Learning reverse engineering can be a daunting task, but with the right resources and tools, you can make significant progress. Here are some of the top recommendations from Redditors to help you get started and improve your skills in reverse engineering:

Educational Resources

• Tutorials and Forums:

  • Tuts4You has old but valuable tutorials. "I learned it back then via tutorials from tuts4you"

  • GuidedHacking.com offers a variety of reverse engineering tutorials. "This forum a good starting point: guidedhacking.com"

• Books and Articles:

  • No Starch Press Books: Recommended for comprehensive learning. "Read book like No starch press book"

  • "From Day Zero to ZeroDay": Great for understanding the basics and advanced concepts. "I am currently reading from day zero to zeroday book and it is great"

  • "The IDA Pro Book": Essential for using IDA Pro. "Take a look at this book"

• Online Courses and Platforms:

  • Pwn College: Offers free and comprehensive courses on reverse engineering. "Pwn College and PicoCTF are good resources"

  • OST2 Courses: Recommended for C++ reverse engineering. "There's a pretty decent cpp RE course on OST2. Check it out."

Practical Exercises

• Crackmes: Websites like crackmes.one provide challenges to practice your skills. "crackmes.one"

• CTFs (Capture The Flag): Participate in CTFs to gain practical experience. "for rev, picoCTF and pwn.college are nice"

Tools and Software

• Debuggers:

  • x64dbg: A modern debugger that supports both x64 and x86 architectures. "x64dbg comes equipped with a built-in decompiler and supports code visualization in graph form."

  • WinDbg: Useful for kernel mode debugging. "WinDbg"

• Disassemblers and Decompilers:

  • Ghidra: A free and open-source reverse engineering tool suite. "Get ghidra. Go to github and find a project on the platform you want to target like windows/linux/osx."

  • IDA Pro: A powerful commercial disassembler. "IDA Pro"

• Additional Tools:

  • Frida: For dynamic instrumentation. "frida.re"

  • Compiler Explorer (godbolt.org): To compare C++ code with its assembly output. "use a compiler explorer https://godbolt.org/"

Learning Approach

• Start with Basics: Learn C, C++, and assembly language thoroughly. "Learn c and use ghidra or ida to get decompiled code in C"

• Practice Regularly: Do crackmes and participate in CTFs to apply your knowledge. "Try crackmes. Then binary patching a license check out of some shareware."

• Learn by Doing: Write code and reverse engineer your own programs. "Write a series of programs to get comfortable"

Subreddits for Further Questions

• r/Hacking_Tutorials

• r/ExploitDev

• r/HowToHack

These communities are great places to ask for help, share your progress, and find more resources. Good luck on your reverse engineering journey!