morlac
February 4th, 2001, 23:12
Hi all,
I have been watching the scene closely for the past 2-3 years and i noticed that most tutorials assume that users have access to latest copyrighted tools. Now that you can find special free version of the advanced tools -- Ida3.85b -- and others that substitutes the need for the commercial ones, shouldnt there be a an alternative solution for those reverse engineers whom does not/won't use pirated tools?
I suggest a tutorial that explains the alternative way of doing things.
For example, becuase i cant use SoftICE at the moment, i had to improvise to do my debuggin, sometimes using M$-Visual Studio debugger or even W32Dasm. Dont miss understand me as i do not mean that the mentioned tools are not useful, they are. Its just that sometimes you can do your task easily in one tool and its a bit hard to do in another. And for new comers, It can really discourage them.
What do you think?
I have been watching the scene closely for the past 2-3 years and i noticed that most tutorials assume that users have access to latest copyrighted tools. Now that you can find special free version of the advanced tools -- Ida3.85b -- and others that substitutes the need for the commercial ones, shouldnt there be a an alternative solution for those reverse engineers whom does not/won't use pirated tools?
I suggest a tutorial that explains the alternative way of doing things.
For example, becuase i cant use SoftICE at the moment, i had to improvise to do my debuggin, sometimes using M$-Visual Studio debugger or even W32Dasm. Dont miss understand me as i do not mean that the mentioned tools are not useful, they are. Its just that sometimes you can do your task easily in one tool and its a bit hard to do in another. And for new comers, It can really discourage them.
What do you think?
As for an alternative debugger, TRW is excellent. It is almost as powerful as SoftICE and just as useful for reversing. It is not free, but it is inexpensive and there is a trial. It might be a good idea for someone to write an essay explaining the differences between alternative tools and how to use them effectively, whether a cracking tutorial includes these methods or not.