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Cool. Finally some free alternative to IDA decompiler plugin. IDA is still better due to interactive nature, i.e. you can explore the code and rename variables/
by israrkhan 9y ago
Cool. Finally some free alternative to IDA decompiler plugin. IDA is still better due to interactive nature, i.e. you can explore the code and rename variables/functions as you keep on exploring. I hope this evolves into something like that.
- ZeroCool2u 9y agoExactly what I was thinking. I remember my sophomore year of CS undergrad I emailed IDA's support asking if there was a student license or some equivalent to learn how to use it. Props to them for at least replying, but their answer was a firm no and was disappointing to say the least.
- phire 9y agoWhen I was a student, I once tried to buy a copy of IDA Pro Advanced, as the Standard version didn't have the features I needed. They refused to sell it to me, unless I bought the standard version and used that for a year (which in retrospect, I perhaps should have done)
- lbenes 9y agoIt's crazy that companies don't fully recognizes this. Any lost revenue to students would more than made up for when they join the workforce.
- milcron 9y agoYou might be interested in the free decompiler Radare2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radare2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radare2
- chainsaw10 9y agoradare2 is a disassembler, not a decompiler. Disassembly is a much easier task than decompilation, since it's a mostly mechanical process. Decompilation requires you to undo the optimizations/transformations the compiler did as it generated the binary, which is much harder. That said radare2 is still cool, and a GUI (Cutter) is in the works.