Reverse Engineering/Security

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Reverse Engineering

The chapters in this section are going to talk about computer security issues, especially those of interest to a reverser.

Contents 1 Security Basics 2 Stack and Heap Overflows 3 Malware 4 Encryption 5 Further Reading

[edit] Security Basics

This section will talk about some of the basics of securing a system.

• (Aug 04, 2006) Basic Security

[edit] Stack and Heap Overflows

This section will talk about the common security holes to be found in stack and heap buffer overflows.

• (Aug 04, 2006) Stack Overflows
• (Aug 04, 2006) Heap Overflows
• (Aug 04, 2006) Common solutions

[edit] Malware

This section will talk about viruses, spyware, adware, and various other forms of malware.

• What is it?
• How to identify it
• How to destroy it

[edit] Encryption

This section will talk about common encryptions. It will also discuss how to break certain encryptions, and how the user can prevent unauthorized decryption.

• Case Study: Cracking Windows XP Passwords (Nov 15, 2005)

[edit] Further Reading

• Wikibooks: Self-Replicating Automata
• Wikibooks: Cryptography