Reverse Engineering

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Reverse Engineering is the art of static and/or runtime analysis of a compiled binary to understand exact execution flow. The most straightforward way to demonstrate Reverse Engineering is by using sample code and diving into the tools. This talk will go over the basics of a computer system and supporting operating system in presentation format and then demonstrate simple reverse engineering techniques to analyze binaries and to “crack” the copyprotection that they use. At the completion of this presentation you will have a basic understanding of binary structure, computer system hardware and operating system design and the basic skill set to analyze the flow of a trivial binary.

txs is a 1-year-old baby who is driven by his goal to become the sole ruler of the entire world. In fact, if it were not for his lack of muscle strength, toilet training and his need for parental sustenance, txs would have become leader over most of the third world, including Canada. txs has the voice and manner of an evil Rex Harrison, but he’s only recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of his escape from his mother’s “cursed ovarian Bastille”, in which he was incarcerated for nine gruelling months. Another goal for txs is to murder his brother, wxs. Just because wxs has narrowly escaped several attempts on his life thus far doesn’t mean that he is off the hook.