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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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Author (1):
Reginald Wong Reginald Wong
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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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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
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 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Summary

Assembly language is a low-level language that uses instructions to communicate directly with the computer system. Logic used in computers is based on an on-and-off concept, from which binary 1s and 0s were derived. We have learned how to read and write binary from various number bases, and how to do arithmetic and bitwise computations.

We introduced popular assemblers and debuggers that we can use to build and validate our program. Then, we used FASM to code and build our Win32 low-level hello world program that uses APIs to communicate with the kernel. We validated our built executable program using x64dbg to debug it. Debugging our hello world program is a good start for us to get introduced to the world of reverse engineering.

Practice makes perfect. We have a listed a few suggested programs that can be developed using assembly language.

Knowing the lowest level of a code is a good start for our reverse engineering journey. As you finish up this book, assembly language will feel...

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Authors (1)

Profile icon Reginald Wong
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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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