X86 Disassembly

__NOTOC__ Advanced Preface x86 Disassembly The act of program creation, using common compilers and assemblers, takes software from an information-rich source code format and transforms it into a difficult-to-read machine code format. The reverse process, trying to convert machine code into a human-readable format, is significantly more difficult and requires high-level intuition and pattern matching skills. This book is going to discuss the disassembly and decompilation of x86 machine code and x86 assembly code. This book is new and could use your help. We need help with proof-reading, content authoring, editing and more. This is a wiki, so feel free to join in. Table of Contents /Print Version X86 Disassembly Cover Introduction Tools Assemblers and Compilers Disassemblers and Decompilers Disassembly Examples Analysis Tools Platforms Microsoft Windows Windows Executable Files GNU/Linux Linux Executable Files macOS macOS Executable Files Code Patterns The Stack Functions and Stack Frames Functions and Stack Frame Examples Calling Conventions Calling Convention Examples Branches Branch Examples Loops Loop Examples Data Patterns Variables Variable Examples Data Structures Objects and Classes Floating Point Numbers Floating Point Examples Difficulties Code Optimization Optimization Examples Code Obfuscation Debugger Detectors Resources and Licensing Resources Licensing Manual of Style Software reverse engineering Assembly languages x 100% __NOEDITSECTION__