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binwalk

Firmware Analysis Tool. More information: https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk.
  • Scan a binary file:
    binwalk {{path/to/binary}}
  • Extract files from a binary, specifying the output directory:
    binwalk --extract --directory {{output_directory}} {{path/to/binary}}
  • Recursively extract files from a binary limiting the recursion depth to 2:
    binwalk --extract --matryoshka --depth {{2}} {{path/to/binary}}
  • Extract files from a binary with the specified file signature:
    binwalk --dd '{{png image:png}}' {{path/to/binary}}
  • Analyze the entropy of a binary, saving the plot with the same name as the binary and .png extension appended:
    binwalk --entropy --save {{path/to/binary}}
  • Combine entropy, signature and opcodes analysis in a single command:
    binwalk --entropy --signature --opcodes {{path/to/binary}}

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