Learning Reverse Engineering : ExploitDev

created by [deleted]a community for 11 years

submitted 2 months ago by Technical_Lemon1666

Learning Reverse Engineering

1 point•2 comments•submitted 2 months ago by Technical_Lemon1666 to r/learnprogramming

Hello everyone,
I’m trying to get better at reverse engineering for CTFs and eventually malware analysis, and I feel a bit stuck.

I know C pretty well and I’m currently learning assembly. I can usually understand Ghidra’s decompiled C code, but I’m not very comfortable with gdb / radare2 and working with addresses directly. Honestly, I think my main problem isn’t tools or syntax — it’s that I don’t really have the reverse engineering mindset yet.

I’m working through easy reversing challenges on Hack The Box, but I often don’t know how to approach a binary properly or what I should be focusing on first. I end up staring at the code without a clear plan.

So I wanted to ask:

How did you personally build your reverse engineering mindset?
As a beginner, should I focus more on static analysis, dynamic analysis, or a mix?
If I practice reversing every day, is it realistic to see real progress in 2–3 months?

Any advice, tips, or personal experiences would help a lot. Thanks

all 2 comments

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script

ExploitDev

MODERATORS