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Rules to find interesting code

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Description

https://synthesis.to/presentations/recon23_code_detection.pdf (pp. 10) provides an overview of general noteworthy code parts.
We cover some already but could write more rules or add characteristics for some here.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading page 10 of the linked Recon23 code-detection presentation, then review the existing capa rules to compare which noteworthy code parts are already covered. The issue names no files or tests; done would mean agreeing on additional rules or characteristics and adding the selected coverage.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
reverse-engineering, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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