In this first video episode, we start by exploring the history of the Back.Engineering team, how they met and got started. Then the real talk begins, as we dive into topics like binary rewriting, obfuscation, deobfuscation, compilers, and mixed boolean arithmetic. We also discuss the approach the team took to build CodeDefender, the limitations of existing tools on the market such as VMProtect, and how their solution differs. Watch this episode to learn about all the cool stuff you won’t typically find properly documented online!

Who is the Back.Engineering team?​The ⁠Back.Engineering⁠ team specializes in reverse engineering, tool development, software de obfuscation, and obfuscation techniques. They built CodeDefender, a solution that protects software against tampering, exploitation, and reverse engineering while preserving stability, performance, and compatibility with modern Windows security mechanisms.

The team:
⁠Christopher Drumm⁠ – CEO & Founder⁠Bas Zweers⁠ – Compiler Engineer⁠James McGowan⁠ – Security Researcher (focused on obfuscation)


What is CodeDefender​
CodeDefender is a SaaS offering by the ⁠Back.Engineering⁠ team that provides protection against tampering, exploitation, and reverse engineering, while also ensuring stability, performance, and compatibility with modern Windows security mechanisms. Stability is core to CodeDefender's philosophy. 


Some of CodeDefender's notable features 
include mathematically robust obfuscation (which we discussed in the episode ), program hardening, and anti-tamper capabilities such as page encryption, API tampering detection, and byte patching prevention. Finally, CodeDefender offers binary diversification, allowing it to randomize the binary, thwart signature detection, automatically encrypt data, and obfuscate imports for enhanced security.

Technical Capabilities of CodeDefender
​Chris, Bas, and James are really at the top of their game. They have implemented so many capabilities into CodeDefender like novel code coverage techniques, and proper exception handling enables seamless use of try/except blocks, eliminating the need for manual marking in your code. Most software protectors on the market struggle to support Control flow Enforcement Technology (CET), with many sacrificing SEH support. Unlike most other software protectors, they proudly support Control Flow Guard (CFG) to enhance your application's security. They have also built advanced obfuscation techniques that fully support Arbitrary Code Guard (ACG). We have discussed lots of the technical details in our episode!


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