tenet vs qiling

tenet

A Trace Explorer for Reverse Engineers (by gaasedelen)

#Reverse Engineering #ida-pro #idapython #execution-trace #hexrays #trace-explorer #ida

qiling

A True Instrumentable Binary Emulation Framework (by qilingframework)

#Binary #Emulator #Framework #unicorn-emulator #Malware #Analysis #qiling #Reverse Engineering #cross-architecture #Uefi #unicorn-engine

Source Code

qiling.io

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tenet		qiling
	Project
2	Mentions	9
1,102	Stars	4,227
-	Growth	1.7%
0.0	Activity	7.6
10 months ago	Latest Commit	6 days ago
Python	Language	Python
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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tenet

Posts with mentions or reviews of tenet. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-08.

I'm looking for a program-flow highlighting tool. Any ideas?
2 projects | /r/AskReverseEngineering | 8 Feb 2022

Tenet: use a specific trace output (see tracers) and import the trace into IDA, which then gets a colorized view. You can also play the trace forward and backward à la Windbg TTD.

qiling

Posts with mentions or reviews of qiling. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-22.

PyPANDA: Generic unpacking based on whole-system record and replay with Ghidra integration. Including interview with author of paper and tool Luke Craig.
2 projects | /r/ReverseEngineering | 22 Mar 2021

qiling is built on unicorn directly. qiling focuses on emulating binaries (read: emulating a single program and not an OS). It uses the binary blob work to load binaries and their associated shared objects. It then hooks the OS calls and presents an interface to the program as though it has interacted with an OS. see here

What are some alternatives?

When comparing tenet and qiling you can also consider the following projects:

angr - A powerful and user-friendly binary analysis platform!

frontier-silicon-firmwares - Frontier silicon internet radio firmware binaries

flare-ida - IDA Pro utilities from FLARE team

panda - Platform for Architecture-Neutral Dynamic Analysis

drakvuf-sandbox - DRAKVUF Sandbox - automated hypervisor-level malware analysis system

simplify - Android virtual machine and deobfuscator

ddisasm - A fast and accurate disassembler

pwndbg - Exploit Development and Reverse Engineering with GDB Made Easy

ret-sync - ret-sync is a set of plugins that helps to synchronize a debugging session (WinDbg/GDB/LLDB/OllyDbg2/x64dbg) with IDA/Ghidra/Binary Ninja disassemblers.

bincopy - Mangling of various file formats that conveys binary information (Motorola S-Record, Intel HEX, TI-TXT, Verilog VMEM, ELF and binary files).

obfDetect - IDA plugin to pinpoint obfuscated code

mu - Project Mu Documentation

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