Dennis Andriesse has a Ph.D. in system and network security and uses binary analysis daily in his research. He is one of the main contributors to PathArmor, a Control-Flow Integrity system that defends against control-flow hijacking attacks such as ROP. Andriesse was also one of the attack developers involved in the takedown of the GameOver Zeus P2P botnet.
Ottimo libro per chi si interessa di cose come reverse engineering, malware analysis o semplicemente CTF. Si rivolge quasi esclusivamente al formato elf/linux a parte un breve capitolo introduttivo al formato PE ma gli stessi concetti si possono applicare al mondo windows/mac. Diventerà sicuramente un classico, da avere assolutamente.
i like so much this book, i have read already the first 2 parts and i have a nice grasp of compilation process,binary formats and elf, and to modify entry point válues with some techniques, among others like usefull libraries for binary analysis.It s a very well written book with make sense captures and listings. The only drawback is It only put the focus on Linux executables, i would wish a book like this for Windows binaries also.
Much better than many books out there for one good reason. It comes with exercises, and good ones too. You can't assimilate such difficult knowledge if you don't practice. It makes you download a VM with all the exercises from the book neatly prepared for you to experiment with. The author also knows what he's talking about. Very little rambling with straight to the point information. The knowledge you extract from this book feels like you are uncovering trade secrets only a handful of people know of.
Much better than many books out there for one good reason. It comes with exercises, and good ones too. You can't assimilate such difficult knowledge if you don't practice. It makes you download a VM with all the exercises from the book neatly prepared for you to experiment with. The author also knows what he's talking about. Very little rambling with straight to the point information. The knowledge you extract from this book feels like you are uncovering trade secrets only a handful of people know of.
