The reader must have a basic understanding of Linux on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems, along with a basic understanding of virtualization. Familiarity with the Linux command line and scripting languages such as Bash and Python respectively would be helpful but is not necessary. Familiarity with raw socket connections would also be helpful.

A system with at least 8 GB of RAM is recommended; 16 GB or more would be even better. Sufficient hard drive space to hold the code and two virtual machines is also necessary – as is a willingness to learn!

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There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Save this program as ~/bac/Binary_Analysis_Cookbook/Chapter_02/32-bit/ch02-helloworld.asm."

A block of code is set as follows:

; MUL examples
    mul edi
    mul bx
    mul cl

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

; MUL examples
    mul edi
    mul bx
    mul cl

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

$ apt-cache show virtualbox

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "In the new window that is displayed, click on Next > to begin the installation process."