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title: ' TryHackMe — Basic Malware RE Writeup'
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# TryHackMe — Basic Malware RE Writeup

Welcome to my blog! In this writeup, I will explain the approach I followed to solve this challenge.

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### Challenge Link : https://tryhackme.com/r/room/basicmalwarere

### `Tools:`

- IDA Free
- Ghidra
- Strings
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### Strings :: Challenge 1
**What is the flag of which that MD5 gets generated?**
*Steps:*
1. I initially used the `strings` command, but it produced a lot of potential flags.
2. After that, I used `IDA Free` to perform static analysis on the code.
*Answer:*
### Strings :: Challenge 2
****What is the flag of which that MD5 gets generated?****
I solved this task using the same steps that I used to solve Challenge 1.
*Answer:*
### Strings :: Challenge 3
****What is the flag of which that MD5 gets generated?****
To solve this challenge, I used `Ghidra`.

After uploading the executable file to Ghidra, I navigated through the headers and sections and found a part of the flag.
After that, I took this part of the flag and searched for it in the '`Program Text`' tab
*Answer:*
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Finally🥳

I hope my approach has been helpful to you.