Decompiler for binary software analysis

Hex-Rays Announces First Release of Decompiler

LIEGE, Belgium, Sept. 17, 2007 - Hex-Rays sprl of Belgium announced today the commercial release of its long-awaited decompiler for binary software analysis. After a decade of research into this most difficult area of reverse engineering, Hex-Rays is making available their technology to the analysts and programmers working in the security and compliance sectors.

Hex-Rays sprl CEO, Mr. Ilfak Guilfanov, said: "Analyzing the assembler listing of a binary has always been a very tedious task. With the decompiler, analysts can instead work with a higher level C-like pseudocode. This not only increases the number of people who can perform reverse engineering, but also speeds up the analysis by an order of magnitude."

Hex-Rays decompiler is implemented as a plug-in module for the IDA Pro disassembler. Since most of the reverse engineering today is done with the IDA Pro tool, it makes perfect sense to offer a plug-in that takes advantage of the refined IDA Pro environment. Once IDA finishes creating the functions, it is a simple matter to convert the disassembly into C-like pseudocode. This can produce code that is 10 times more compact and more readable.

In its first release, the new HexRays decompiler supports 32-bit Intel x86 code. Currently, the software that is used on most computers runs Win32 programs. It is also this code base that contains the notorious security flaws that are announced with some regularity. Hex-Rays decompiler will help analysts locate pesky bugs and security flaws more quickly. With the Hex-Rays decompiler, software analysts can see more clearly the logic flow in the code without getting bogged down in several pages of assembly language listings. In the near future, Hex-Rays sprl plans to extend the role of its decompiler through the addition of several new algorithms and by offering a programmer SDK to its corporate customers.

Pricing and Availability:

A single license of the Hex-Rays decompiler costs $1999 with discounts for quantity licenses. Customers can contact Hex-Rays sprl via the Internet on their website http://www.hex-rays.com or phone at +32-4-222-4300. In the US and Canada, customers can call toll-free 1-877-943-2776 to place their order.