Questions tagged [patching]
Patching is the process of adding or deleting code from an executable file in order to modify its functioning.
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Are there any modern assembly-level patching tools?
I've recently been undertaking a little RE project where I needed to patch the executable. For small modifications, I know enough x86 to patch in an jump, nop, infinite loop, etc, so a hex editor is ...
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Replacing small length instruction with larger length instruction
Basically I want to replace MOVS R1, #0x0 with MOV.W R1, #0x123, since later instruction requires 4 bytes it is impossible to simply replace in HEX code.
I am using IDA Pro for analyzing native ...
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Virus uses a custom XOR encryption and need help possibly cracking it / Reversing EXE
As stated in my previous question i was infected by a encrypting virus that encrypts two 1024 byte blocks of any given file (First 1024, and last 1024) in some type of custom CFB XOR encryption. I ...
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Convert Mach-O VM Address To File Offset
this maybe total no brainer but i'm really new to this and i'd really appreciate some help!
Basically i'm trying to patch(out aka nop) a obj-c function inside an iOS Application. I've successfully ...
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Avoid re-enabling patches between reruns in Ollydbg
In Ollydbg 1.1, when I create on the fly patches, they're automatically disabled when I restart the application (the debugged one, not Olly) and I have to enable them manually again.
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Turn ¨Assemble¨ option on, in IDA Pro Demo
Is there a way to highlight "assemble" option in EDIT menu at IDA pro to apply a patch. Guess that idagui.cfg must be changed at some point, and turn NO to YES somewhere.
I use the last demo version....
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translate arm instructions to hex
I looking for simple tool(not site) to translate arm instruction to hex like http://armconverter.com/.
Without linker , I want put 1 instruction , and want get the hex .
Do you know one please?
