Reverse Engineering
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
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NI-REV | Z,ZK | 5 | 1P+2C | Czech |
- Course guarantor:
- Josef Kokeš
- Lecturer:
- Josef Kokeš
- Tutor:
- Josef Kokeš
- Supervisor:
- Department of Information Security
- Synopsis:
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Students will get acquainted with the essentials of reverse engineering of computer software. They will learn how processes start and what happens before and after the main function is called. Students will understand how executable files are organized and how they interact with 3rd party libraries. Another part of the course is dedicated to reverse engineering of applications written in C++. Students will also understand principles of disassemblers and obfuscation techniques. A part of the course will also be dedicated to debuggers: how debuggers and debugging work and which methods can be used to detect it. One of the lectures will be dedicated to the latest trends on the computer malware scene. The focus of the course is on the seminars, where students will solve practically oriented tasks from the real world.
- Requirements:
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Very good knowledge of C, C++. Basic knowledge of programming in assembler/machine code.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1. Introduction to reverse engineering
2. Analysis of a program's flow
3. Analysis of C++ classes
4. Disassembling and obfuscation
5. Compiler recognition
6. Debugging and anti-debugging
7. Reverse analysis of malware
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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1. Introduction to debuggers and assembler
2. Basic function analysis, stack frame
3. Reverse engineering tools
4. PE file structure, Import Address Table
5. Type information analysis
6. 64bit code
7. Code injection
8. Analysis of obfuscated programs
9. Advanced obfuscation techniques
10. Reconstruction of packed files
11. Antidebugging
12. Analysis of high-level languages
- Study Objective:
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After he/she had completed the course, the student will be able to independently perform reverse analyses of binary executable files on the MS Windows platform, including analyzing obfuscated files (i.e. malware).
- Study materials:
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[1] Eilam, E.: Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering. Wiley. 2005. 987-0-7645-7481-8.
[2] Eagle, C.: The IDA Pro Book: The unofficial Guide to the World's Most Popular Disassembler. No Starch Press. 2011. 987-1-59327-289-0.
[3] Seacord, R. C.: Secure Coding in C and C++. Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. 2013. 987-0-321-82213-0.
[4] Russinovich M. - Solomon D. A. - Ionescu A.: Windows Internals Part 1. Microsoft Press. 2012. 987-0-7356-4873-9.
[5] Russinovich M. - Solomon D. A. - Ionescu A.: Windows Internals Part 2. Microsoft Press. 2012. 987-0-7356-6587-3.
- Note:
- Further information:
- https://courses.fit.cvut.cz/NI-REV/
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Bachelor program Informatics, unspecified branch, in Czech, 2015-2020 (elective course)
- Bachelor branch Security and Information Technology, in Czech, 2015-2020 (elective course)
- Bachelor branch Computer Science, in Czech, 2015-2020 (elective course)
- Bachelor branch Computer Engineering, in Czech, 2015-2020 (elective course)
- Bachelor branch Information Systems and Management, in Czech, 2015-2020 (elective course)
- Bachelor branch Web and Software Engineering, spec. Software Engineering, in Czech, 2015-2020 (elective course)
- Bachelor branch Web and Software Engineering, spec. Web Engineering, in Czech, 2015-2020 (elective course)
- Bachelor branch Web and Software Engineering, spec. Computer Graphics, in Czech, 2015-2020 (elective course)
- Bachelor branch Knowledge Engineering, in Czech, 2018-2020 (elective course)
- Master specialization Computer Security, in Czech, 2020 (PS)
- Master specialization Design and Programming of Embedded Systems, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
- Master specialization Computer Systems and Networks, in Czech, 202 (elective course)
- Master specialization Management Informatics, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
- Master specialization Software Engineering, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
- Master specialization System Programming, in Czech, version from 2020 (elective course)
- Master specialization Web Engineering, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
- Master specialization Knowledge Engineering, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
- Master specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
- Mgr. programme, for the phase of study without specialisation, ver. for 2020 and higher (VO)
- Bachelor Specialization Information Security, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Management Informatics, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Graphics, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor program, unspecified specialization, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Web Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Artificial Intelligence, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Software Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Networks and Internet, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
- Study plan for Ukrainian refugees (elective course)
- Master Specialization Digital Business Engineering, 2023 (VO)
- Master specialization System Programming, in Czech, version from 2023 (elective course)
- Master specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2023 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Information Security, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor program, unspecified specialization, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Management Informatics, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Graphics, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Software Engineering, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Web Engineering, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Networks and Internet, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Engineering, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Artificial Intelligence, in Czech, 2024 (elective course)
- Bachelor Specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 20214 (elective course)