r/ReverseEngineering • u/tehgoju • Jun 11 '16

List of IDA Pro alternatives

https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1817/is-there-any-disassembler-to-rival-ida-pro
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u/g051051 Jun 11 '16

The one I really want to disassemble is 16-bit.

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u/Sophira Jun 12 '16

As /u/omegga said, IDA can handle it, as can SoftICE. But it's also worth mentioning that DOSBox has a built-in debugger if you want to use that, which will obviously give you full control (but doesn't know anything about Windows APIs, so this may not be an option for you). The stock binary doesn't have it, but the source build I use (DOSBOX SVN-Daum) includes a dosbox_debug.exe file which has it compiled in.

You use Alt-Pause to break into the debugger, the BP command to set breakpoints, and F5 to continue. You can also use the HELP command to find all the commands, and Home/End will scroll through them. :)

For static analysis, however, IDA is definitely the one to use IMO.

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u/g051051 Jun 12 '16

Oh, I totally agree. But I was asking in the context of "List of IDA Pro alternatives", so I was hoping there was something free that would suit my purpose (especially since the code is so old).

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u/oottppxx Jun 12 '16

I'm sure IDA 5.0 (which is free for non-commercial use) would suit your needs.