readpe (formerly known as pev) is a multiplatform toolkit to work with PE (Portable Executable) binaries. Its main goal is to provide feature-rich tools for properly analyze binaries with a strong focus on suspicious ones.

Features

  • Based on own PE library, called libpe
  • Support for PE32 and PE32+ (64-bit) files
  • Formatted output in text, CSV, HTML, and XML
  • pesec: check security features in PE files, extract certificates, and more
  • readpe: parse PE headers, sections, imports and exports
  • pescan: detect TLS callback functions, DOS stub modification, suspicious sections and more
  • pedis: disassembly a PE file section or function with support for Intel and AT&T syntax
  • Include tools to convert RVA from file offset and vice-versa
  • pehash: calculate PE file hashes including imphash and ssdeep
  • pepack: detect whether an executable is packed or not
  • pestr: search for hardcoded Unicode and ASCII strings simultaneously in PE files
  • peres: show and extract PE file resources

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Intended Audience

Auditors, Developers, Security Professionals

User Interface

Command-line

Programming Language

C

Related Categories

C Security Software, C Software Development Software, C Anti-Malware Software

Registered

2011-03-25