2REVERSING AND DISASSEMBLY TOOLS

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With some disassembly background under our belts, and before we begin our dive into the specifics of Ghidra, it will be useful to understand some of the other tools that are used for reverse engineering binaries. Many of these tools predate Ghidra and continue to be useful for quick glimpses into files as well as for double-checking the work that Ghidra does. As we will see, Ghidra rolls many of the capabilities of these tools into its user interface to provide a single, integrated environment for reverse engineering.

Classification Tools

When first confronted with an unknown file, it is often useful to answer ...

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