How to decompile an exe or a dll to assembly

dll assembly exe decompiling
Keshan picture Keshan · Dec 30, 2010 · Viewed 70k times · Source

I am really interested in assembly language and I want to learn about how exe files work how dlls run etc... and I have an idea of writing an application to decompile an exe to assembly code since i am not a very good assembly programmer and with the lack of knowledge of the inner working of exe I couldn't do it. Since I can read an exe in hex i think it is not impossible but I don't know how to write my own program. Any resources or any help would be appreciated.

Answer

Matt picture Matt · Dec 30, 2010

I think you're looking for a disassembler not a decompiler. IDA pro seems to be popular and you can download an older version for free at http://www.hex-rays.com/idapro/idadownfreeware.htm

Related questions

How do I register a DLL file on Windows 7 64-bit?

I have tried to use the following code: cd c:\windows\system32 regsvr32.exe dllname.ax But this is not working for me. How can I register a DLL file on Windows 7 with a 64-bit processor?

Read More
PHP 7: Missing VCRUNTIME140.dll

I have an error when I start PHP 7 on Windows. When I run php on the command line, it returns a message box with system error: The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling …

Read More
Register comdlg32.dll gets Regsvr32: DllRegisterServer entry point was not found

I have Windows 7, 64-bit. I'm trying to register a .dll (comdlg32.dll) using regsvr32. But I get an error that says the dll is read but the DLLRegistryServer entry point is not found. I have run the command under both …

Read More