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Topic 1.6 of Introduction to Malware & Reverse Engineering
What reverse engineering is, why it matters beyond dynamic analysis, how the compilation pipeline works in reverse, and how to extract actionable IOCs from four lines of assembly.
By the end of this topic, you will
Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial
Quick Bite
Quadrant 2 · e-Content
Quadrant 3 · Web Resources
Downloadable reference material
External links
Ghidra — NSA Open Source Reverse Engineering Tool
Free, open-source disassembler and decompiler from NSA. Download and install in your analysis VM.
CrackMes.one — Beginner RE Practice Binaries
Community repository of CrackMe binaries for practising reverse engineering. Start with difficulty level 1.
Compiler Explorer — See C to Assembly Live
Type C code and see the corresponding assembly in real time. Essential for understanding how C constructs compile to x86.
Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment
Introduction to Malware & Reverse Engineering
Covers malware taxonomy, reverse engineering fundamentals, x86 architecture, debugging concepts, automated analysis tools, and the legality of reverse engineering.
REMA Complete Assessment
A comprehensive 120-question assessment covering the entire Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis curriculum: malware taxonomy and reverse engineering fundamentals, static and dynamic analysis, reversing malicious code, malicious web and document files, in-depth analysis of packed and fileless malware, and self-defending malware techniques.
