Q: If I encrypt my .class files and use a custom classloader to load and decrypt them on the fly, will this prevent decompilation? A: The problem of preventing Java byte-code decompilation is almost ...

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Software from Oracle that converts a program in Java bytecode (intermediate language) into machine language and executes it. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is the runtime engine of the Java Platform, ...