vb6 decompiler??

[ii-monk]

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.

[ii-monk]

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.

[THEprophetMOSES]

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.

[Tedob1]

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most virus are on VB6
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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

[RebelToTheEnd]

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!

[^Mobius^]

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.

[apreasher]

that's funny Tedob1 ,lol.

[ii-monk]

Nice one!!! I needed that...

[Griz1231]

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

[Dieten]

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.