Developed by the NSA, this is a powerful, free suite that includes a "decompiler" which attempts to turn Assembly into readable C code.
| DLL type | Tools | Output quality | |----------|-------|----------------| | .NET (C#, VB) | , ILSpy, dotPeek, JustDecompile | Near-original C# code (except obfuscated) | | Native (C/C++) | Ghidra , IDA Pro, Hex-Rays, Radare2, Binary Ninja | Readable but messy pseudocode | | Mixed/Other | x64dbg (for dynamic analysis) | Low-level assembly + decompiler aid | decompiling dll
| Aspect | Rating | |--------|--------| | Usefulness for recovery | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (high for .NET, medium for native) | | Ease of use | ⭐⭐⭐ (tools require learning) | | Legal safety | ⭐⭐ (risky unless own code) | | Accuracy (native) | ⭐⭐ (often misleading) | | Accuracy (.NET) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (very good unless obfuscated) | Developed by the NSA, this is a powerful,