x86 Disassembly

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x86 Disassembly

Contents 1 Preface 2 Table of Contents 2.1 Tools 2.2 Platforms 2.3 Code Patterns 2.4 Data Patterns 2.5 Difficulties 3 Resources and Licensing

This book is intended for readers at the Advanced level. This book requires x86 Assembly as a prerequisite. This book requires C Programming as a prerequisite. This book requires C++ Programming as a prerequisite.

[edit] Preface

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The act of program creation, using common compilers and assemblers, takes software from an information-rich source code format and transforms it into a difficult-to-read machine code format. The reverse process, trying to convert machine code into a human-readable format, is significantly more difficult and requires high-level intuition and pattern matching skills.

This book is going to discuss the disassembly and decompilation of x86 machine code and x86 assembly code.

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[edit] Table of Contents

• Cover
• Introduction

[edit] Tools

• Assemblers and Compilers
• Disassemblers and Decompilers
  • Disassembly Examples
• Analysis Tools

[edit] Platforms

• Microsoft Windows
• Windows Executable Files
• GNU Linux
• Linux Executable Files

[edit] Code Patterns

• The Stack
• Functions and Stack Frames
  • Functions and Stack Frame Examples
• Calling Conventions
  • Calling Convention Examples
• Branches
  • Branch Examples
• Loops
  • Loop Examples

[edit] Data Patterns

• Variables
  • Variable Examples
• Data Structures
• Objects and Classes
• Floating Point Numbers
  • Floating Point Examples

[edit] Difficulties

• Code Optimization
  • Optimization Examples
• Code Obfuscation
• Debugger Detectors

[edit] Resources and Licensing

• Resources
• Licensing
• Manual of Style