The Interactive Mechanism of Static and Dynamic Analysis in the Reverse Analysis of Embedded Software

Abstract

Because the software reverse analysis method which combined the dynamic and static analyses lacks normative interactive mode, the work of the software reverse analysis is inefficient, and its reusability is poor. Based on dynamic and static analysis process of the embedded software, three kinds of interactive mechanism are proposed, including Static To Dynamic (STD), Dynamic To Static (DTS), Static and Dynamic simultaneous (SDM), and has also presented the method of realizing these three interaction mechanisms in detail. The test results show that interactive mechanisms of STD, DTS and SDM are suitable for correction of abnormal nodes in the results of static analysis, optimization of dynamic information extraction, identification of hidden codes and so on. It can greatly improve work efficiency of the embedded software reverse analysis.