PublishSingleFile=true for .NET

[Admin]

The build 1932 supports self-contained executables.

Here is simple example of .csproj to protect compiled assembly before publishing in a single file:

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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

...

<Target Name="VMProtectCompile" BeforeTargets="GenerateSingleFileBundle">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <VMProtectCon>"C:\Program Files\VMProtect Demo\VMProtect_Con.exe"</VMProtectCon>
    <VMProtectInputFile>"$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll"</VMProtectInputFile>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Exec Command="$(VMProtectCon) $(VMProtectInputFile) $(VMProtectInputFile)" />
</Target>

<Target Name="VMProtectDelete" AfterTargets="GenerateSingleFileBundle">
  <Delete Files="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll" />
</Target>

</Project>

[howze]

The build 1932 supports self-contained executables.

Here is simple example of .csproj to protect compiled assembly before publishing in a single file:

Code: Select all

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

...

<Target Name="VMProtectCompile" BeforeTargets="GenerateSingleFileBundle">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <VMProtectCon>"C:\Program Files\VMProtect Demo\VMProtect_Con.exe"</VMProtectCon>
    <VMProtectInputFile>$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll</VMProtectInputFile>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Exec Command="$(VMProtectCon) $(VMProtectInputFile) $(VMProtectInputFile)" />
</Target>

<Target Name="VMProtectDelete" AfterTargets="GenerateSingleFileBundle">
  <Delete Files="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll" />
</Target>

</Project>

1、When I was testing this feature, I found that if the name of the project contains a space, it will report an error when publishing, please check, thank you.

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2、At the same time, how to use functions such as 'Memory Protection', 'Debugger', 'Virtualization Tools Found' message, etc., which can be directly used in the gui?

[Admin]

Just change PATH_TO_VMP_FILE to the full name of ".vmp" file created by VMProtect's GUI:

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<Target Name="VMProtectCompile" BeforeTargets="GenerateSingleFileBundle">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <VMProtectCon>"C:\Program Files\VMProtect Demo\VMProtect_Con.exe"</VMProtectCon>
    <VMProtectInputFile>"$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll"</VMProtectInputFile>
    <VMProtectProjectFile>-pf "PATH_TO_VMP_FILE"</VMProtectProjectFile>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Exec Command="$(VMProtectCon) $(VMProtectInputFile) $(VMProtectInputFile) $(VMProtectProjectFile)" />
</Target>

About available parameters for the console version you can read here.

P.S. Don't forget to use the code virtualization for all critical methods with ObfuscationAttribute:

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[Obfuscation(Feature = "virtualization", Exclude = false)]
void MethodForProtection()
{
...

[howze]

Just change PATH_TO_VMP_FILE to the full name of ".vmp" file created by GUI:

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<Target Name="VMProtectCompile" BeforeTargets="GenerateSingleFileBundle">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <VMProtectCon>"C:\Program Files\VMProtect Demo\VMProtect_Con.exe"</VMProtectCon>
    <VMProtectInputFile>"$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll"</VMProtectInputFile>
    <VMProtectProjectFile>-pf "PATH_TO_VMP_FILE"</VMProtectProjectFile>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Exec Command="$(VMProtectCon) $(VMProtectInputFile) $(VMProtectInputFile) $(VMProtectProjectFile)" />
</Target>

About available parameters for the console version you can read here.

P.S. Don't forget to use the code virtualization for all critical methods with ObfuscationAttribute:

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[Obfuscation(Feature = "virtualization", Exclude = false)]
void MethodForProtection()
{
...

I don’t know if I understand it correctly, but I still get an error.

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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
    <RootNamespace>Wpf_App</RootNamespace>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
  </PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="VMProtectCompile" BeforeTargets="GenerateSingleFileBundle">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <VMProtectCon>"D:\VMProtect Demo\VMProtect_Con.exe"</VMProtectCon>
    <VMProtectInputFile>$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll</VMProtectInputFile>
	<VMProtectProjectFile>-pf "C:\Users\Hao\Desktop\Wpf App\bin\Release\net8.0-windows\publish\win-x64\Wpf App.exe"</VMProtectProjectFile>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Exec Command="$(VMProtectCon) $(VMProtectInputFile) $(VMProtectInputFile) $(VMProtectProjectFile)" />
</Target>

<Target Name="VMProtectDelete" AfterTargets="GenerateSingleFileBundle">
  <Delete Files="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll" />
</Target>

</Project>

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[Admin]

It seems you don't need our software, because you can't even solve such a "simple problem" by yourself. I don't understand why you think that "Wpf App.exe" is a VMProtect project file.

P.S. You still use wrong code here:

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<VMProtectInputFile>$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll</VMProtectInputFile>

[howze]

It seems you don't need our software, because you can't even solve such a "simple problem" by yourself. I don't understand why you think that "Wpf App.exe" is a VMProtect project file.

P.S. You still use wrong code here:

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<VMProtectInputFile>$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).dll</VMProtectInputFile>

Thank you very much, I successfully solved the problem, it was indeed that I used the wrong code.
ps. My English is not good, and I am not very familiar with this software, but now I understand what VMProtect project file is. Anyway, thank you again for your patient answer.