Questions tagged [debugging]
Process of analyzing live programs through software (e.g. ptrace) or hardware (e.g. JTAGs) devices.
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Find entry point of start anti debugger? [on hold]
I need help to bypass this protector. Because game not loading after.
Game (Blade and soul), and i not found info what a version using in this game, very sad.
Maybe someone unpacking this protector, ...
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Find base address and memory size of program debugged in gdb
I want to find out the base address and the imagesize of the program being debugged in gdb. As in, where it got loaded in memory. For shared libraries I can do "info sharedlibrary" and I get very ...
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How to dump firmware from R5F71424 MCU
I've read through the Renesas SH7417 family manual and I don't see how to extract the firmware.
It has a limited boot mode that only allows writing to the MCU.
Any pointers or ideas would be helpful....
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IDA Debug DLL with non exported function
I am trying to debug a dll by IDA but it have no exported functions so I can not use rundll32.exe to debug it. How can i do that?
Thanks so much./
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Compare / highlight differences between 2 .dll files [duplicate]
so I have 2 .dlls and I was thinking if it's possible to easily compare/highlight the things that are different between the two with IDA or anything else you have in mind that could make that job ...
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Extract firmware images from COTS embedded devices
I am on the hook to collect some of legacy firmware images from real-world embedded devices. Before digging into it, I am trying to confirm some high-level points.
Is it in general possible to ...
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How to change value in IDA pseudocode?
If I press F5in ida, I can see pseudocode.
When I debug this pseudocode, I can see values of variables.
How can I change the value of specific variable in pseudocode?
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IDA PRO - compare running process
I have a software which writes some data to specific location in memory depending on user choices.
Say i can have 2 choices, A & B.
I want to run IDA, set option A and save all the data, then run ...
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OllyDBG - Game Hacking
I am trying to reverse game called Assault Cube where I am gonna be making game hacks for. I using Ollydbg to reverse though I have no theoretical understanding of asm at all. I just follow online ...
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How to set hardware breakpoint by value?
I want to set in IDA breakpoint when a specific value is written on the stack.
I know how to set hardware breakpoint, but I can set it only by address.
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Proxy debugging tool doesn't capture traffic from some online games
I'm analyzing Android games with Fiddler 2 to see how the game collects data.
There is a problem, both Fiddler 2 and Charles Proxy doesn't capture any traffic from some online games. All i got are ads ...
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How to debug a crash in wow64.dll in 32bit process
I have a 32bit application and a few wrapper tools that I use one after another to inject code, hook system dll functions (using the patch-first-bytes-of-the-function-with-jump approach). Also I have ...
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Trying to hook DirectX9 using C++ - Keeps crashing
I posted a thread on StackOverflow a few days ago, and it's got little attention, so i though it's possible this might be a better place for it.
As the title says, i'm trying to hook/detour DirectX9 ...
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IDA PRO does miss calls when tracing
I am following this tutorial:
enter link description here
Though it uses Olly I am following with IDA.
Basically i am tying to catch where a popup decision is taking place in the program.
I though ...
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How to use API monitor on specific process
I want to monitor specific process with API monitor but I didn't understand how do I do it please.
I will happy to understand that.
By the way, can I monitor process while I debugging it with ida?
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How to debug 1 step after click on button?
I am debugging an executable file with IDA and put a breakpoint at the place that I see 2 buttons.
I want to know which function is executed when I click on one of the buttons and witch one is ...
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How to breakpoint atached process with ida when move on
In IDA pro, there is an option to attach to a process using the WinDbg backend.
When I want is to see the process' control flow when the IDA attaches to it.
The only way (that I know) to see the ...
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What is the difference between IDA and OllyDbg?
When I want to debug an exe in Windows, what advantages does OllyDbg have over IDA?
In IDA, I'm using the WinDbg debugger back-end.
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getting the static address/offset of a variable
I'm fairly new to reverse engineering at all and I'm currently struggling to get the static offset/address of a variable of a program I've written myself.
So I've written the following program in C++,...
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How debug process that not started with ida? [duplicate]
I am trying to debug two different exe files,in windows.
The first exe launches the second, and the second exe doesn't work well unless the first starts it.
I want to be able to debug the second exe....
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Radare2 - How to save/restore metadata in debug session (BPs, flag, comments..)?
How can i save/reuse/preserve Radare2 metadata (BPs, comments, flags..) of a debug session for a new debug session? I restart the debugger alot and preserving environment would be very helpful.
I ...
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(iOS lldb) Unable to debug past a splash/loading screen
I'm trying to lldb debug this certain iOS application.
Its behavior is that when I click the application, the splash/loading screen comes up, then the main activity.
However, whenever I try to debug ...
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Radare2 debugging - How to get into lazy imported functions?
I have a linux binary that imports functions from an external library (shared object). The functions are lazy loaded and not available when rip is at @main or @entry. When i step into such a function (...
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Is there any way to get value from bytecode under JDWP without access to source?
When I debug android app through jdwp using jdb, it seems I can't get anything from the bytecode level. I know normally it's fine as long as we have the source line info and use a decompiler, but the ...
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Find out where the string comes from (in Browser)
i.e. on a page, I see that after i.e. 5 seconds of page load, there appears a message:
Hello Akubatula, you are wonderful.
Lets say, i want to find out, from where does the word wonderful comes from....
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How to stop debugging while a specific value is on the stack?
I'm debugging an .exe file with IDA , and always I see specific value in my stack , for ex. AABBCCDDEEFF .
That value interests me, I want to know where this value comes from, how it gets pushed onto ...
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IDA - Remote debug on linux
I am trying to debug remotly an ELF from my windows 10 (the ELF runs on my ubuntu 32 bit vm) (the ELF is from pwnable.kr - unlink).
Because the exploit is via gets() I try to pass input through the "...
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What does this mean in OllyDbg: function+hex value
Im trying to debug a binary - and I wanted to know if someone can explain what does it mean when there's a value 'added' on to a function.
eg: CRYPTSP.CryptDuplicateHash+0C
What does the '0C' mean ...
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How do I create an ASCII string in OllyDBG?
During the debugging process, I can use binary edit in order to add commands where I want, etc. However, I can't find any way to add an ASCII string at an address in which I can reference later. If I ...
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gdb debug show error “not in executable format: file format not recognized”
[root@localhost Relay]# file RelayD
RelayD: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped
[root@localhost Relay]# ./start
: no process ...
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How to move one step back in a debugger
When I debug a .exe file on Windows with IDA, I do it step by step.
Can I move one step back and reset all the registers and stack to what they were one instruction ago?
By the way, when I'm looking ...
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What is the difference between Windbg and local debugger in IDA
When I want to debug an .exe on Windows with IDA I can choose between Windbg or local debugger.
What is the difference?
By the way, is there any difference if I use Windbg tool (windows software) ...
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How to identify when a function is being called using IDA?
I'm debugging a .exe file on Windows with IDA's debugger.
How can I identify when the code calls the random() function?
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Automating data structures
Is there any way I could possible automate the structure identifying process in ReClass. As far as I know, ReClass is one of the best when it comes to data structure identifying and researching. In ...
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Can I set more than 4 memory access breakpoints in WinDbg?
I can set a DWORD memory read/write access breakpoint in WinDbg with the following command:
ba r 4 0x0307F42C
But is there a way to set more than 4 of those?
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Trying to understand this construct in Dbgv.sys driver for DbgView tool
I'm trying to reverse the Dbgv.sys (x86 kernel driver) for the DbgView tool. It has this sub_10D4A function that is called almost at the beginning of the driver's DriverEntry function. It goes as such:...
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Windows 10 v.1803 boot failure after trying to install network kernel debugging with WinDbg Preview
I'm trying to set up kernel debugging on a physical hardware/desktop to test the new WinDbg Preview. Here's the steps:
I'm using a desktop with Intel DG41TY board.
Installed Windows 10 Pro build 1803....
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how can i get real hex values of vdso outputs [closed]
I'm trying to get an algorithm in a program but i can't see the hex codes.
At the moment i break all debug checks it fully debugging but i can't see how it creates the request.
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Prevent windbg from context switching when stepping into assembly instructions
When I'm using Windbg (in kernel mode) to step into assembly, I would encounter context switching once in a while - which is annoying.
So, for example, I placed a breakpoint for a process - let's ...
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Is there a way to explicitly connect r2pipe to an existing radare2 session that I have open?
I understand that I can execute my script within a session using [0x401000]> . server.py and the pipe will be connected to it when I call r2pipe.open() with no arguments.
Ideally I would like to ...
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Reverse engineering IE thick client
Internet Explorer allows for creating thick clients that run in the browser via a Browser Helper Object (BHO).
In trying to reverse one such thick client I noticed that the website downloads about ...
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Getting console output on a SDL2 game
Alright, so I got this game that uses SDL2. From a quick glance in a disassembler, it uses a lot of printf functions behind the scenes. The problem is, SDL2 seems to redirect all stdout to null on ...
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Radare2 cannot debug on windows 7
I downloaded radare 2.5 for windows. I am trying to debug a binary on windows with radare and have tried the following:
radare2 -d a.exe
fork_and_ptraceme/CreateProcess: The request is not supported.
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Empty Parameter an MessagerBox
I am trying to learn to reverse Engineering , i am very new and my English is very Poor... .I wanting to make this exercise , but can't it , because not receive the hWnd identified from the MessageBox ...
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Cannot debug some drivers with IDA
For some drivers I can use the following WinDBG command:
bu driver!DriverEntry
However there are some drivers that cannot be debugged this way. IDA output window displays the following error message:...
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IDA Android debug: SP address out of memory range of the stack view
I use IDA to debug android so lib, the SP address is 0xBEBD9B08, but it is out of the memory range of the stack view and Hex view. So I can't see the value of the local variables. I know there is one ...
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What are guidelines to find COM functions definition through a proxy DLL? [duplicate]
I've successfully reverse a DLL file which uses a COM interface and found the Class ID (CLSID) and Interface ID (IID). In Visual Studio debugging memory, it shows S_OK with CoCreateInstance() and all ...
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RFLAGS info and Radare?
Stepping through instructions I can see the result of rflags change,
rflags C1PSI
rflags 1PZI
Is there anything that expands this into the appropriate flags. I know Z is Zero-flag, and P is Parity, ...
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Save changed memory string statically to binary
I am a real noob when it comes to reverse engineering, so forgive me if this is either basic, stupid, or already answered and i just searched stupidly.
I have a program which was not communicating ...
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checksum cracking
I was wondering if someone could lend a hand figuring this out. Trying to find out how they calculate these checksum values. I'm assuming its based of the time it is sent as this is the only data sent ...
