Reverse Engineering: Switch Cases in Bomb3.exe



  • Switch cases are compiled into different styles, depending on the compiler, optimization settings, and case values
    • may look like nested if..else if..else if..else..
    • may use a jump table array
  • For a jump table, the case is translated into an index within the table and multipled by the size of a pointer.
mov     edx, [ebp+var_18]
jmp ds:off_401328[edx*4]
  • Analysts are faced with many paths that are never visited
  • Understanding the input and desired output can help to avoid unnecessary analysis

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