Programming Tech Brief By HackerNoon
Programming Tech Brief By HackerNoon · Oct 15, 2026 · 11:37
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-tested-rea-githubs-viral-reverse-engineering-tool-on-a-real-electron-app.
I tested REA, GitHub's viral reverse engineering tool, on a 100 MB Electron app. Here's where its static analysis impressed and where it failed.
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I tested REA, GitHub's viral reverse engineering tool, on a 100 MB Electron app. Here's where its static analysis impressed and where it failed.
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