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Binary to C++ or readable language
kattz7
5 May, 2008 - 09:43 PM
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I have a binary code of a program. I would like to make sure there are no trogans or virus's embedded in this program before running it. Is there a way I can take this binary code and reverse it back to C/C++ language so I can read it?
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5 May, 2008 - 10:46 PM
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I have a binary code of a program. I would like to make sure there are no trogans or virus's embedded in this program before running it. Is there a way I can take this binary code and reverse it back to C/C++ language so I can read it?

There are too many compilers for the C/C++ languages to make a decompiler, because most of them adhear to their own standards. Your best bet for getting human readable code from a binary is to use a dissassember. However the output will be in assembly.
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6 May, 2008 - 10:09 AM
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printf("I'm a %XR",195936478);
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A scan through an Antivirus program should be sufficient enough.

Otherwise you can use a Disassembler.
Generally by looking at the Strings and the Imports Segment for API functions being used, you have a brief idea of how dangerous the code is likely to be.

But nothing beats a thorough inspection of the code.
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6 May, 2008 - 11:14 AM
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If anyone is willing to disassemble this program and tell me if it is safe, or tell me how to read it for myself, here is the URL to download it.

http://www.moggies-and-more.com/code.html

Even after I disassembled it, I have no idea how to read the 1's and 0's code. I need to make sure that this program is not sending my user name, password, or any other personal information, to whoever is at the recieving end of my "sendings".

Thank you all.
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6 May, 2008 - 11:55 AM
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printf("I'm a %XR",195936478);
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The Webpage looks shady, I don't even need to disassemble it to figure this one out.

This one is most likely to be an adware/spyware.
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6 May, 2008 - 12:59 PM
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I didn't like it either, and, you lived this long without it, do you really need it? The alternative is to disconnect your harddrive and run from a removable disk. Or, install a second drive just to work with suspicious software. I do that and when it dies all I have to do is copy its image back to it.
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You can even run the program in a virtual machine.
If it messes anything up, only the virtual machine gets damaged, not the real OS.
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