Binary Analysis Patterns

Comprehensive patterns and techniques for analyzing compiled binaries, understanding assembly code, and reconstructing program logic.

When to Use This Skill

• Reverse-engineering an unknown executable to understand its behavior
• Analyzing malware or obfuscated binaries with Ghidra / IDA Pro / Binary Ninja
• Recognizing common assembly idioms (function prologues, switch tables, vtable dispatch)
• Reconstructing high-level control flow from compiled code
• Identifying compiler-introduced patterns (stack canaries, PIC trampolines)

Detailed section: Disassembly Fundamentals

Originally a 2047-byte section in this SKILL.md. Moved to references/details.md to fit Codex's 8 KB skill body cap.

Control Flow Patterns

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