June 2005. pp. 79-83.
- MSDN Magazine. Miller Freeman. pp. 11-12. (subscription required)
- Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering. John Wiley & Sons.
- "Review: PreEmptive Way To Obfuscate .Net Apps". CRN Magazine
- Windows Developer Power Tools. O'Reilly Media.
- "Dotfuscator expands its functionality". InfoWorld.
- Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons.
- Professional Visual Studio 2010. John Wiley & Sons.
External links
- https://news.microsoft.com/2004/07/19/preemptive-solutions-dotfuscator-will-ship-with-microsoft-visual-studio-2005/
- https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/dd551417.aspx
- http://www.dirkstrauss.com/visual-studio-2012-tips-part-5-protect-your-code-obfuscate/
- http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/enhanced-dotfuscator-ce-for-visual-stud/199901475
- http://www.clevelandpress.com/dotfuscator2.htm