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# Tools

So, one of the first thing that we need when dealing with reverse engineering are tools. Can't do much without them!

Some of the tools that I like to use are:

* Kali Linux (Yes, I'm counting it as a tool as much as an Operating System. Live with it :) )
* Radare2 and its family
* Ghidra

Those are my main tools for reversing a binary. So, lets get them installed onto our machine.\
      -> I've covered how to install these tools [here](https://github.com/TheWinRaRs/References/blob/master/Reverse%20Engineering/Tools%20Setup.md)

Other tools that I haven't used, but you may be familiar with them are:

* IDA (Pro)
* Hopper
* dnSpy
* Ollydbg
* Binary Ninja

And many more that I haven't heard of!

Once we've got everything set up, we're good to go!