mandiant / mandiant/capa

capa explorer: update and highlight disassembly view

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enhancement ida-explorer
Dominant language
Python
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Description

Probably more challenging, but would be cool to:
1. update current function view when browsing decompiler view
2. highlight identified code lines based on selection(s)

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Research direction

Start by locating the capa explorer's decompiler and disassembly view entry points. Trace how browsing changes the current function and how selections are represented, then define completion as synchronized function updates and highlighting of identified code lines for the selected items.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
reverse-engineering, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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