Laying the Groundwork
Godfrey Nolan · Apress eBooks · 2012
To begin, in this chapter I introduce you to the problem with decompilers and why virtual machines and the Android platform in particular are at such risk. Youlearn about the history of decompilers; it may surprise you that they’ve been around almost as long as computers. And because this can be such an emotive topic, I take some time to discuss the legal and moral issues behind decompilation. Finally, you’re introduced to some of options open to you if you want to protect your code. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.