A. P. David - Ghidra Software Reverse Engineering for Beginners

Analyze, identify, and avoid malicious code and potential threats in your networks and systems

A. P. David

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To my son, Santiago. I love you, Santi! This book is dedicated only to you.

A. P. David

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A. P. David is a senior malware analyst and reverse engineer. He has more than 7 years of experience in IT, having worked on his own antivirus product, and later as a malware analyst and reverse engineer. He started working for a company mostly reverse engineering banking malware and helping to automate the process. After that, he joined the critical malware department of an antivirus company. He is currently working as a security researcher at the Galician Research and Development Center in Advanced Telecommunications(GRADIANT) while doing a malware-related PhD. Apart from that, he has also hunted vulnerabilities for some relevant companies in his free time, including Microsoft's Windows 10 and National Security Agency's Ghidra project.

I want to thank my son, Santiago, for being with me and giving the support I've needed to write this book even while the COVID-19 global pandemic was raging around us. Thanks to my family for the help, but special thanks to my parents: Feliciano and Mara Jos. The whole Packt editing team has helped this author immensely, but I'd like to give special thanks to Romy Dias, who edited most of my work, and Vaidehi Sawant for the great project management.

Elad Shapira is head of research at Panorays, where he specializes in mimicking hackers' behavior by exploring new hacking techniques and vectors. Prior to Panorays, Elad served as the Mobile Security Research Team leader at AVG Technologies. Elad is a recognized speaker, having presented at various hacking conferences including Recon and BlueHat. He teaches at Afeka Academic College of Engineering and assists in directing local hacking competitions. Elad is also interested in hardware hacking, low-level development, playing Capture the Flag, and making and breaking things.

I would like to thank my dad, a man who could face whatever challenges life threw at him, for all his love, dedication, and endless support. Dad, you are my man. I love and admire you from the core of my heart. I am proud to be your son.

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