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Hex-Rays beta testing is open!

This short entry is just to tell you that the decompiler got a name: Hex-Rays and it goes to the ...

Decompilation gets real

Analyzing binary executables can be a very boring activity, especially when you get used to the ...

Very simple custom viewer

As promised, here is the plugin which demonstrates how to create a very simple custom viewer in IDA ...

Dynamic coloring

IDA v5.1 introduces the notion of dynamic colors. Plugins can install a callback which dynamically ...

On batch analysis

Ever tried to run many instances of IDA simultaneously? I mean, not only one or two, but much more, ...

Adding cross references

Did you know that you can add your own cross-references to the listing? There are even several ...

Does 'return' come back?

We all know that call invokes a function and ret returns to the caller. Alas, nothing is certain in ...

Double renaming

Quite often I have to revise old code in IDA Pro. Given its age, it happens almost every time a new ...