Obfuscation (software) - Disadvantages of Obfuscation

Disadvantages of Obfuscation

At best, obfuscation merely makes it time-consuming, but not impossible, to reverse engineer a program. In Java it also limits the use of the Reflection application programming interface on the obfuscated code. Some anti-virus software, such as AVG, will also alert their users when they land on a site with code obfuscated, as one of the purposes of obfuscation can be to hide malicious code. This however, can be a quick deterrent to most people, who do not expect a professional site to be flagged up by their anti-virus software.