Questions tagged [exe]
Use this tag when referring to a true .EXE file as opposed to a .COM or .MSI or any other executable.
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How do I force IDA to reload PE Header and/or segments?
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I started analyzing an exe, added many comments, structs, byte patches, etc.
After 2 months of working on this file I used CFF Explorer to add a new section at the end of it called "....
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How to embed PE files to another PE files
So what I want to do basically is what BDFproxy does on the go, I want to modify a file (on the disk) to embed another PE in it and have both working, it does not matter if they work concurrently or ...
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How do I modify Windows 98's "SETUP.EXE" file?
I'm currently trying to make a mod of Windows 98. I successfully modified the autorun.exe file, but now, I'm trying to edit setup.exe, and I've run into some problems.
I first tried it in Resource ...
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Reverse DLL and EXE at the same time?
I started reversing a 32-bit x86 EXE that led me down the path of finding the structure and core functions I needed inside of a DLL. I'm currently using Binary Ninja 3.5 as my disassembler, decompiler,...
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Retrieve hardcoded string in WinDev compiled app
I wrote an application with WinDev allowing you to open encrypted PDFs without the user having to enter or know the password.
This of course only works with PDFs that I have encrypted myself, always ...
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How can I extract *.c file hidden in an executable file (SkiFree)
I am a person interested of old games (MS DOS and 16 bit Windows only) and programming. In 2020, I saw an article about hacking SkiFree somewhere on the internet and soon as I followed the ...
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How can I find out which system functions are used in applications using dynamic loading?
I'm trying to make an application that tries to hook a specific function. but I realized something while working, I can't hook functions of applications that use dynamic loading using the detours ...
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Finding older IDA files
I am following the Begin RE tutorial here but I am stuck towards the end, where I load a file into IDA. I am using IDA Free 8.2 on Windows 11 x64.
On the graph view it is only showing the main ...
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why some functions push data before the prologue
i am a newbie in the world of RE ,
i start to explorer a main entry of a classic game from 90's
and i start to see something confuse me as a newbie
this main entry function start with pushing stuff to ...
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How can I add a menu to an executable file that does not have one?
I am just reverse-engineering an application I made for fun but since it doesn't have a menu. How can I add one?
I tried using IDA pro but no hope, same with OllyDbg.
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Reversing Assembly Code (ASM) to Extract Password (Pin)
I'm new to binary exploitation and CTF challenges. I need to solve a CTF challenge and find the flag. All the program does is display "Flag length is: 32". I've tried to analyze the file ...
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Malware analysis of undetected NodeJS token grabber
I've recently nearly had my discord account stolen by a token grabber called 'Katana Legends'.
Someone contacted me asking to playtest a game, which prompted a .exe file.
I ran the file and website on ...
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Starting out with reverse engineering. What assembly is disassembled code
I am new to reverse engineering and want to analyze my own exe/dll files. I took a look at nasm and masm and so far I have the feeling that this is unnecessary for me to learn in detail because it ...
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How to unpack Armadillo protected software using x64dbg?
I am planning to reverse-engineer a Windows executable that has been protected with Armadillo.
When I put the executable through Detect It Easy, the results show that the executable was protected with ...
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How to find main() of Windows EXE with Ghidra?
I'm new to Ghidra, my goal is to add localizations for a small EXE program. The program was written in Visual Studio and has Russian dialogs, which I like to convert to English.
I've loaded the EXE ...
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