Reverse Engineering
[ Crackme001c - Finding the key ]
In this tutorial we solve the crackme without knowing the key beforehand, by trying things, making mistakes and verifying every assumption with the debugger. The idea is that you can follow along with the binary open and, by the end, walk away with a method that works for other crackmes.
Read article →[ Unpacking PECompact & IAT Reconstruction ]
The sample is a 32-bit executable packed with PECompact. The objective is to locate the OEP to perform a clean memory dump and, if necessary, reconstruct the IAT. Spoiler alert: we will need to repair the IAT. Read article →