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Re: Reverse Engineer
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An entity claiming to be Jerome Tan wrote:
:
: What do you mean by "reverse engineer?" I have heard this word several =
: times especially in the world of hacking, but... can someone tell me =
: what it really meant?
:
Reverse engineering is the process of taking a piece of executable code,
be it a Win95 program or firmware for a cellular phone eeprom, and
running it through a disassembler. The disassembler converts the
machine code into assembly instructions. From there, a person with
a lot of spare time, a good understanding of compiler design, and a lot
of caffeine can translate the assembly instructions into a higher level
language (ie. C, C++, VisualBasic). The first part is easy (and writing
a disassembler is a good project for upper-level Comp Sci courses), but
the second part is a real bear and people with the knowledge and
drive to do it have my respect.
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