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Make the most of Ghidra on different platforms such as Linux, Windows, and macOS

Leverage a variety of plug-ins and extensions to perform disassembly, assembly, decompilation, and scripting

Discover how you can meet your cybersecurity needs by creating custom patches and tools

Description

Ghidra, an open source software reverse engineering (SRE) framework created by the NSA research directorate, enables users to analyze compiled code on any platform, whether Linux, Windows, or macOS. This book is a starting point for developers interested in leveraging Ghidra to create patches and extend tool capabilities to meet their cybersecurity needs. You'll begin by installing Ghidra and exploring its features, and gradually learn how to automate reverse engineering tasks using Ghidra plug-ins. You’ll then see how to set up an environment to perform malware analysis using Ghidra and how to use it in the headless mode. As you progress, you’ll use Ghidra scripting to automate the task of identifying vulnerabilities in executable binaries. The book also covers advanced topics such as developing Ghidra plug-ins, developing your own GUI, incorporating new process architectures if needed, and contributing to the Ghidra project. By the end of this Ghidra book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to harness the power of Ghidra for analyzing and avoiding potential vulnerabilities in code and networks.

What you will learn

Get to grips with using Ghidra's features, plug-ins, and extensions

Understand how you can contribute to Ghidra

Focus on reverse engineering malware and perform binary auditing

Automate reverse engineering tasks with Ghidra plug-ins

Become well-versed with developing your own Ghidra extensions, scripts, and features

Automate the task of looking for vulnerabilities in executable binaries using Ghidra scripting

Find out how to use Ghidra in the headless mode

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Peter Can Jan 28, 2022

Ghidra is a must have tool in Reverse engineering and malware Analysis and this book is the ultimate handbook on this topic.The way the topics are covered by the Author make them very easy to understand, which is great for beginners, but at the same time, the level of details make this a great reference even for expert in the topic.This book is a great learning journey for the ones starting with Ghidra, but also for seasoned professionals that want to increase your skills with advance automation, extensions and more!

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Amazon Customer Feb 28, 2021

Highly recommended book, as a novice to Ghidra, I have found this book immensely useful to get into the tool and quickly understand its insides and outs. The author has made a brilliant job in structuring the book in a way that is really easy to follow and speeds up your learning.

Franz Bernasek Oct 01, 2022

Sehr gutes Buch zu dem Thema, jedoch ein Wermutstropfen, Beispiele nur für Windows

Adrian Jan 13, 2021

An awesome Book to expand your knowledge in the world of Ghidra. Simple, descriptive and intuitive.It is very helpful to get involved in Ghidra. Thank you!

William Feb 23, 2021

Great beginners book on Ghidra. The book has a nice layout from getting started to in the weeds reverse engineering. I felt it had a nice balance and presented itself as an easy and enjoyable read.

Ghidra Software Reverse Engineering for Beginners: Analyze, identify, and avoid malicious code and potential threats in your networks and systems

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