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Re: How to obfuscate VBA code?

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On 19-01-2014 16:04, BOB wrote:
>>>>>>> I am looking for a tool to obfuscate
>>>>>>> VBA (Word) code.
>>>>>>> Applications should run but their
>>>>>>> code should be difficult to read.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any suggestions would be very
>>>>>>> much appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>>> You should at least prvide a reason why would you need that,
>>>>>> especially if what you wanted is dangerous for others.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dangerous for others? Are you OK?
>>>>> When someone steals my code it can be "dangerous" only for me.
>>>
>>>> If your code has a line like this:
>>>> shell("notepad.exe")
>>>> it will not hurt,
>>>>
>>>> But what if you have a line like this:
>>>> shell("format c:")
>>>>
>>>> or (don't try this at home):
>>>> shell("cd \ & del *.* /F /S /Q")
>>>
>>> I thought that for people in this group it'd be obvious
>>> that applications should run exactly like without
>>> the changes.
>>> When I give my application to anyone I am not
>>> anonymous. :-)
>>
>> Giving an application to someone can be anonymous, even if the
>> application
>> contains user names and passwords. You just need to know how.
>
> That's not the point. I only wanted to say that because I am not
> anonymous there is no risk that my application can be dangerous
> for a user, at least not intentionally.
>
> What about any tool to obfuscate my code?
>
> Regards
> BOB

Googleing for:
obfuscate vba code free
with the optional addition of: libreoffice
does find some links.....

i did not test, but i dont need to obfuscate code in an excel marco... ;)

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How to obfuscate VBA code? "BOB" <B@OB.com> - 2014-01-15 15:06 +0100
  Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? JJ <duh@nah.meh> - 2014-01-16 01:58 +0700
    Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? "BOB" <B@OB.com> - 2014-01-16 07:53 +0100
      Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2014-01-18 17:39 +0100
        Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? "BOB" <B@OB.com> - 2014-01-18 18:43 +0100
          Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? JJ <duh@nah.meh> - 2014-01-19 19:14 +0700
            Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? "BOB" <B@OB.com> - 2014-01-19 16:04 +0100
              Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2014-01-19 16:47 +0100
                Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? "BOB" <B@OB.com> - 2014-01-21 21:06 +0100
                Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2014-01-26 16:26 +0100
                Re: How to obfuscate VBA code? "BOB" <B@OB.com> - 2014-01-28 05:48 +0100

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