Introduction To X86 Disassembly Access

You look through a digital microscope (a like IDA Pro or Ghidra). You see a sequence of hex numbers: B8 05 00 00 00 . The disassembler translates this into: MOV EAX, 5

The "Instruction Pointer," the finger that points to the exact line of code currently being executed. 2. The First Discovery: MOV and ADD Introduction to x86 disassembly

This is your first "artifact." You realize the machine is the number 5 into the EAX slot. The next line says ADD EAX, 10 . Now you know the machine is calculating 3. The Locked Door (Control Flow) You look through a digital microscope (a like

When it’s done, it that memory back off the stack to return home. The Conclusion 5 The "Instruction Pointer