Dive into the world of Rust and Golang reverse engineering at ReCon 2025! Join Daniel Frederic and Mathieu Hoste for this exclusive 4-day training. You will learn how to analyze binaries, tackle obfuscation, and reverse-engineer malware written in two of the most popular modern programming languages.

Day 1

• Module 1: Introduction to Rust and Reverse Engineering
• Module 2: Rust Compilation and Runtime
• Module 3: Analyzing Rust Structures and Control Flow

Day 2

• Module 4: Tools and Techniques for Rust Reverse Engineering
• Module 5: Advanced Reverse Engineering and Obfuscation Techniques
• Module 6: Advanced Malware Reverse Engineering Techniques in Rust
• Module 7: Rust Malware Analysis

Day 3

• Module 8: Introduction to Golang and Reverse Engineering
• Module 9: Basics of Golang Reversing
• Module 10: Analyzing Go Structures and Control Flow

Day 4

• Module 11: Advanced Go Reversing Techniques
• Module 12: Go Malware Analysis
• Module 13: Capstone Project and Conclusion

Day 1: Rust Reverse Engineering – Fundamentals and Tooling

Module 1: Introduction to Rust and Reverse Engineering

• History, philosophy, and features of Rust
• Why attackers use Rust for malware development
• Fundamentals of reverse engineering
• Setting up the reverse engineering environment (Ghidra, GDB, LLDB, Radare2)

Module 2: Rust Compilation and Runtime

• Compilation process: From source code to machine code (LLVM/MIR)
• Rust runtime (Linux and Windows)
• Rust’s calling conventions, memory management, symbol mangling/demangling

Module 3: Analyzing Rust Structures and Control Flow

• Understanding data structures (Option, Result enums, slices, structs)
• Analyzing control flow: Functions, methods, loops, conditionals
• Exercise: Reverse engineering a simple Rust program

Day 2: Advanced Rust Reversing and Malware Analysis

Module 4: Tools and Techniques for Rust Reverse Engineering

• Configuring Ghidra for Rust binaries
• Debugging with GDB/GEF and LLDB
• Practical exercises with Rust debugging and analysis

Module 5: Advanced Reverse Engineering and Obfuscation Techniques

• Tackling stripped binaries: Symbol recovery and function inlining
• Handling obfuscation techniques: String obfuscation, anti-debugging
• Exercise: Reverse engineering an obfuscated Rust binary

Module 6: Advanced Malware Reverse Engineering Techniques in Rust

• Analyzing process hollowing, API hooking, and DLL injection in Rust malware
• Understanding loader injection and packers in Rust binaries
• Practical exercises with Rust malware samples

Module 7: Rust Malware Analysis

• Case studies (e.g., Luca Stealer)
• Writing YARA rules for Rust binaries
• Exercise: Analyzing a Rust malware sample and crafting YARA rules

Day 3: Golang Reverse Engineering – Fundamentals and Tooling

Module 8: Introduction to Golang and Reverse Engineering

• Overview of Go language and its features
• Why attackers use Go for malware development
• Go compilation (go build, go install) and runtime basics
• Exercise: Reversing a simple Go binary

Module 9: Basics of Golang Reversing

• Challenges in reversing Go binaries
• Tools for Go analysis: Ghidra, Radare2, GDB, and IDA Pro
• Go runtime analysis: Common runtime functions, calling conventions
• Analyzing Go binary sections and basic structures (int, string, slice, map)
• Exercise: Analyzing a Go binary with basic structures

Module 10: Analyzing Go Structures and Control Flow

• Go structs and interfaces
• Understanding control flow in Go: Functions, methods, loops, and error handling
• Exercise: Reverse engineering a Go program

Day 4: Advanced Golang Reversing and Malware Analysis

Module 11: Advanced Go Reversing Techniques

• Challenges with stripped Go binaries
• Advanced Go features: Goroutines, channels, synchronization (wait groups, mutex)
• Analyzing Go’s memory management and reflection
• Exercise: Reversing a Go binary with advanced features

Module 12: Go Malware Analysis

• Case studies of Go-based malware
• Writing YARA rules for Go binaries
• Exercise: Reversing Go malware and crafting YARA rules

Module 13: Capstone Project and Conclusion

• Reverse engineering a complex Go application
• Guided capstone project combining advanced techniques from both Rust and Go
• Review of core concepts and open Q&A session
• Additional resources for further learning

Prerequisites and requirements

PREREQUISITES

• Basic knowledge of Rust and Go programming.
• Familiarity with reverse engineering concepts and assembly language.
• Familiarity with scripting (Python, Bash) and Linux.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

• A working laptop capable of running virtual machines
• 8GB RAM required, at a minimum
• 40 GB free Hard disk space
• Administrator / root access MANDATORY

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

• VirtualBox installed with guest addition
• IDA Pro and/or Binary Ninja would be helpful but not required

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