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Mastering Reverse Engineering

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Product type Book

Published in Oct 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788838849

Pages 436 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Reverse Engineering

Author (1):

Reginald Wong

Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

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Contributors

Preface

1. Preparing to Reverse

2. Identification and Extraction of Hidden Components

3. The Low-Level Language

4. Static and Dynamic Reversing

5. Tools of the Trade

6. RE in Linux Platforms

7. RE for Windows Platforms

8. Sandboxing - Virtualization as a Component for RE

9. Binary Obfuscation Techniques

10. Packing and Encryption

11. Anti-analysis Tricks

12. Practical Reverse Engineering of a Windows Executable

13. Reversing Various File Types

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Index

Anti-VM tricks

This trick's aim is to exit the program when it identifies that it is running in a virtualized environment. The most typical way to identify being in a VM is to check for specific virtualization software artifacts installed in the machine. These artifacts may be located in the registry or a running service. We have listed a few specific artifacts that can be used to identify being run inside a VM.

VM running process names

The easiest way for a program to determine whether it is in a VM is by identifying known file names of running processes. Here's a list for each of the most popular pieces of VM software:

Virtualbox	VMWare	QEMU	Parallels	VirtualPC
`vboxtray.exevboxservice.exevboxcontrol.exe`	`vmtoolsd.exevmwaretray.exevmwareuserVGAuthService.exevmacthlp.exe`	`qemu-ga.exe`	`prl_cc.exeprl_tools.exe`	`vmsrvc.exevmusrvc.exe`

Existence of VM files and directories

Identifying the existence of at least one of the VM software's files can tell if the program is running in a virtual machine. The following...

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Authors (1)

Reginald Wong

Reginald Wong has been in the software security industry for more than 15 years.Currently, Reggie is a lead anti-malware researcher at Vipre Security, a J2 Global company, covering various security technologies focused on attacks and malware. He previously worked for Trend Micro as the lead for the Heuristics team, dealing with forward-looking malware detection. Aside from his core work, he has also conducted in-house anti-malware training for fresh graduates. He is currently affiliated with CSPCert.ph, Philippines' CERT, and is a reporter for Wildlist.org. He has also been invited to speak at local security events, including Rootcon.

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