Creating a Binary Analysis Methodology

Before we just dive into using our newly acquired knowledge to analyze ELF binaries, I find it's important to have a plan or process in place to do so. Enter the methodology, a roadmap for accomplishing any sort of testing task. When performing penetration assessments, I follow an iteratively designed methodology to aid in accomplishing the goal of the assessment. Tackling binary analysis is no different. We need a methodology to guide us on our way, a plan that we can use iteratively much like some of the penetration assessment methodologies that exist today. Without a methodology, we may miss steps, miss information, or potentially infect ourselves with malware. As we dive into creating this plan, we also want to be sure to list some of the tools that will help us accomplish each phase of the methodology. That way, we will have the...