What Can Reverse Engineering Do For You?

Malware Unicorn gives a presentation on reverse engineering (RE) and the common patterns seen in malware. She discusses how RE is the foundation for vulnerability research, malware analysis, exploit development, and more. The talk covers common malware techniques like packing, evasion, cryptography, and shellcode. For each technique, Malware Unicorn explains what to look for in disassembly and provides tips on using debuggers and static analysis to analyze malware that uses these techniques. The overall presentation provides an introduction to RE and guides attendees on identifying and understanding common malware routines through disassembly.