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SmellElectronic6656 t1_jdvigcv wrote

Sorry if this is a very basic question. But what are the applications of such a model? What can we do with the decompiled code?

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vintergroena OP t1_jdvons9 wrote

Ultimately, you could force open-sourcing of any software (if you can run it on your device, not SaaS)

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suflaj t1_jdxh3kc wrote

That would be breaching copyright. Depending on the company and the product, you'd get anywhere from a pretty nasty debt to straight up ruining your whole life (and potentially the lives of your family and people associated with you).

The same way you wouldn't steal from the mob, you would not steal from a company that makes money on a product FOSS can't compete with. Aside from that, decompilers exist for a very long time yet we have not witnessed such vigilantism.

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EarthquakeBass t1_jdy7796 wrote

It’s very useful for malware analysis. In malware it’s all about hiding your tracks. Clearing up the intent of even just some code helps white hats a lot. Example: Perhaps it inserts some magic bytes into a file to exploit an auto run vulnerability. ChatGPT might recognize that context from its training data much more quickly.

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