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: Check out the current status of your suggestions.
I'm very proud to be hosting these documents on my site, courtesy
of the KGL. The essays (hopefully more will be forthcoming in
the future) come highly recommended for both aspiring reverse
engineers and old hands alike and definitely aren't as 'newbie'
as the about summary below might suggest ;-), you are encouraged
to read them and work through the concepts discussed slowly, the
more time you invest in these documents the more you will gain
from them. Follow this page carefully to find your path and learn.
KGL is a small group of (mostly) security-oriented individuals,
who seek to expand their knowledge. As a group, they have knowledge
in the fields of PLs, RE, networking, OSs, etc. Most members also
have an excellent formal education. The essays themselves are
written for people who want to master the field of RE. The first
essays are targeting the (rather complete) newbies audience, although
more advanced topics will be covered as time goes by (and the
readers obtain some knowledge).
I think I can safely say that my FAQ regarding e-mails probably applies to KGL, so please read it else you might not get a reply. Once again, do not send requests for cracks / programs etc. (they will be IGNORED I can assure you). However you are encouraged to send e-mails with comments / corrections / requests for topics and suggestions.
E-Mail : KGLessays@hotmail.com
The Portable Executable File Format
(41k) Date : 28/8/1.
'Master the PE format (including a VC++ example), covers the minutae
of everything you might ever need to know (keywords are RVA /
resources / sections and imports, plus much more), invaluable
guide'.
Simple RE Techniques (244k)
Date : 22/9/1.
'Covers the process of identifying protection strategies, patching
techniques (including analysis of the thought process behind conclusions),
finally reversing of protection routines. Includes 3 sample files,
Delphi/MFC & Win32'.
Serial Number Schemes (24k) Date
: 28/10/1.
'The process of analysing, identifying and reversing serial number
protection schemes'.
These are the proposed titles of the KGLs' forthcoming essays.
1. Reversing a program's InstallShield script.
2. Simple dongle protection, overview and an example of
reversing a program.
3. Manual unpacking.
As ever, your contributions are encouraged.
This is the current status of readers' requests for essays.
1. NE file format.
Will probably be addressed later on, but at least after 6 essays
or so are published.
2. MS-DOS file formats (EXE, COM) and RE techniques.
There will definitely be several essays on this subject, release
date unknown.
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