dot NET and Privacy

[Bill]

I'm looking at shareware ASP.NET applications for my web. Some applications includes a
..DLL that goes into my web's /bin subdirectory.

Since the internet is such a wild and wooly place, how can I tell if the .DLL might
compromise my privacy & security? I'm new to .NET, but I want to know if there is a way
I can be assured that the .DLL won't connect to a remote server do something nasty, like
send out the email addresses that are in the database.

Thanks!!!

[Kevin Spencer]

Don't ever buy from anyone you don't know.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Numbskull

Hard work is a medication for which
there is no placebo.

"Bill" <Bi*****@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I'm looking at shareware ASP.NET applications for my web. Some
applications includes a
.DLL that goes into my web's /bin subdirectory.

Since the internet is such a wild and wooly place, how can I tell if the
.DLL might
compromise my privacy & security? I'm new to .NET, but I want to know if
there is a way
I can be assured that the .DLL won't connect to a remote server do
something nasty, like
send out the email addresses that are in the database.

Thanks!!!

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

Lutz Roeder is a Microsoft guru with a vengeance. Download his "Reflector"
product and load your suspect DLL into it. find the "Decompile" option and
look at the results, in your favorite .NET language.
You can now decide, if you see something you don't like.
Peter

--
Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:
http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com


"Bill" wrote:

I'm looking at shareware ASP.NET applications for my web. Some applications includes a
..DLL that goes into my web's /bin subdirectory.

Since the internet is such a wild and wooly place, how can I tell if the .DLL might
compromise my privacy & security? I'm new to .NET, but I want to know if there is a way
I can be assured that the .DLL won't connect to a remote server do something nasty, like
send out the email addresses that are in the database.

Thanks!!!