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