Looking for a reverse engineering teacher

[Nyarly]

Hello,

I've read tons of articles and pseudo-tutorials on the net.
I've downloaded ollydgb, ILSpy, IDApro, .NET Reflector, Reflexil, ....
And I'm still lost when it comes down to reverse engineering.

The farther i've gone is with .net reflector + reflexil : I found what I wanted to modify, I attempted to modify it, couldn't save the dll, exported all the code, and couldn't recompile the dll.

I have a programming background, I understand how codes work, i'm using cheatengine quite often, and actually, debugging (breakpoints & stuff) was the funniest part to me.
But I really don't know where to start and what to look for when it comes down to reverse engineering.

So i'm searching for a teacher, that would explain to me the basic stuff, and help me start with my first modifications.
I'm not doing this for malicious intents : i'm a QA Tester, i'd like be able to break the games i'm working on, in order to tell devs how to protect their stuff, and also to make powerful tools (like bots) to test games more efficiently.

For example :
- I have this game that has a UnitId enum with UnitARaceA = 12; UnitARaceB = 13. I'd like to see if I can get the unit from race B on race A by switching values.
- I know my game is connecting to a sql database that stores units stats, i'd like to see if I can retrieve the password in the code to open it with sqlbrowser. (and bypass the protection that was added to hide unannounced DLCs info)
- My game communicates with an online server, i'd like to see if I can modify the client to send wrong values, and see how the server reacts to it. (other than with cheatengine)
- I want to call the collision_check function, and make my character go forward if it returns true. Else, I want my character to jump.

My teacher must be willing to help me for free. But if the info is valuable, i will compensate the time spent with real money. (thinking about 100€ if you can help me achieving one of the 4 examples)

I won't need lessons of X hours each days. I will just ask you questions, you'll explain stuff to me or give me hints, i'll try to get the job done on my own, and come back to you if i'm stuck again.

There it is.
Feel free to contact me here or by PM. Then we could use skype if you're willing to.
Thank you all.

I hope i'm in the proper part of the forum, and not breaking any rules.

[Miksu]

Have you tried Lena's Reverse Engineering? Pretty old stuff but still really good info. Bypassing program security checks, crackme's and stuff like that.

[karnkore]

Dude no ones gonna do this for free, why would you want to pay anyway? the internet is full of tutorials, I learned everything I know just by reading forums, tutorials, downloading pdf torrents etc. Pick a game and start with baby steps.

[Nyarly]

Gonna try that lena stuff, didn't hear about it before, thanks a lot !
Maclone also suggested that I create a small program and attempt to modify it, which i'll also do.
And I heard about books that I should buy and read... (like Practical Reverse Engineering: x86, x64, ARM, Windows Kernel, Reversing Tools, and Obfuscation: Bruce Dang, Alexandre Gazet, Elias Bachaalany, Sébastien Josse: 9781502489302: Amazon.com: Books )
Thank for the advice, I'm not losing faith !

[Buntstift]

Lenas Tutorials are very nice. The only concern i had with it, was that not all crackme.exe works on a modern OS.

[Dripperina]

Nyarly ive found this forum, and i think theres alot of stuff about reverse engeneering etc.
https://www.nulled.cr

Dunno if it helps but i think theres alot of tutorials and stuff

[xcureanddisease]

EPUB::

https://mega.nz/#!6QMzRZLB!CwDhbEAiB...GL-XpzXlOuCByk


PDF(I converted. Not the best conversion but it works)

https://mega.nz/#!nUtGQTyC!qVS4EecV5...99Q2griX_1h8AY

[Nyarly]

Thank you all !
I'm currently doing lena's tutorial, and am very happy to have made my first patch
I will also read that book, and I found someone that's willing to help me if I need.
I feel like i'm progressing now, thank you again for your help. I'll create a wow sandbox in return in a few years

[Dante]

Thank you all !
I'm currently doing lena's tutorial, and am very happy to have made my first patch
I will also read that book, and I found someone that's willing to help me if I need.
I feel like i'm progressing now, thank you again for your help. I'll create a wow sandbox in return in a few years

You better follow up on that promise... or else... :gusta: