Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering - Couverture souple

Eilam, Eldad

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0764574817 ISBN 13 : 9780764574818

Editeur : Wiley, 2005

Synopsis

Reversing 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. Full description

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Sometimes, the best way to advance is in reverse

If you want to know how something works, you take it apart verycarefully. That′s exactly what this book shows you how todeconstruct software in a way that reveals design andimplementation details, sometimes even source code. Why? Becausereversing reveals weak spots, so you can target your securityefforts. Because you can reverse–engineer malicious code in orderto neutralize it. Because understanding what makes a program worklets you build a better one. You′ll learn how here.

• Learn to read compiler–generated assembly language code forIA–32 compatible processors
• Decipher an undocumented file format or network protocol
• Understand when reverse engineering is legal, and when andwhy it may not be
• See how hackers use reversing to defeat copy protectiontechnology
• Find out how to pull the plug on malicious code
• Determine how to prevent others from reversing your code, andfind out how effective such steps can be
• Explore reverse engineering on the .NET platform and itsassembly language, MSIL
• Observe the dissection of a real–world malicious program andsee how the attacker used it to control infected systems

Présentation de l'éditeur

Beginning with a basic primer on reverse engineering–includingcomputer internals, operating systems, and assembly language–andthen discussing the various
applications of reverse engineering, this book provides readerswith practical, in–depth techniques for software reverseengineering. The book is broken into two parts, the first dealswith security–related reverse engineering and the second exploresthe more practical aspects of reverse engineering. In addition, theauthor explains how to reverse engineer a third–party softwarelibrary to improve interfacing and how to reverse engineer acompetitor′s software to build a better product.
∗ The first popular book to show how software reverse engineeringcan help defend against security threats, speed up development, andunlock the secrets of competitive products
∗ Helps developers plug security holes by demonstrating how hackersexploit reverse engineering techniques to crack copy–protectionschemes and identify software targets for viruses and othermalware
∗ Offers a primer on advanced reverse–engineering, delving into"disassembly"–code–level reverse engineering–and explaining how todecipher assembly language

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0764574817
• ISBN 13: 9780764574818
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 624