Reversing: Secrets Of Reverse Engineering

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

Eldad Eilam is a consultant in the field of reverse engineering. He assists clients with operating system and in-depth software reverse engineering, and has devoted several years to developing advanced reverse engineering techniques.

Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I: Reversing 101.
Chapter 1: Foundations.
Chapter 2: Low-Level Software.
Chapter 3: Windows Fundamentals.
Chapter 4: Reversing Tools.
Part II: Applied Reversing.
Chapter 5: Beyond the Documentation.
Chapter 6: Deciphering File Formats.
Chapter 7: Auditing Program Binaries.
Chapter 8: Reversing Malware.
Part III: Cracking.
Chapter 9: Piracy and Copy Protection.
Chapter 10: Antireversing Techniques.
Chapter 11: Breaking Protections.
Part IV: Beyond Disassembly.
Chapter 12: Reversing .NET.
Chapter 13: Decompilation.
Appendix A: Deciphering Code Structures.
Appendix B: Understanding Compiled Arithmetic.
Appendix C: Deciphering Program Data.
Index.