Ever tangled with virtual machine-based code protection?
In 2020, I wrote a virtual machine deobfuscator for a crack me challenge. I've learned a lot doing that challenge and wrote a 2-part series for it:
https://malwareandstuff.com/taming-virtual-machine-based-code-protection-1/
https://malwareandstuff.com/taming-virtual-machine-based-code-protection-2/
#ReverseEngineering #MalwareAnalysis #windows #idapro #deobfuscation
Malware and Stuff · Taming Virtual Machine Based Code Protection – 1Overcoming obfuscation in binaries has always been an interesting topic for me, especially in combination with malware. Over the last weeks I’ve been playing around with Virtualised Code Prot…
I'll also be presenting a hands-on, step-by-step version of "Reversing a (not-so-) Simple Rust Loader" as a workshop at Ringzer0 COUNTERMEASURE in Ottawa, Canada on November 7, 2025! We will be reversing the Rust malware sample in this article together.
New Rust reversing article! Let's take a look at a simple loader for some infostealer malware, distributed via a "can you try my game" scam on Discord. But it's Rust, so is it really simple? This malware sample has a few twists!
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Last iaito6 ships support for r2ai and Decai!
