pyc2bytecode VS pwndbg

Compare pyc2bytecode vs pwndbg and see what are their differences.

pyc2bytecode

A Python Bytecode Disassembler helping reverse engineers in dissecting Python binaries by disassembling and analyzing the compiled python byte-code(.pyc) files across all python versions (including Python 3.10.*) (by knight0x07)
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pyc2bytecode pwndbg
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127 6,700
- 3.8%
0.0 9.5
11 months ago 7 days ago
Python Python
- MIT License
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pyc2bytecode

Posts with mentions or reviews of pyc2bytecode. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-05.
  • PSA: Global QR Code bot could have malware...
    2 projects | /r/DBZDokkanBattle | 5 Jul 2022
    I was able to figure out that this is a python program which was compiled to an .exe. Using uncompyle6 and pyc2bytecode, I was able to decompile the .exe into the python bytecode...but I'm no expert at reading python bytecode. If you want to do this yourself, note that you will need to use the same version of python as the version used to make the exe (python 3.9). I did easily by changing the python_version in my Pipfile to 3.9 and using pipenv shell.

pwndbg

Posts with mentions or reviews of pwndbg. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-21.
  • Any tips for newish C debugging please.
    1 project | /r/neovim | 1 Feb 2023
    By far the best debugger for C is gdb+pwndbg (https://github.com/pwndbg/pwndbg)
  • Need help installing pwndbg on Kali Linux
    2 projects | /r/securityCTF | 21 Jan 2023
  • Hacked GDB Dashboard Puts It All on Display
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Mar 2022
    There are a lot of these types of tools already in the reverse engineering community (in order of lowest chance of breaking when you throw really weird stuff at it):

    GEF: https://gef.readthedocs.io/en/master/

    PWNDBG: https://github.com/pwndbg/pwndbg

    PEDA: https://github.com/longld/peda

    They also come with a slew of different features to aid in RE/exploit dev, but many of them are also useful for debugging really weird issues.

  • Debugging with GDB
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Mar 2022
    GDB is great. I definitely recommend checking out watchpoints as well, a very useful tool for monitoring how a variable changes over time.

    GDB also has many good plugins - pwndbg has tons of features and UI improvements over stock GDB.

    https://github.com/pwndbg/pwndbg

  • Making GDB Easier: The TUI Interface
    1 project | dev.to | 30 Jan 2022
    I've recently started a new semester for my Master's program, and the first project for the semester involves using the GDB tool (GNU Debugger) to analyze a stack on a simple C program that contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. A couple of semesters ago, I had been given a VM pre-loaded with a more featured debugger tool called pwndbg. Pwndbg was excellent because it was easy to use and easily allowed accessed to information such as current assembly code being executed and a view of the program registers. So, going back to using GDB felt a little like stepping back into the stone age.
  • Awesome CTF : Top Learning Resource Labs
    72 projects | /r/TutorialBoy | 13 Nov 2021
    Pwndbg - A GDB plugin that provides a suite of utilities to hack around GDB easily.
  • Trouble downloading pwndbg
    1 project | /r/LiveOverflow | 5 May 2021
  • Problem in downloading pwndbg
    1 project | /r/LiveOverflow | 1 May 2021
    i have peda installed on my gdb and now i am trying to install pwndbg with git clone https://github.com/pwndbg/pwndbg cd pwndbg ./setup.sh

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pyc2bytecode and pwndbg you can also consider the following projects:

OneNoteAnalyzer - A C# based tool for analysing malicious OneNote documents

gef - GEF (GDB Enhanced Features) - a modern experience for GDB with advanced debugging capabilities for exploit devs & reverse engineers on Linux

karton - Distributed malware processing framework based on Python, Redis and S3.

peda - PEDA - Python Exploit Development Assistance for GDB

toolkit - The essential toolkit for reversing, malware analysis, and cracking

pwntools - CTF framework and exploit development library

python-uncompyle6 - A cross-version Python bytecode decompiler

gdb-dashboard - Modular visual interface for GDB in Python

AMAYARA-Lab - The アマヤラ Lab project provides a ready-to-use Jupyter Lab environment to help out with Android malware analysis using YARA rules.

one_gadget - The best tool for finding one gadget RCE in libc.so.6

spiderfoot - SpiderFoot automates OSINT for threat intelligence and mapping your attack surface.

voltron - A hacky debugger UI for hackers