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ShadowReaper

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Reverse engineering non-executable files

« on: October 26, 2011, 11:24:55 AM »

Hello,
how can I reverse engineer a file that is not executable, for example a firmware file.
Either in Windows or in Linux.

Thank you


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mambru

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Re: Reverse engineering non-executable files

« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2011, 04:18:00 PM »

RE is a way to get some knowledge about the workings of something, so you can. There are good tools for both platforms.


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ShadowReaper

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Re: Reverse engineering non-executable files

« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2011, 03:07:12 AM »

Could someone name a few?


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nebu10uz

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Re: Reverse engineering non-executable files

« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2011, 10:09:58 AM »

Here are some tools you can try:

ExifTool
McAfee FileInsight
FileAlyzer

Try them and see what you can get.


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mambru

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Re: Reverse engineering non-executable files

« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2011, 10:25:33 AM »

The tools you will use will depend on the type of files you're working with and what you want to achieve. The most basic tools are strings, file and hex editors. It's very common to find compressed data, so then you'll have to user some other tools. For a very good example read the next post:

http://www.devttys0.com/2011/05/reverse-engineering-firmware-linksys-wag120n/