RE: how to convert JAR file to source code

[admin () systemstates net]

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: how to convert JAR file to source code
> From: Application Tester <vul.tester () gmail com>
> Date: Fri, April 25, 2008 7:42 am
> To: webappsec () securityfocus com
>
> hi
>
> Is there any free tool that can convert *.jar files to source code?
>
> Thanks in advance
> App. Tester.
> [+ +]
>    ^

IIRC, A jar file is basically a zip format file with .class files in.
So you should be able to unpack it using "jar -tvf" and then use a java
decompiler such as  http://www.kpdus.com/jad.html  to recover something
like the original source. (Won't be the original source, because 
information will have been lost in the compilation -> decompilation
process).

cheers,


(could be a tar format file instead of a zip, same difference)
-- 
www.systemstates.net - penetration test / IDS / incident response


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