Windows Debugging

Windows Debugging
Author: Dmitry Vostokov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781906717100

This resource helps technical support, escalation engineers, and Windows software testers master necessary prerequisites to understand and start debugging and crash dump analysis on Windows platforms.

X64 Windows Debugging

X64 Windows Debugging
Author: Dmitry Vostokov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781906717568

This resource can help technical support and escalation engineers and Windows software testers without the knowledge of assembly language master necessary prerequisites to understand and start debugging and crash dump analysis on X64 Windows platforms.

Practical Foundations of Linux Debugging, Disassembling, Reversing

Practical Foundations of Linux Debugging, Disassembling, Reversing
Author: Dmitry Vostokov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-01-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781912636341

This training course is a Linux version of the previous Practical Foundations of Windows Debugging, Disassembly, Reversing book. It also complements Accelerated Linux Core Dump Analysis training course. Although the book skeleton is the same as its Windows predecessor, the content was revised entirely because of a different operating system, debugger (GDB), toolchain (GCC, assembler, linker), application binary interface, and even an assembly language flavor, AT&T. The course is useful for: Software technical support and escalation engineers Software engineers coming from JVM background Software testers Engineers coming from non-Linux environments, for example, Windows or Mac OS X Linux C/C++ software engineers without assembly language background Security researchers without assembly language background Beginners learning Linux software reverse engineering techniques This book can also be used as x64 assembly language and Linux debugging supplement for relevant undergraduate level courses.

Practical Foundations of Windows Debugging, Disassembling, Reversing

Practical Foundations of Windows Debugging, Disassembling, Reversing
Author: Dmitry Vostokov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2016-07-13
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781908043948

This training course is a combined and reformatted version of the two previous books Windows Debugging: Practical Foundations and x64 Windows Debugging: Practical Foundations. The new format makes it easy to switch between and compare x86 and x64 versions. The book also has a larger format similar to other training courses from Software Diagnostics Services, punctuation and code highlighting improvements, the output and screenshots from the latest WinDbg 10, and consistently uses WinDbg (X86) for 32-bit examples and WinDbg (X64) for 64-bit examples. The book contains two separate sets of chapters and corresponding illustrations. They are named Chapter x86.NN and Chapter x64.NN respectively. There is some repetition of content due to the shared nature of x64 and x86 platforms. Both sets of chapters can be read independently. We included x86 chapters because many Windows applications are still 32-bit and executed in 32-bit compatibility mode on x64 Windows systems. This introductory training course can complement the more advanced course Accelerated Disassembly, Reconstruction and Reversing (ISBN: 978-1908043672).

Security Warrior

Security Warrior
Author: Cyrus Peikari
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2004-01-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0596552394

When it comes to network security, many users and administrators are running scared, and justifiably so. The sophistication of attacks against computer systems increases with each new Internet worm.What's the worst an attacker can do to you? You'd better find out, right? That's what Security Warrior teaches you. Based on the principle that the only way to defend yourself is to understand your attacker in depth, Security Warrior reveals how your systems can be attacked. Covering everything from reverse engineering to SQL attacks, and including topics like social engineering, antiforensics, and common attacks against UNIX and Windows systems, this book teaches you to know your enemy and how to be prepared to do battle.Security Warrior places particular emphasis on reverse engineering. RE is a fundamental skill for the administrator, who must be aware of all kinds of malware that can be installed on his machines -- trojaned binaries, "spyware" that looks innocuous but that sends private data back to its creator, and more. This is the only book to discuss reverse engineering for Linux or Windows CE. It's also the only book that shows you how SQL injection works, enabling you to inspect your database and web applications for vulnerability.Security Warrior is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book covering the art of computer war: attacks against computer systems and their defenses. It's often scary, and never comforting. If you're on the front lines, defending your site against attackers, you need this book. On your shelf--and in your hands.

Inside Windows Debugging

Inside Windows Debugging
Author: Tarik Soulami
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 947
Release: 2012-05-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0735673489

Use Windows debuggers throughout the development cycle—and build better software Rethink your use of Windows debugging and tracing tools—and learn how to make them a key part of test-driven software development. Led by a member of the Windows Fundamentals Team at Microsoft, you’ll apply expert debugging and tracing techniques—and sharpen your C++ and C# code analysis skills—through practical examples and common scenarios. Learn why experienced developers use debuggers in every step of the development process, and not just when bugs appear. Discover how to: Go behind the scenes to examine how powerful Windows debuggers work Catch bugs early in the development cycle with static and runtime analysis tools Gain practical strategies to tackle the most common code defects Apply expert tricks to handle user-mode and kernel-mode debugging tasks Implement postmortem techniques such as JIT and dump debugging Debug the concurrency and security aspects of your software Use debuggers to analyze interactions between your code and the operating system Analyze software behavior with Xperf and the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) framework

Practical Foundations of ARM64 Linux Debugging, Disassembling, Reversing

Practical Foundations of ARM64 Linux Debugging, Disassembling, Reversing
Author: Dmitry Vostokov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781912636372

This training course is a Linux ARM64 (A64) version of the previous Practical Foundations of Linux Debugging, Disassembly, Reversing book. It also complements Accelerated Linux Core Dump Analysis training course. The book skeleton is the same as its x64 Linux predecessor, but the content was revised entirely because of a different Linux distribution and CPU architecture. The course is useful for: - Software support and escalation engineers, cloud security engineers, SRE, and DevSecOps; - Software engineers coming from JVM background; - Software testers; - Engineers coming from non-Linux environments, for example, Windows or Mac OS X; - Engineers coming from non-ARM environments, for example, x86/x64; - Linux C/C++ software engineers without assembly language background; - Security researchers without assembly language background; - Beginners learning Linux software reverse engineering techniques. This book can also be used as an ARM64 assembly language and Linux debugging supplement for relevant undergraduate-level courses.

Reversing

Reversing
Author: Eldad Eilam
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2011-12-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118079760

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. The book is broken into two parts, the first deals with security-related reverse engineering and the second explores the more practical aspects of reverse engineering. In addition, the author explains how to reverse engineer a third-party software library to improve interfacing and how to reverse engineer a competitor's software to build a better product. * The first popular book to show how software reverse engineering can help defend against security threats, speed up development, and unlock the secrets of competitive products * Helps developers plug security holes by demonstrating how hackers exploit reverse engineering techniques to crack copy-protection schemes and identify software targets for viruses and other malware * Offers a primer on advanced reverse-engineering, delving into "disassembly"-code-level reverse engineering-and explaining how to decipher assembly language

Practical Reverse Engineering

Practical Reverse Engineering
Author: Bruce Dang
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2014-02-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118787390

Analyzing how hacks are done, so as to stop them in the future Reverse engineering is the process of analyzing hardware or software and understanding it, without having access to the source code or design documents. Hackers are able to reverse engineer systems and exploit what they find with scary results. Now the good guys can use the same tools to thwart these threats. Practical Reverse Engineering goes under the hood of reverse engineering for security analysts, security engineers, and system programmers, so they can learn how to use these same processes to stop hackers in their tracks. The book covers x86, x64, and ARM (the first book to cover all three); Windows kernel-mode code rootkits and drivers; virtual machine protection techniques; and much more. Best of all, it offers a systematic approach to the material, with plenty of hands-on exercises and real-world examples. Offers a systematic approach to understanding reverse engineering, with hands-on exercises and real-world examples Covers x86, x64, and advanced RISC machine (ARM) architectures as well as deobfuscation and virtual machine protection techniques Provides special coverage of Windows kernel-mode code (rootkits/drivers), a topic not often covered elsewhere, and explains how to analyze drivers step by step Demystifies topics that have a steep learning curve Includes a bonus chapter on reverse engineering tools Practical Reverse Engineering: Using x86, x64, ARM, Windows Kernel, and Reversing Tools provides crucial, up-to-date guidance for a broad range of IT professionals.

Embedded Computing and Mechatronics with the PIC32 Microcontroller

Embedded Computing and Mechatronics with the PIC32 Microcontroller
Author: Kevin Lynch
Publisher: Newnes
Total Pages: 655
Release: 2015-12-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0124202357

For the first time in a single reference, this book provides the beginner with a coherent and logical introduction to the hardware and software of the PIC32, bringing together key material from the PIC32 Reference Manual, Data Sheets, XC32 C Compiler User's Guide, Assembler and Linker Guide, MIPS32 CPU manuals, and Harmony documentation. This book also trains you to use the Microchip documentation, allowing better life-long learning of the PIC32. The philosophy is to get you started quickly, but to emphasize fundamentals and to eliminate "magic steps" that prevent a deep understanding of how the software you write connects to the hardware. Applications focus on mechatronics: microcontroller-controlled electromechanical systems incorporating sensors and actuators. To support a learn-by-doing approach, you can follow the examples throughout the book using the sample code and your PIC32 development board. The exercises at the end of each chapter help you put your new skills to practice. Coverage includes: A practical introduction to the C programming language Getting up and running quickly with the PIC32 An exploration of the hardware architecture of the PIC32 and differences among PIC32 families Fundamentals of embedded computing with the PIC32, including the build process, time- and memory-efficient programming, and interrupts A peripheral reference, with extensive sample code covering digital input and output, counter/timers, PWM, analog input, input capture, watchdog timer, and communication by the parallel master port, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, and UART An introduction to the Microchip Harmony programming framework Essential topics in mechatronics, including interfacing sensors to the PIC32, digital signal processing, theory of operation and control of brushed DC motors, motor sizing and gearing, and other actuators such as stepper motors, RC servos, and brushless DC motors For more information on the book, and to download free sample code, please visit http://www.nu32.org Extensive, freely downloadable sample code for the NU32 development board incorporating the PIC32MX795F512H microcontroller Free online instructional videos to support many of the chapters