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<p>Created page with &quot;{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Executable envelopes |released=1999 }} &#039;&#039;&#039;Exe Protect&#039;&#039;&#039; by Frederic Collin is a password-protection utility for Win32 programs. It...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Executable envelopes<br /> |released=1999<br /> }}<br /> '''Exe Protect''' by Frederic Collin is a password-protection utility for Win32 programs. It makes programs require a password to run.<br /> <br /> It works by 'encrypting' the original exe and renaming it with a ~ to start. Then it replaces the original exe with a stub of the same name.<br /> <br /> * test.exe (original program)<br /> <br /> becomes<br /> <br /> * test.exe (Exe Protect stub)<br /> * ~est.exe (encrypted program)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://web.archive.org/web/19990825032403/http://members.xoom.com/fredc/ Homepage (archived)]</div>

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