Simple Tools and Techniques for Reversing a binary - bin 0x06

Episode 0x06

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Tools:

file * : to get information on all files in the directory

strings license_1 : to find all strings in a file 

hexdump -C license_1 : to get the hex format of a file 

objdump : to display information from object files

strace : to trace system calls and signals

ltrace : to trace library calls

Hopper Disassembler : alternative to ida pro 

radare2 : Advanced commandline hexadecimal editor, disassembler and debugger

 

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source code: license_1.c

#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
        if(argc==2) {
		printf("Checking License: %s\n", argv[1]);
		if(strcmp(argv[1], "AAAA-Z10N-42-OK")==0) {
			printf("Access Granted!\n");
		} else {
			printf("WRONG!\n");
		}
	} else {
		printf("Usage: <key>\n");
	}
	return 0;
}

$ gcc -o licence_1 licence_1.c
$ vim licence_1

 

$ hexdump -C license_1

$ objdump -x license_1 | less

$ strings license_1

$ strace ./license_1 AAAA

$ ltrace ./license_1 AAAA