Working with UPX - Manual Unpacking with IDA Pro, x32dbg and Scylla

Understanding packing is essential for anyone interested in malware analysis or reverse engineering. UPX is a popular packer, partly because it is free and open source. And while there are potentially easy ways to unpack executables with UPX, it is still commonly used by malware authors (and for technical interviews :) ). In this video, we'll take a look at how UPX works by investigating packed samples using PEStudio and Detect-It-Easy. We'll then discuss common packing characteristics exhibited by these …

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