Covert Java : techniques for decompiling, patching, and reverse engineering /
Alex Kalinovsky.
- Indianapolis, Ind. : Sams, c2004.
- x, 268 p. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Getting started ; 2. Decompiling classes ; 3. Obfuscating classes ; 4. Hacking non-public methods and variables of a class ; 5. Replacing and patching application classes ; 6. Using effective tracing ; 7. Manipulating Java security ; 8. Snooping the runtime environment ; 9. Cracking code with unorthodox debuggers ; 10. Using profilers for applications runtime analysis ; 11. Load-testing to find and fix scalability problems ; 12. Reverse engineering applications ; 13. Eavesdropping techniques ; 14. Controlling class loading ; 15. Replacing and patching core Java classes ; 16. Intercepting control flow ; 17. Understanding and tweaking bytecode ; 18. Total control with native code patching ; 19. Protecting commercial applications from hacking.