Reverse Engineering

  1. Software Reverse Engineering
    1. Static Analysis
      1. Disassembly Process
        1. Linear Sweep Disassembly
          1. Recursive Traversal Disassembly
            1. Hybrid Disassembly Approaches
              1. Differentiating Code from Data
                1. Heuristic Analysis
                  1. Pattern Recognition
                    1. Statistical Methods
                  2. Control Flow Analysis
                    1. Basic Block Identification
                      1. Control Flow Graph Generation
                        1. Function Boundary Detection
                          1. Call Graph Construction
                          2. Function Analysis
                            1. Function Identification Techniques
                              1. Prologue and Epilogue Patterns
                                1. Symbol Recovery Methods
                                  1. Function Signature Analysis
                                  2. Assembly Language Understanding
                                    1. x86 Architecture
                                      1. 32-bit x86 Instructions
                                        1. Addressing Modes
                                          1. Instruction Encoding
                                            1. Flags and Conditions
                                            2. x86-64 Architecture
                                              1. 64-bit Extensions
                                                1. Register Expansion
                                                  1. Calling Conventions
                                                    1. Memory Model
                                                    2. ARM Architecture
                                                      1. ARM Instruction Set
                                                        1. Thumb Mode
                                                          1. Register Usage Patterns
                                                            1. Conditional Execution
                                                            2. AArch64 Architecture
                                                              1. 64-bit ARM Features
                                                                1. SIMD Instructions
                                                                  1. Exception Handling
                                                                2. Common Instruction Categories
                                                                  1. Data Movement Instructions
                                                                    1. MOV Operations
                                                                      1. Stack Operations (PUSH/POP)
                                                                        1. Load and Store
                                                                        2. Arithmetic and Logic Instructions
                                                                          1. Addition and Subtraction
                                                                            1. Bitwise Operations
                                                                              1. Shift and Rotate
                                                                              2. Control Flow Instructions
                                                                                1. Unconditional Jumps
                                                                                  1. Conditional Branches
                                                                                    1. Function Calls and Returns
                                                                                      1. Loop Constructs
                                                                                    2. Calling Conventions
                                                                                      1. cdecl Convention
                                                                                        1. stdcall Convention
                                                                                          1. fastcall Convention
                                                                                            1. System V AMD64 ABI
                                                                                              1. Microsoft x64 Calling Convention
                                                                                              2. Decompilation Techniques
                                                                                                1. Assembly to High-Level Language Translation
                                                                                                  1. Type Inference and Recovery
                                                                                                    1. Variable and Function Naming
                                                                                                      1. Control Structure Reconstruction
                                                                                                        1. Data Structure Recovery
                                                                                                        2. Executable File Format Analysis
                                                                                                          1. Portable Executable (PE) Format
                                                                                                            1. PE Header Structure
                                                                                                              1. Section Organization
                                                                                                                1. Import and Export Tables
                                                                                                                  1. Resource Sections
                                                                                                                    1. Digital Signatures
                                                                                                                    2. Executable and Linkable Format (ELF)
                                                                                                                      1. ELF Header Analysis
                                                                                                                        1. Program Headers
                                                                                                                          1. Section Headers
                                                                                                                            1. Symbol Tables
                                                                                                                              1. Dynamic Linking Information
                                                                                                                              2. Mach-O Format
                                                                                                                                1. Mach-O Header Structure
                                                                                                                                  1. Load Commands
                                                                                                                                    1. Segment and Section Layout
                                                                                                                                      1. Universal Binaries
                                                                                                                                    2. String and Resource Analysis
                                                                                                                                      1. String Extraction Techniques
                                                                                                                                        1. Unicode and Encoding Analysis
                                                                                                                                          1. Resource Enumeration
                                                                                                                                            1. Embedded File Detection
                                                                                                                                              1. Cryptographic Constant Identification
                                                                                                                                            2. Dynamic Analysis
                                                                                                                                              1. Analysis Environment Setup
                                                                                                                                                1. Virtual Machine Configuration
                                                                                                                                                  1. Snapshot Management
                                                                                                                                                    1. Network Isolation
                                                                                                                                                      1. Resource Allocation
                                                                                                                                                      2. Sandbox Environments
                                                                                                                                                        1. Automated Analysis Platforms
                                                                                                                                                          1. Behavioral Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                            1. Evasion Detection
                                                                                                                                                          2. Debugging Techniques
                                                                                                                                                            1. Debugger Attachment Methods
                                                                                                                                                              1. Process Launch Under Debugger
                                                                                                                                                                1. Remote Debugging Setup
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Kernel-Mode Debugging
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Breakpoint Management
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Software Breakpoints
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Hardware Breakpoints
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Conditional Breakpoints
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Memory Breakpoints
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Exception Breakpoints
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Code Execution Control
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Single-Step Execution
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Step Over Operations
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Step Into Functions
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Step Out of Functions
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Run to Cursor
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Memory Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Memory Inspection Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Memory Modification Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Heap Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Stack Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Memory Mapping Examination
                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Register Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Register State Inspection
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Register Modification
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Flag Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Floating-Point Registers
                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Process Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. System Call Tracing
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. strace Usage
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. dtrace Scripting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Sysmon Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. API Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. API Hooking Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Import Address Table Hooking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Inline Hooking Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. File System Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. File Access Tracking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Registry Monitoring (Windows)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Configuration File Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Network Traffic Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Packet Capture Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Protocol Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. SSL/TLS Interception
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Custom Protocol Decoding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Network Behavior Profiling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Memory Forensics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Live Memory Acquisition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Memory Dump Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Artifact Extraction from Memory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Credential Recovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Encryption Key Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Managed Code Reverse Engineering
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. .NET Framework Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Common Intermediate Language (CIL)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. CIL Instruction Set
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Stack-Based Execution
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Metadata Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Assembly Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Manifest Information
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Type Definitions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Method Implementations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Just-In-Time Compilation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. JIT Process Overview
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Runtime Code Generation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. JIT Artifacts in Memory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Java Virtual Machine Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Java Bytecode
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Bytecode Instruction Set
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Constant Pool Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Method Area Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Class File Format
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Class File Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Attribute Tables
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Access Flags
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Runtime Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. JVM Memory Model
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Garbage Collection Impact
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Dynamic Class Loading

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