Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering

Beginning with a basic primer on reverse engineering-includingcomputer internals, operating systems, and assembly language-andthen discussing the various
applications of reverse engineering, this book provides readerswith practical, in-depth techniques for software reverseengineering. The book is broken into two parts, the first dealswith security-related reverse engineering and the second exploresthe more practical aspects of reverse engineering. In addition, theauthor explains how to reverse engineer a third-party softwarelibrary to improve interfacing and how to reverse engineer acompetitor's software to build a better product.
* The first popular book to show how software reverse engineeringcan help defend against security threats, speed up development, andunlock the secrets of competitive products
* Helps developers plug security holes by demonstrating how hackersexploit reverse engineering techniques to crack copy-protectionschemes and identify software targets for viruses and othermalware
* Offers a primer on advanced reverse-engineering, delving into"disassembly"-code-level reverse engineering-and explaining how todecipher assembly language