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Parsing .exe files
Parsing .exe files
May 2, 2023 at 11:06am UTC
seeplus
(6597)
If you're interested in the contents of what constitutes an .exe file (apart from the actual code...) then have a look at this article
https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5205732/libpe-PE32-PE32plus-Binaries-Parsing-Library
and a program that uses the lib to display .exe contents
https://github.com/jovibor/Pepper
May 3, 2023 at 1:45pm UTC
kigar64551
(815)
Similar tools:
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https://ntcore.com/?page_id=388
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https://www.mzrst.com/
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http://www.mitec.cz/exe.html
May 3, 2023 at 2:18pm UTC
deleted account xyzzy
(5768)
For a GUI app that parses an app's exe file I've used NPE File Analyzer for years. Sadly the app is no longer being developed, at least not for free.
https://download.cnet.com/NPE-File-Analyzer/3000-2248_4-75415400.html
It works just fine on Win10 x64 Pro, so likely to not have any
agita
with Win11.
The PE parsing library referenced above looks nice, the prebuilt app sends Win10 into a tizzy about an unknown publisher. PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT!
May 3, 2023 at 2:22pm UTC
deleted account xyzzy
(5768)
Another way to parse an exe file is determining what DLL get loaded when starting an app, a rewrite of the MS Dependency Walker:
https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies
Windows only.
May 3, 2023 at 2:28pm UTC
deleted account xyzzy
(5768)
Another no longer being updated, or no longer free, is UPX Easy GUI. It is a nice (IMO) frontend to compress/decompress exe files with the UPX EXE Compressor app.
https://download.cnet.com/UPX-Easy-GUI/3000-2250_4-75806440.html
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