ifi we have a exe file, of a program.Is there ne way we can extract source code from it?
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ifi we have a exe file, of a program.Is there ne way we can extract source code from it?
No.
Yes, but it will be in ASM.
asm means assembly system machine?
also is it possible for an human to understand that language or is it simply too hard?
If yes is there a good place for that?
The assembly that a compiler spits out will probably be very hard to understand. Assembly is readable machine language. Instead of writing the program directly in machine language, you write asm commands, which are directly translated into machine language.
Yes, and decoding an EXE and trying to figure it out from ASM would take hours upon hours, and be a real $$$$$. There are some applications which try to compare the ASM decoded from the EXE into a language, but they are usually inaccurate, and often don't work.
ASM is definately understandable by humans because that is what it was designed for. It basically gives readable names to all of the computers commands. However, in asm, you literally have to do everything. There is no structure as in high level languages. You have to create your own if blocks and while loops. With small apps like "Hello Worlds" it isn't so bad. However, if looking at something like MS Word... have fun ;).Quote:
Originally posted by Luigi
asm means assembly system machine?
also is it possible for an human to understand that language or is it simply too hard?
If yes is there a good place for that?