Security News > 2020 > August > BlackBerry Releases Open Source Reverse Engineering Tool
BlackBerry on Monday announced a new open source tool to help security teams reverse engineer malware.
Called PE Tree, BlackBerry said the free tool was initially developed for internal use, but the company has now released it as an additional tool for reverse engineers to have in their arsenal.
According to BlackBerrry, PE Tree enables reverse engineers to view Portable Executable files in a tree-view using pefile and PyQt5, thereby lowering the bar for dumping and reconstructing malware from memory.
"The tool also integrates with Hex-Rays' IDA Pro decompiler to allow for easy navigation of PE structures, as well as dumping in-memory PE files and performing import reconstruction; critical in the fight to identify and stop various strains of malware," BlackBerry explained.
"The cybersecurity threat landscape continues to evolve and cyberattacks are getting more sophisticated with potential to cause greater damage," said Eric Milam, Vice President of Research Operations, BlackBerry.