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Is it possible to retrieve source file from an exe?

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Mar 15, 202650928 views
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I have seen my friend retrieving the source-code file from a java '*.class' file.He used some kind of a software for it. Is it possible to do the same with an '*.exe'? If yes,how can I do it? Also is it ethical to do such a thing,considering the executable is just a small file which is not copy-rig…

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It depends on the underlying language that the developers used. For Java and .NET languages it is possible most of the time to "de-compile" the source code. it's not going to be the true original code (variable names will be different, optimizations…

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