Reverse Engineering with Ida Pro

lt;pgt;The need for reverse engineering binary software components arises in more and more contexts every day. Common cases include analysis of malicious software such as viruses, worms, trojans and rootkits, analysing binary drivers in order to develop open-source drivers for alternate platforms, analysing closed source software for security flaws, and source code recovery in legacy systems.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The first step in such an analysis is generally the acquisition of a high-quality disassembly of the binary component. Ida Pro is touted as the premier disassembler available today. Ida Pro is capable of disassembling machine languages for a large number of microprocessors and microcontrollers and is particularly strong when used on Windows and Linux x86 binaries. This course will cover essential background material for effective reverse engineering before diving into the features of Ida Pro that set it apart from other disassemblers.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Course Structure:lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The course consists of 40 hours of instruction over five days combining lectures with increasingly difficult hands-on exercises designed to familiarize the student with the capabilities of Ida Pro and its uses in analysing various types of binary files. Students are provided with printed course notes as well as digital versions of the course notes and additional course related files.lt;/pgt;