What you can do with Awesome Reverse Engineering

5 use cases

• Learn assembly and reversing basics for free

  Pick free courses and browser tools to start reading compiled code and assembly.

  • Awesome Reverse Engineering
  • Security and science
  • Beginner
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  Using the awesome-reverse-engineering list in the morluto/awesome-reverse-engineering repo, pick one beginner resource from its Learning section and suggest a 3-step study plan for a learner who knows basic C. Expected output: a numbered plan with one link per step. Verify that every link appears in the Learning section of the README.

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• Triage an unknown executable to see what it can do

  Combine capability, format, and string tools for a first look at a binary.

  • Awesome Reverse Engineering
  • Security and science
  • Intermediate
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  Using the morluto/awesome-reverse-engineering list, select the triage tools from its File identification and triage section that fit a Windows PE file. Run or describe the steps for <target-file> and report the file type, notable imports, and capabilities. Verify that the report states that checksec flags are not a vulnerability verdict if you include ELF checks.

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• Trace calls in a running program with Frida

  Inject scripts into a process you are authorized to test to observe its behavior.

  • Awesome Reverse Engineering
  • Security and science
  • Advanced
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  Using the morluto/awesome-reverse-engineering list, confirm that Frida is listed under Dynamic instrumentation and tracing, then outline a Frida hook plan for the process <target-process>. Expected output: a short plan listing the functions to hook and what to log. Verify that the plan only targets a process the user is authorized to test.

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• Run a suspicious sample in an automated sandbox

  Use CAPE Sandbox to record behavior and payloads from a malware sample.

  • Awesome Reverse Engineering
  • Security and science
  • Advanced
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  Using the morluto/awesome-reverse-engineering list, outline a sandbox workflow for <sample-file> that uses only tools in its Malware analysis section. Expected output: a checklist covering isolation, submission, and report review. Verify that the checklist starts with an isolated virtual machine requirement.

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• Map IPC channels and preload bridges in an Electron app

  Use hexvero to scan an Electron archive for IPC channels and window settings.

  • Awesome Reverse Engineering
  • Security and science
  • Intermediate
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  Using the morluto/awesome-reverse-engineering list, summarize what hexvero reports for <electron-archive> and list the IPC channels and preload bridges it finds. Expected output: a table of channels with their source files. Verify that the report notes the limitation about indirect code.

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How to use Awesome Reverse Engineering

1. Check you have what it needs: A computer where you can install analysis tools, or a browser for web-based tools; A target to study, such as a sample binary you are authorized to analyze or a course lab; For malware or sandbox work: an isolated, disposable virtual machine and your organization's handling procedures.
2. Open morluto/awesome-reverse-engineering on GitHub and read the README and license.
3. Open Compiler Explorer at https://godbolt.org/ and compile a small C function to see its assembly output.
4. Read the ARM assembly tutorials at https://azeria-labs.com/writing-arm-assembly-part-1/ and do the exercises for registers and memory.
5. Look at the visual format posters from Corkami at https://github.com/corkami/pics to see how executable files are laid out.
6. Choose one structured course such as pwn.college at https://pwn.college/ or OpenSecurityTraining2 at https://ost2.fyi/ and work through its first module.

These steps come from our top use case, Learn assembly and reversing basics for free, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

• Who it is forWritten for security researchers, malware analysts, and students who need to pick the right reverse-engineering tool or course for a specific task.
• Why it is hot
• LanguagePython
• Sourcegithub.com/morluto/awesome-reverse-engineering · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

• A computer where you can install analysis tools, or a browser for web-based tools
• A target to study, such as a sample binary you are authorized to analyze or a course lab
• For malware or sandbox work: an isolated, disposable virtual machine and your organization's handling procedures
• For the Electron triage tool: Node.js 22.12 or later, as the README states

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