Android Source Code and Byte Code Obfuscation Techniques

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What is the purpose of software obfuscation mentioned in the text?

To make the code easier to read and understand.

To protect against reverse engineering. (correct)

To speed up the execution of the code.

To simplify the code structure.

Which of the following is NOT an Android obfuscation technique?

String encryption

Resource shrinking

Control flow obfuscation

Proguard tool (correct)

What tool is specifically designed for obfuscating Android applications?

ControlGuard

DexGuard (correct)

iXGuard

Proguard

Which obfuscation tool mentioned in the text offers protection against reverse engineering?

iXGuard Signup and view all the answers

What does Control flow obfuscation primarily focus on?

Obfuscating the logical flow of the program. Signup and view all the answers

Why is software obfuscation important in protecting intellectual property?

To make reverse engineering difficult. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of control flow obfuscation?

To obfuscate the logical flow of the program and make it harder to reverse engineer Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an open-source optimizer and obfuscator for Java bytecode?

Proguard Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of DexGuard?

To provide advanced obfuscation techniques, including encryption and obfuscation of native code and control flow Signup and view all the answers

Which tool is specifically designed for obfuscating iOS applications written in Objective-C?

iXGuard Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of obfuscating Android applications?

To protect the intellectual property and make reverse engineering more difficult Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an open-source tool for applying multiple obfuscations at both source code and bytecode level for Android applications?

Obfuscapk Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Android obfuscation techniques?

To make reverse engineering harder Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a trivial obfuscation technique mentioned in the text?

Repacking Signup and view all the answers

Which Android obfuscation technique involves changing meaningful names to completely random names?

Renaming Signup and view all the answers

What does the Android obfuscation technique 'Hierarchy Flattening' involve?

Repackaging all classes Signup and view all the answers

In Android obfuscation, what does 'Opaque Predicates' aim to achieve?

Increase control flow branches Signup and view all the answers

Which Android obfuscation technique is associated with encrypting strings used in the program?

Encryption Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Control Flow Flattening' in Android obfuscation refer to?

Flattening blocks of the same level with hidden flows Signup and view all the answers

'Injecting bad code' in Android obfuscation is primarily used to:

Defeat decompilation Signup and view all the answers

'Native call wrappers' in Android obfuscation are used for:

Redirection of function calls to native libraries Signup and view all the answers

'Opaque Predicates' in Android obfuscation help in making static analysis harder by:

Increasing control flow branches Signup and view all the answers