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Getting started with reverse engineering? (lemy.lol)
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Say have a binary file without the source code available, how to get started understanding how it works?

I found some sources:

Can I spot places in the code that make network connection attempts, de obfuscate spyware?

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[-] Object@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

I don't really know much about how capable Wireshark filtering is to be honest. I usually can filter out what I think are background noises, and it has been enough for me so far. No clue if Wireshark allows filtering by process ID.

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