July 19, 2010

Implementing command completion for IDAPython

In this blog post we are going to illustrate how to use the command line interpreter (CLI) interface from Python and how to write a basic command completion functionality for the Python CLI.

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July 08, 2010

Running scripts from the command line with idascript

In this blog post we are going to demonstrate how the '-S' and '-t' switches (that were introduced in IDA Pro 5.7) can be used to run IDC, Python or other supported scripts from the command line as if they were standlone scripts and how to use the idascript utility


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July 02, 2010

IDA Pro 5.7 highlights

We have released a IDA Pro 5.7 few days ago. The complete whatsnew can be found here. In this blog post we will highlight some of the major changes and additions of this release.

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June 23, 2010

Extending IDC and IDAPython

Scripting with IDA Pro is very useful to automate tasks, write scripts or do batch analysis, nonetheless one problem is commonly faced by script writers: the lack of a certain function from the scripting language.
In the blog post going to demonstrate how to extend both IDC and IDAPython to add new functions.

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May 26, 2010

UI and scripting improvements

In addition to the previously covered features we've already added, we took the opportunity to get to the bottom of it and add even more scripting facilities where possible along with minor but convenient UI enhancements. In this blog entry, we will introduce some of the new features in the coming version of IDA Pro.

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May 12, 2010

ARM decompiler beta is coming

We have the beta version of the ARM decompiler almost ready! Below is a short demo of how it works now:








If you are interested in participating in the beta testing and you have an active x86 decompiler license, please send us a message. Thanks!

April 30, 2010

Kernel debugging with IDA Pro / Windbg plugin and VirtualKd

The other day we received an email support question asking if IDA Pro / Windbg debugger plugin works with VirtualKd, a tool that allows speeding up (up to 45x) Windows kernel module debugging using VMWare and VirtualBox virtual machines. After we installed and experimented with VirtualKd, our answer was "yes, certainly". This blog entry aims at illustrating how to configure VirtualKd to be used with IDA Pro / Windbg plugin and VMWare.


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