Any way to protect a batch file?

[feenster99]

Hi all,
I have written a batch file which does some clever stuff that I won't go into, that is installed on some of my clients PC's. At the moment, it is simply a batch file called via Scheduled Tasks when required. This works fine, but it would be a very easy job for someone to poking around and rip off my hard work.

Does anyone know of an easy way to make the batch file into a compiled program, or protect it in some other way so people cannot read the script?

Cheers,
Matt

 

[marc2003]

this creates an .exe

http://users.cybercity.dk/~bse26236/batutil/BatchCompiler_UK.zip

 

[Conrad11]

Well if you post the script, ill see what i can do

 

[feenster99]

this creates an .exe

http://users.cybercity.dk/~bse26236/batutil/BatchCompiler_UK.zip

Thanks for that Marc2003 - just tried it and it does what it says on the tin. Avast picks the resulting .exe up as a Virus, regardless of what I do

I'm beginning to wonder whether I might be better trying to create something in C# that actions the batch file instead. Should provide a bit more control over stuff, but will obviously take longer.

Matt

 

[meghatronic]

What is it for?

 

[feenster99]

jdickerson - i'm afraid I can't really go into that, as it is commercially sensitive. Sorry, i know that makes any help rather difficult to give, but I need to protect my assets

Matt