https://github.com/zynamics/objc-helper-plugin-ida

Simplifies working with Objective-C binaries in IDA Pro
https://github.com/zynamics/objc-helper-plugin-ida

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Simplifies working with Objective-C binaries in IDA Pro

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/zynamics/objc-helper-plugin-ida
• Owner: zynamics
• Created: 2010-04-27T09:33:34.000Z (over 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2012-01-10T11:54:55.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-03-25T23:02:41.982Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Python
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• Size: 139 KB
• Stars: 181
• Watchers: 14
• Forks: 25
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: readme.txt
  • Changelog: changelog.txt

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zynamics Objective-C helper script has moved to Google Code

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This repository has moved to Google Code:

http://code.google.com/p/zynamics/source/checkout?repo=objc-helper

zynamics Objective-C helper script

Description

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This is an idapython script that analyzes ARM/Objective-C files in

order to patch calls made to msgSend(), in order to have a better

callgraph and more useful cross references. A bit of extra information

can be found on:

http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/04/27/objective-c-reversing-i/

http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/04/27/objective-c-reversing-ii/

Also fixObjectiveCx86 implements a port that works on x86 binaries, as

Vincenzo explains in this other blog post:

http://blog.zynamics.com/2010/06/08/objective-c-phun-on-mac-os-x/

Prerequisites

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The script has been developed and tested using IDA 5.6 and idapython

1.3.0 but it should work with older versions.

Usage

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Just open the target executable file or IDB and run the script. If you

are working with iPhoneOS binaries you will find your target inside the

IPA file. And remember that applications downloaded from the AppStore

have the code section encrypted, so you will need to decrypt it before

running the script or trying to analyze it.

After running the script is recommended to make IDA re-analyze the

program to get the correct assembly listings and cross references. In

order to do that, inside IDA go to Options->General->Analysis and then

click on "Reanalyze Program"

WARNING:

This script modifies the IDA DataBase by creating new segments and

patching code. If you don't know the implications of this, it is

a good idea to have a backup of the database.

License

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The Objective-C helper script is GPLv2-licensed. If you prefer to

distribute code from the script under another license please contact

us to learn about re-licensing options.

Objective-C helper script

Copyright (C) 2010 zynamics GmbH

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify

it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at

your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but

WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along

with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,

59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA