# 068 - The Monkey Button

- Show: [Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast)
- Published: 2024-04-07
- Length: 1h 08m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-07-068-the-monkey-button
- Listen: https://unnamedre.com/episode/68

## Summary

Lori Wired, a reverse engineer specializing in mobile malware and a YouTube educator, discusses the challenges and techniques of analyzing Android and iOS applications. She explains the shift in malware tactics toward native code and packers to evade static analysis, highlighting tools like Ghidra and Frida for dynamic instrumentation. The conversation also covers her community engagement through Twitter Spaces and malware trivia, as well as her perspective on the mobile threat landscape and the Xcode Ghost supply chain attack.

## Chapters

- [0:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-07-068-the-monkey-button#t=29) Introduction and Background
- [11:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-07-068-the-monkey-button#t=705) Android and iOS Reverse Engineering Techniques
- [13:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-07-068-the-monkey-button#t=796) Tools: Ghidra, Frida, and Medusa
- [25:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-07-068-the-monkey-button#t=1527) Community Engagement: Twitter Spaces and Trivia
- [41:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-07-068-the-monkey-button#t=2511) Mobile Threat Landscape and Spyware
- [44:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-07-068-the-monkey-button#t=2697) Malware Analysis: Packers and Xcode Ghost
- [1:04:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2024-04-07-068-the-monkey-button#t=3867) Closing and Resources

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Ghidra (tool)
- IDA (tool)
- Frida (tool)
- Medusa (tool)
- UPX (tool)
- RetroBar (tool)
- Space Cadet Pinball (product)
- Xcode Ghost (product)
- Operation Triangulation (other)
- Kasperski (company)

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- [111: Potty Train Your Tamagotchi](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-29-111-potty-train-your-tamagotchi) (Embedded.fm)
- [An Interview with Dmitry Nedospasov](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-06-17-an-interview-with-dmitry-nedospasov) (The Amp Hour)
- [117: In as Much as Which](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-09-09-117-in-as-much-as-which) (Embedded.fm)
- [A Meeting Of The Davids](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-08-06-a-meeting-of-the-davids) (The Amp Hour)

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