Hackeriet = 10; Unlocking closed software with Frida

IMPORTANT: This event has been POSTPONED due to the Corona virus situation in Oslo. Next mathematically fortuitous date is τ-day (June 28th)! Please set aside that date and/or update your participation! Changes in the scheduling (or date) may still occur.

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In a world where so much runs on software, and so little of it is open and transparent, what can we do to uncover the truth about what the software actually does? Which files does it open, and who does it talk to?

In this talk, Ole André will show us how Frida can be used to understand software without access to its source code. This is also very helpful even when source code is available due to the sheer complexity of modern software, with layers and layers of code interacting in unknown ways.

Ole André Ravnås is the creator of Frida, which he's currently building products on top of at NowSecure. Once upon a time a die-hard Linux user, he found himself reverse-engineering the proprietary video codec used by Windows Live Messenger for webcam conversations. The result was released as libmimic back in 2005, and this was his gateway drug to the world of reversing.

This talk is part of Hackeriet's 10-year day! Check out the full schedule at https://blog.hackeriet.no/hackeriet-10/

NOTE: This workshop is scheduled in parallel with the following talk:

• Learn lock picking! https://www.meetup.com/hackeriet/events/269094753/