DEDUPEDAuthorization notice. Awesome Reverse Engineering is dual-use. Only use it on software, sites and systems you own or have explicit permission to test.
Who it is forA new student or developer who wants to understand how compiled programs work and has no prior reversing experience.
The problemReverse engineering assumes knowledge of assembly, memory layout, and calling conventions, which beginners rarely have.
The outcomeA short starter path that combines a browser-based compiler view with one structured course.
What you need first
- 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
Steps
- Open Compiler Explorer at https://godbolt.org/ and compile a small C function to see its assembly output.
- Read the ARM assembly tutorials at https://azeria-labs.com/writing-arm-assembly-part-1/ and do the exercises for registers and memory.
- Look at the visual format posters from Corkami at https://github.com/corkami/pics to see how executable files are laid out.
- Choose one structured course such as pwn.college at https://pwn.college/ or OpenSecurityTraining2 at https://ost2.fyi/ and work through its first module.
Prompt for your agent
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.
Caveat. The RPISEC course has had no commits since December 2021, so its labs may need older toolchains.
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