ConfuserEx was the go-to free .NET obfuscator for years — but it's renaming-first and no longer actively maintained. Veylock takes a different approach: it encrypts your method bodies and decrypts them in memory only at runtime. Here's an honest, feature-by-feature look.
Both raise the cost of reverse engineering. The difference is how far they go.
| Capability | Veylock | ConfuserEx |
|---|---|---|
| Method-body encryption Real IL encrypted, rebuilt in memory at runtime | ✓ YesAES per-method, runtime-only | ✗ NoObfuscates, doesn't encrypt bodies |
| Runtime key derivation No ready-made key stored in the file | ✓ YesPBKDF2 at runtime | ✗ No |
| String encryption | ✓ Yes | ~ PartialBasic constant protection |
| Symbol renaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Anti-debug | ✓ YesExits before decryption | ~ Plugin |
| Anti-ILDASM | ✓ Yes | ~ Partial |
| Hidden call graph Calls routed through proxies | ✓ Yes | ~ Ref proxy |
| Decoy / fake methods | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Single self-contained file Runtime embedded, no extra DLLs | ✓ Yes | ~ Depends |
| Actively maintained | ✓ YesUpdated 2026 | ✗ StaleCommunity forks only |
| Support | ✓ DirectFrom the developer | ✗ None |
| Price | From $50Monthly / yearly / lifetime | FreeOpen source |
✓ full · ~ partial / plugin · ✗ not available
If your code is worth protecting, ConfuserEx's renaming alone won't hold. Veylock encrypts the logic itself — so a decompiler shows stubs, not secrets. Same app, same speed, code that stays yours.
Yes. ConfuserEx is renaming-first and no longer actively maintained. Veylock adds runtime AES method-body encryption, PBKDF2 key derivation, string encryption, anti-debug, anti-ILDASM and single-file output — and it's actively maintained with direct support.
Yes. Every method body is replaced with an encrypted stub and rebuilt in memory only at runtime, and the assembly is marked against ILDASM. Decompilers show unreadable stubs instead of your logic.
No noticeable difference in normal use. Methods are decrypted on demand in memory; your app runs the same as before.
نعم. Veylock أداة حماية دوت نت حديثة تشفّر الميثودات والنصوص وتمنع فك البرامج بأدوات مثل dnSpy و ILSpy، مع فك التشفير في الذاكرة وقت التشغيل فقط، وإخراج ملف واحد ودعم مباشر — على عكس ConfuserEx اللي يعتمد على إعادة التسمية بس وغير مُحدَّث.