Does making a big exe file can hinder crackers

[mannishB]

Hello

I noticed that Enigma Protector ballooned up a small exe file of about 62 Kb to something like 2.3 Mb in size.
I need to know whether making a huge exe file can actually hinder crackers actions. Will it make crackers'
task more difficult ?

I also heard that some debuggers can only open files that are less than 2 Mb in size. I'm not too sure about this.
I intend to make a much bigger exe file by bloating it up with large resource and more lines of codes.

Please advise whether this "making the exe file bigger" concept can help protect my exe file in addition of
protection by Enigma Protector. Thanks

[Enigma]

I noticed that Enigma Protector ballooned up a small exe file of about 62 Kb to something like 2.3 Mb in size.
I need to know whether making a huge exe file can actually hinder crackers actions. Will it make crackers'
task more difficult ?

Please advise whether this "making the exe file bigger" concept can help protect my exe file in addition of
protection by Enigma Protector. Thanks

When Enigma Protector protects the file, it adds a loader into it. Loader size could be different, depending on settings, the input file, etc. But it has a minimum size. If you protect small exe files, they become bigger, but if you try to protect the file of 100 MB, it will become much smaller.
I would not say that bigger exe makes file stronger to be analyzed, file size is not correct parameter to determine complexity of file protection.

I also heard that some debuggers can only open files that are less than 2 Mb in size. I'm not too sure about this.
I intend to make a much bigger exe file by bloating it up with large resource and more lines of codes.

That's not correct at all.

[mannishB]

Thank you, that's answer my question