mandiant / mandiant/capa

ida-explorer: extract architecture from processor when handling binary files

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enhancement ida-explorer
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Description

https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/430f9da449cbd2c7142594f3bcf370cbcfee37d8/capa/ida/plugin/form.py#L794

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Research direction

Start in capa/ida/plugin/form.py at line 794, where binary files are handled. Trace how the processor is accessed and determine how architecture should be extracted from it; done means the architecture is available during binary-file handling as described by the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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