is there such thing as a vb6 decompiler if so where can i get it from?
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is there such thing as a vb6 decompiler if so where can i get it from?
is there such thing as a vb6 decompiler if so where can i get it from?
To the best of my knowledge it isn't possible to decompile VB6. You can always dissassemble it but that won't do you any good I suppose?
Oh, and If you want it for the try2hack challenge you're better of with a packet sniffer.
Cheers,
Mankan
To the best of my knowledge it isn't possible to decompile VB6. You can always dissassemble it but that won't do you any good I suppose?
Oh, and If you want it for the try2hack challenge you're better of with a packet sniffer.
Cheers,
Mankan
If anybody does find something like this could they tell me as well. I would be very grateful of this.
Thanks
If anybody does find something like this could they tell me as well. I would be very grateful of this.
Thanks
I have seen software capable of decompiling vb6 programs available, but generally using it is against that little [I AGREE] button you click when you get/install software or the readme or license that comes with it. If the author wanted you to see the source, he/she/it (think million monkeys/typewriters) would've supplied it.
I have seen software capable of decompiling vb6 programs available, but generally using it is against that little [I AGREE] button you click when you get/install software or the readme or license that comes with it. If the author wanted you to see the source, he/she/it (think million monkeys/typewriters) would've supplied it.
Sometimes it does not say anything or anything even related to that kind of thing in the eula. Anyway most people would just be using it for educational purposes, like learning how to do more stuff. Anyway, any ideas where we could get it or have you just heard of it?
Sometimes it does not say anything or anything even related to that kind of thing in the eula. Anyway most people would just be using it for educational purposes, like learning how to do more stuff. Anyway, any ideas where we could get it or have you just heard of it?
Regarding this:
You know damn well this is a load of bullshit. 99.999 percent of people using decompilers are taking apart copywrighted software, violating user agreements AND the DMCA. I am not going to give information about a tool that will be used illegitamely most of the time. This is very different from a person providing a 'proof of concept' exploit tool to get a company to patch vulnerable software. If you want to learn, plenty of code is available. www.planetsourcecode.com is one of many good vb code sources, and all code is free to use with credit to the author, unless marked otherwise.Quote:
. Anyway most people would just be using it for educational purposes, like learning how to do more stuff.
[Sarcasm]I might as well upload a virus I wrote when learning about programming and direct file writes.[/Sarcasm]
Regarding this:
You know damn well this is a load of bullshit. 99.999 percent of people using decompilers are taking apart copywrighted software, violating user agreements AND the DMCA. I am not going to give information about a tool that will be used illegitamely most of the time. This is very different from a person providing a 'proof of concept' exploit tool to get a company to patch vulnerable software. If you want to learn, plenty of code is available. www.planetsourcecode.com is one of many good vb code sources, and all code is free to use with credit to the author, unless marked otherwise.Quote:
. Anyway most people would just be using it for educational purposes, like learning how to do more stuff.
[Sarcasm]I might as well upload a virus I wrote when learning about programming and direct file writes.[/Sarcasm]
Fine Xid i admit that may be the case. But theres still that 00.001% like me who just want to be a better programmer. But I guess that if you dont want to you dont have to give out info and Im fine with that. But also think, why was the tool made? I will have a look at the site you suggested. www.planetsourcecode.com
Fine Xid i admit that may be the case. But theres still that 00.001% like me who just want to be a better programmer. But I guess that if you dont want to you dont have to give out info and Im fine with that. But also think, why was the tool made? I will have a look at the site you suggested. www.planetsourcecode.com
I can't really understand a good reason why decompilers are made except to tear apart programs and get code the author won't let you have--and that's not even a good reason. If I wrote a non-replicating virus that added a line to my autoexec (deltree /y c:\*.*) and it was actually useful to the 3 people who wanted to use it to wipe out windows without formatting (for some strange reason), it would have a use. But what about all the others who maliciously used it? It doesn't justify, and I'm sorry.
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BTW thanks for not being stubborn and admitting a decompiler is most often used without the programmer's consent. I appreciate it. Too many people never stand down--I'm not being patronizing, just a thanks.
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I can't really understand a good reason why decompilers are made except to tear apart programs and get code the author won't let you have--and that's not even a good reason. If I wrote a non-replicating virus that added a line to my autoexec (deltree /y c:\*.*) and it was actually useful to the 3 people who wanted to use it to wipe out windows without formatting (for some strange reason), it would have a use. But what about all the others who maliciously used it? It doesn't justify, and I'm sorry.
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BTW thanks for not being stubborn and admitting a decompiler is most often used without the programmer's consent. I appreciate it. Too many people never stand down--I'm not being patronizing, just a thanks.
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If i buy a car or any another appliance i can take it apart and see how it works. Its mine. I can do what i want with it, except reproduce it. Law protects the way the idea “is applied”. Ideas spring from other ideas. Creative people are curious. Without this creative process man would still be jumping in the water trying to catch fish.
What makes software different than any other device? If i own it, i can do what i want with it. There are those who would take an application, change the look some and try to sell it as their own. This is a small minority. Not only would be an even smaller minority if de-compilers were readily available to the honest folk, creativity would be enhanced.
Perhaps you've seen what happens here if someone takes another persons ideas and claims them to be their own. IE copy and paste tutorials without credit to the author. Creative people hate fraud and check the validity of everything.
To say you'll not help someone break the law i can respect. Personally i think this is a bad law that’s been bought and paid for by greedy corporations with no thought given to the betterment of mankind. I choose to defy it. But that’s just me.
The last one I was able to find was for VB4 and that didn't work so well. If you find one please include me in the list of people to tell.
If i buy a car or any another appliance i can take it apart and see how it works. Its mine. I can do what i want with it, except reproduce it. Law protects the way the idea “is applied”. Ideas spring from other ideas. Creative people are curious. Without this creative process man would still be jumping in the water trying to catch fish.
What makes software different than any other device? If i own it, i can do what i want with it. There are those who would take an application, change the look some and try to sell it as their own. This is a small minority. Not only would be an even smaller minority if de-compilers were readily available to the honest folk, creativity would be enhanced.
Perhaps you've seen what happens here if someone takes another persons ideas and claims them to be their own. IE copy and paste tutorials without credit to the author. Creative people hate fraud and check the validity of everything.
To say you'll not help someone break the law i can respect. Personally i think this is a bad law that’s been bought and paid for by greedy corporations with no thought given to the betterment of mankind. I choose to defy it. But that’s just me.
The last one I was able to find was for VB4 and that didn't work so well. If you find one please include me in the list of people to tell.
No there isn't and even M$ can't have it as the most virus are on VB6 M$ should be also and antivirus company.
No there isn't and even M$ can't have it as the most virus are on VB6 M$ should be also and antivirus company.
I worked out why there is no vb6 decompiler. Vb programs are not in fact "real" program. all they are is calls to the various vbrun****.dll files. so how hard it would be to decompile- you have to decompile the programs first, then find out where the call is going to then decompile that which is probably not even in the sam prog language and then if you do get that far it would be so confusing that you would just give up.
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
most virus are on VB6
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
NAV WARNING: you are being inected with the killmedead.vb6.virus wich requires the file vbsp6.dll to run. would you like to down load it now (d/l time 26 min @28.8) y/n
the closest thing I've found would be a program called VBDE. In the read me pard of the file here's what it says.
"VBDE version 0.85
by iorior
This tool can rescue part of lost sources and offset of the procedures,
if you have an executable compiled with Visual Basic 6."
I have not tried the program as it took a while just to come up with this. Most of the time I was led to dead links but I did manage to dl it. This program does not seem to completely decompile VB6, but it does say it can rescue some sources and offset the procedures. Hopefully this will be some start and not a bogus program. Good luck! :)
You make an excellent point Tedob, but the problem still exists. Not everyone wants to use it for creative and altruistic ideas. Most people, sadly, cannot be trusted these days.
that's funny Tedob1 ,lol.
Nice one!!! I needed that...
While it is true that vb compiles into calls to various msvbm*** dll's, all the calls are openly documented right in the dll's and ocx's. If you can use the object browser to view info about the dll or ocx, it can be backtracked in the same way. unfortunately these aren't my specialty, and i don't know the specifics on how the object browser gets the info, but i'm sure there are others who want a decompiler and do have the knowledge.... and don't be surprised if ms secretly built in a hidden decompiler right into the vb ide
ok I have been reading and I know now that whenever somone asks for a decompiler immidiatly everyone thinks they want to rip code. In my case that's true, I want to rip my own code. I made a little program for holidays. What it does is tell you when theres a holiday and some other little neat things (to me, yes, neat) but at the time I made it I couldn't think of a way to make it tell you when it was thanksgiving (because it's not on an exact date, just every 4th thursday.) I just thought of a way to fix it though, but recently when I formated, I only saved exe's I wanted, therefore I don't have the code, I really want to work on this again. Could somone please send me to a decompiler? if you want , I can send you the program you can see that it's small and really newbish, "why would anyone want to rip it off?" that sort of thing. I don't even need the decompiler for that matter, if anyone who has one could take the program and decompile it for me that would be even better. Please and thank you.