I just found two MQ4 files of famous EA robots from MQL5.com and they have obviously been cracked/decompiled

I posted the files here but I removed some code so that it doesn't backtest properly (not trying to share stolen stuff here)
but so you can see it has all the decompiled properties

So has the encryption algorithm been compromised ?

Jeff

There are several supposed decompilers available online,
but I haven't been able to decompile anything with them,
so I think they are fake...

ionone wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2024 7:15 pm So has the encryption algorithm been compromised ?

Yes in Japan they have figured it out. Some satisfactory, others are nasty and completed by removing line breaks, creating dummy variables and sometimes with missing code. For Build 600+ too.

They're on the Coconala (Japanese Fiver) site with job track records.

JAPAN! Outta all places lol....

moey_dw wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2024 8:28 pm JAPAN! Outta all places lol....

Ok Japan GIF.gif

fucking kamikazes, they now sacrifice computers by overclocking them to death just to break some code

ChuChu Rocket wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2024 8:10 pm Yes in Japan they have figured it out.

So does anyone know if MetaTrader is planning to increase the security of their encryption of MT4 code?

ionone wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2024 1:32 am fucking kamikazes, they now sacrifice computers by overclocking them to death just to break some code

HAHAAHA THIS IS WHY THE YEN IS SO FUCKED

Hey Japanese are the best at what they do. From creating Walkmans and saving Porsche from bankruptcy in the 90's to now (sadly) playing around with EX4's.

Most of it is done innocently though as the traders want total control over the indicator or EA that they use as their bread and butter. For some, it's a trust issue as they want to make sure the paid code is not malicious.

ChuChu Rocket wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2024 11:14 am Hey Japanese are the best at what they do. From creating Walkmans and saving Porsche from bankruptcy in the 90's to now (sadly) playing around with EX4's.

Most of it is done innocently though as the traders want total control over the indicator or EA that they use as their bread and butter. For some, it's a trust issue as they want to make sure the paid code is not malicious.

Haha, i have that problem of "total control" also, That's why how fancy an indicator can do, I try to avoid completely depending on it if there is no source code or way to recreate the technology behind it. But my main reason is that later I can migrate to mt5 or other platforms more easily, or I can ask someone better to optimize for the most recent updates.
I still don't know how reliable and accurate those decompiled files are. If possible, I would like to "take control" and understand it deeply and keep the technology for myself. At best, I can only share it with casual traders who are also have no ideal about coding like me, at least they don't know how to change the name and sell it on other people's efforts.

global wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2024 5:49 am So does anyone know if MetaTrader is planning to increase the security of their encryption of MT4 code?

I think you should witch to MT5 which is more safe