Start learning assembly language and decompiling in one easy to understand guide.
In this introductory guide we walk through the basics of assembly language and eventually move onto how to decompile applications (.exe files). We don't often need to program in assembly language anymore unless we're writing some specialised piece of code but it is helpful to understand as it will give us a better understand of computer systems.
Decompiling is a fantastic skill to possess. Being able to take .exe files and decompile them back to assembly language then analyse the code for hardcoded passwords and information should be at the top of every security professionals to-do list.
We start off by looking at why assembly language is important and where it fits into the computer systems/science world and why one might want to learn about it. We look at some of the surrounding topics such as binary and hexadecimal as well as the various byte sizes.
We then move onto looking at the hardware required for assembly language. We consider the many registers and the computer processor as they play a crucial role when interpreting assembly code. We then look at the terminology and mnemonics used as this can be quite confusing to beginners if not explained properly.
Finally we move onto writing a little code then decompiling it with a disassembler and analyse the code to fully understand what is what. This is the best way to learn about assembly language and after this guide you will be able to advance your knowledge in the subject by repeating the process with different programs.
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In this introductory guide we walk through the basics of assembly language and eventually move onto how to decompile applications (.exe files). We don't often need to program in assembly language anymore unless we're writing some specialised piece of code but it is helpful to understand as it will give us a better understand of computer systems.
Decompiling is a fantastic skill to possess. Being able to take .exe files and decompile them back to assembly language then analyse the code for hardcoded passwords and information should be at the top of every security professionals to-do list.
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We start off by looking at why assembly language is important and where it fits into the computer systems/science world and why one might want to learn about it. We look at some of the surrounding topics such as binary and hexadecimal as well as the various byte sizes.
We then move onto looking at the hardware required for assembly language. We consider the many registers and the computer processor as they play a crucial role when interpreting assembly code. We then look at the terminology and mnemonics used as this can be quite confusing to beginners if not explained properly.
Finally we move onto writing a little code then decompiling it with a disassembler and analyse the code to fully understand what is what. This is the best way to learn about assembly language and after this guide you will be able to advance your knowledge in the subject by repeating the process with different programs.
