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		csdvrx on March 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: 'Hello, World ' in x86 assembly, but make... Can't this be reversed by static analysis? Most approaches focus on the source, but IIRC there are also bytecode tools for at least Java

phoreverpheebs on March 17, 2023 [–]

Yeah, it's not a way to 100% obfuscate the functionality, but instead it could be more of a way to throw off someone looking at the binary

antibasilisk on March 17, 2023 | [–]

If I was reverse engineering a program and I saw this I think I might just quit and rethink my life.

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