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Is it possible to convert a exe....

A question has been knocking my mind today,is it possible to convert a executable file back to its source code in c++??

anu07
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No. Decompilers exist, but they are generally very poor due to the lossy process of compilation.

Radical Edward
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There are "disassemblers", that will go from an executable to assembly, but you'll never get back to c++ :(

daviddoria
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deja vu. No.

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Thank you all :)

anu07
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This question has already been solved

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