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Scripting allows you to automate tasks in IDA which can be repetitive or take a long time to do manually. We previously covered how to run them in batch (headless) mode, but how can they be used interactively? Script snippets File > Script Command… (Shift+F2) Although this dialog is mainly intended for quick prototyping […]
IDA Pro for ARM64 is coming! We have ported all of IDA to run natively on Apple Silicon and it will be available in IDA 7.6. Initial analysis shows that the hype is real. IDA is consistently performing much faster on M1 macs: And a visual representation, for your viewing delight: https://www.hex-rays.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/split.mp4 We have also ported the mac […]
Recently, one of our customers came to us asking how he should proceed to be able to install python packages, using PIP, and use those from IDA. The issue he was facing is that his system is a 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 VM. Therefore using the Ubuntu-bundled PIP will just result in installing the desired package (let’s say […]
In this blog post, we are going to illustrate how to use some of the new UI features introduced in IDA Pro 6.1 (embedded choosers, custom icons, etc…) by writing a VirusTotal reporting and file submission plugin for IDA Pro. […]
