Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Mastering Reverse Engineering

You're reading from   Mastering Reverse Engineering Re-engineer your ethical hacking skills

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788838849
Length 436 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Tools
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
Reginald Wong Reginald Wong
Author Profile Icon Reginald Wong
Reginald Wong
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Preparing to Reverse 2. Identification and Extraction of Hidden Components FREE CHAPTER 3. The Low-Level Language 4. Static and Dynamic Reversing 5. Tools of the Trade 6. RE in Linux Platforms 7. RE for Windows Platforms 8. Sandboxing - Virtualization as a Component for RE 9. Binary Obfuscation Techniques 10. Packing and Encryption 11. Anti-analysis Tricks 12. Practical Reverse Engineering of a Windows Executable 13. Reversing Various File Types 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Binary numbers

Computers were designed to electronically process and store data using signals. A signal is like an on/off switch, where both the "on" and "off" positions can be denoted by the numbers "1" and "0" respectively. These two numbers are what we call binary numbers. The next section will discuss how binary numbers are used and how this relates to other number bases.

Bases

The place value of a digit in a number determines its value at that position. In the standard decimal numbers, the value of a place is ten times the value of the place on its right. The decimal number system is also called base-10, which is composed of digits from 0 to 9.

Let's say that position...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime