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Recreating Java source code with JAD

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Recreating Java source code with JAD

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- [Instructor] We've seen how we can read source code through the JD GUI tool. We can also recover the source code through the command line, using the Jad tool. This reads an Android application's class files, and provides proper source code outputs in individual text files. Jad hasn't kept pace with Java development, but it's still a potentially useful alternative to JD GUI. The Jad executable is available as a download from the Varaneckas website. I've downloaded it and extracted the contents, the Jad executable, into my testing directory. As with JD GUI, an APK file must be converted into a JAR file using DEXtoJar before we can process it. I'll again use the SMS reader application to demonstrate Jad, and use the jar file I've already created. The Jad tool works on class files, so I've copied the Jar file into the Jad directory, and changed its extension to .zip. I'll burrow down from the DE directory, until we find…

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