diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c8028ea..cd2bd51 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ endif()
 # ------------------------------
 file(GLOB_RECURSE UNLOCKER_SOURCES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/unlocker/*.cpp" "src/unlocker/*.h")
 add_executable(dbd-unlocker ${UNLOCKER_SOURCES})
+
+# randomize exe name
+string(RANDOM LENGTH 12 ALPHABET "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789" RANDOM_EXE_NAME)
+set_target_properties(dbd-unlocker PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "${RANDOM_EXE_NAME}")
+
 target_link_libraries(dbd-unlocker PRIVATE dbd-unlocker-warnings OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto nerutils wsock32 ws2_32 wininet simdjson-wrapped)
 
 set_property(TARGET dbd-unlocker PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)