Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering 1st Edition

by Eldad Eilam (Author)

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Beginning with a basic primer on reverse engineering-including computer internals, operating systems, and assembly language-and then discussing the various
applications of reverse engineering, this book provides readers with practical, in-depth techniques for software reverse engineering. The book is broken into two parts, the first deals with security-related reverse engineering and the second explores the more practical aspects of reverse engineering. In addition, the author explains how to reverse engineer a third-party software library to improve interfacing and how to reverse engineer a competitor's software to build a better product.
* The first popular book to show how software reverse engineering can help defend against security threats, speed up development, and unlock the secrets of competitive products
* Helps developers plug security holes by demonstrating how hackers exploit reverse engineering techniques to crack copy-protection schemes and identify software targets for viruses and other malware
* Offers a primer on advanced reverse-engineering, delving into "disassembly"-code-level reverse engineering-and explaining how to decipher assembly language

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Sometimes, the best way to advance is in reverse

If you want to know how something works, you take it apart very carefully. That's exactly what this book shows you—how to deconstruct software in a way that reveals design and implementation details, sometimes even source code. Why? Because reversing reveals weak spots, so you can target your security efforts. Because you can reverse- engineer malicious code in order to neutralize it. Because understanding what makes a program work lets you build a better one. You'll learn how here.

Learn to read compiler-generated assembly language code for IA-32 compatible processors
Decipher an undocumented file format or network protocol
Understand when reverse engineering is legal, and when —and why—it may not be
See how hackers use reversing to defeat copy protection technology
Find out how to pull the plug on malicious code
Determine how to prevent others from reversing your code, and find out how effective such steps can be
Explore reverse engineering on the .NET platform and its assembly language, MSIL
Observe the dissection of a real-world malicious program and see how the attacker used it to control infected systems

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Visit www.wiley.com/go/eeilam for a complete list of the sample programs in the book and links to valuable papers and products.

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Sometimes, the best way to advance is in reverse

If you want to know how something works, you take it apart very carefully. That's exactly what this book shows you―how to deconstruct software in a way that reveals design and implementation details, sometimes even source code. Why? Because reversing reveals weak spots, so you can target your security efforts. Because you can reverse- engineer malicious code in order to neutralize it. Because understanding what makes a program work lets you build a better one. You'll learn how here.

Learn to read compiler-generated assembly language code for IA-32 compatible processors
Decipher an undocumented file format or network protocol
Understand when reverse engineering is legal, and when ―and why―it may not be
See how hackers use reversing to defeat copy protection technology
Find out how to pull the plug on malicious code
Determine how to prevent others from reversing your code, and find out how effective such steps can be
Explore reverse engineering on the .NET platform and its assembly language, MSIL
Observe the dissection of a real-world malicious program and see how the attacker used it to control infected systems

Companion Web site
Visit www.wiley.com/go/eeilam for a complete list of the sample programs in the book and links to valuable papers and products.

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Product details

Publisher : Wiley; 1st edition (April 15, 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 624 pages
ISBN-10 : 0764574817
ISBN-13 : 978-0764574818
Item Weight : 2.4 pounds
Dimensions : 7.4 x 1.4 x 9.2 inches

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Chad Wilson

A fantastic book. I really hope Eldad is working on a new release.

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016

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Short and simple review: This book is good. I got the book a decade ago, and have yet to find something as good, or better in content. There is an assumption of at least some knowledge of C, asm, OS internals, and user/kernel APIs.

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Eric Durbin

A good read

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2007

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This book takes a tutorialistic approach to reverse engineering. It assumes you have a working knowledge of assembly language and C/C++. The author briefly introduces you to some of the programming languages in use, Windows Internals, gives an overview of some of the tools available, and then proceeds to walk you through some example reverse-engineering. The author spent alot of time covering Windows internals. The overview of Assembly language could have been a little more thorough before going into reverse-engineering, instead most of the appendix is devoted to this. More time introducing the debugging tools and the use of it's features instead of the brief overview would have been helpful too. Despite these shortcomings the book is very educational. If you are not up to speed on C/C++ and assembly would recommend reading Assembly Language Step-by-step: Programming with DOS and Linux (with CD-ROM) and The C Programming Language (2nd Edition) before reading this book.

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SchmidtD

Excellent review, great focus

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2013

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As a preliminary review without having completed the text yet, I have to say that this book is very well focused for the Windows developer. Focus is important because reverse engineering really puts one directly into nearly any possible aspect of the modern computer.

This text will please even the moderately advanced programmer, although the first quarter or so might seem like too much review for the Windows C++ programmer. The .NET programmer will really benefit, though, since the focus through the Windows layers and into machine code will reveal a lot to the high-level person who hasn't yet had a chance to delve into 'internals.'

I think the book serves as a "pro" book for someone with C++/Windows experience by tying things together and moving to its reversing core while at the same time serving as an "intermediate" book, ironically, for the high-level programmer who will read it more for a qualitative comprehension and have to go out and read more 'internals' books (like Jeff Richter's books) if interested in deeper understanding.

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Terri Harshman

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2019

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Wuping Xin

Good Introductory Reverse Engineering Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2007

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This is a good introductory book on reverse engineering. I would say it best suits somebody that has some years of developing experience in high-level languages such as C/C++ or Delphi/Pascal, while also knows something about Assembly language -- and of course with a strong curiosity for any "secrets" under the hood. From time to time I found myself nodding while reading this book.

My work invloves using some software for modeling transportation systems but most of the time the details of the underlying models that software relies on are not well documented. The information in this book helps me quickly learn how to reverse and get the information I want to know. Besides this book is very well written thus very enjoyable to read. In this regard, I would like to say - as an extra bonus I learned a lot from the author's writing ! (Sure, English is not my native lanuage but I have to write a lot technical reports in English for my daily work)

I love this book. Highly recommended!

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Eddie Jackson (MrNetTek)

Almost done reading it; great.

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2018

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Older book that still has plenty to teach you.

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Andrew Mackie

A GREAT BOOK FOR HACKERS AND STUDENTS !

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2013

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Very helpful in understanding technical topics such as copy protection and type of operation for some virii. A comprehensive reference for understanding many of the modern software engineering techniques for the software designer. Comprehensive examples have been provided which may be applied by the reader to "software in the wild !" Highly recommended, up to date, and easy to read.

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marvin

The book reads very good. Guides you through at a good pace

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2018

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The book reads very good. Guides you through at a good pace; even for noobs

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Pedro Gonçalo Pinto Domingues

It's a classic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2012

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This book is very very very awesome!
It is very easy to read and goes straight to the point, I love it!

I'm just giving it 4 starts (it should be 5 some years ago) because the author should update some aspects and add some information on new ways of cracking applications, and focus a bit more on the new .NET frameworks. So basically the book could be updated.

But besides that, I had a e-copy of this book before buying it so I already know this, and still I bought it because this book is VERY GOOD, IT IS AMAZING REALLY!!! Because even knowing it is a bit (not totally, not even half) out of date, the core of reverse engineering is well covered by the book, and knowing this you can update yourself alone without much trouble!

This book is a MUST!

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Paul Brown

A helpful and interesting book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2009

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This book gives an insight into some of the inner workings of the Windows system and is written in an easy to read style. It also helps with giving some advice about the ways to defeat spyware. I did not buy it with the intention of doing any actual reversing of software, a process which requires much knowledge and study, but to get a better understanding of some of the processes operating on my computer. In this respect it has been very helpful.

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Rob Evans

A good place to begin

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2013

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Was hoping for more worked examples. This book has proved useful in pointing to other resources that are extremely relevant but then I need a better guide on those pieces of software I've now discovered - e.g. IDA pro, ollyDbg, CheatEngine. All useful stuff but I think there are probably better/more up to date books out there.

M. L. E. Roberts

Excellent, waiting on a newer version!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2014

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Excellent book for understanding everything around the world of Reversing. A little dated now but still quite relevant. The author did state in the book that there will be a newer version when 64bit is more mainstream, so hopefully that isn't too far away. But still, this will give you a flying start to the world of reversing.

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Definitely recommend.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2016

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An expert in its topic. Even though I've read about 50ish pages, as a software developer, I've learned some things that all make sense now. Definitely recommend.

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