Apr 25, 2019Attaching to Windows Kernel with KDNET — a Short GuideRecently, I’ve been working on a task at work which required debugging a malicious Windows driver. To be able to do so, I had to set up a kernel-debugging environment — attach a debugger on my host to a target machine’s kernel. …Windows 105 min readWindows 105 min read
Mar 28, 2019MongoDB Basic Document GroupingHow to group entire MongoDB documents based on a certain field — This post serves as a note-to-self; it details a technical problem I had and which took me forever to overcome, or so it felt. Frustration level was high and Twitter is my witness. Once solved, I couldn’t let the solution be forgotten and so I decided to carve it…Database3 min readDatabase3 min read
Nov 21, 2018From A to W: Character Conversion in Windows APIWhat For? If you’ve ever written, read or reversed a Windows application you probably know that many Windows API functions have both an ANSI version (SomeFunctionA) as well as a Unicode version (SomeFunctionW). Not too long ago, I read that many Windows “A” functions end up calling their corresponding “W” versions, after…Reverse Engineering6 min readReverse Engineering6 min read
Jul 22, 2018A Summary of x86 String InstructionsI have never managed to memorize all of x86 Assembly’s string instructions — so I wrote a cheat sheet for myself. Then I thought other people may find it useful too, and so this cheat sheet is now a blog post. This is what you’ll find here: The logic behind…Assembly Language5 min readAssembly Language5 min read
Jun 21, 20185+1 Reasons Why You Need to Go to REconTwo months ago, my dear friend Carine-Belle sent me a tweet by Women In Tech Fund. The organization was giving five tickets to REcon — an annual reverse engineering conference held in Montreal — to five women whom they would find most suitable. I decided to give it a shot…Conference5 min readConference5 min read
Apr 13, 2018Put The Flags Out! — Hacking MinesweeperBackground Two weeks from today, the first Low Level & Security Celebration will take place. This event is organized by Baot and its goal is to attract more women into the low level and security fields. I was given the amazing yet terrifying task of teaching the Reverse Engineering workshop. When…Reverse Engineering6 min readReverse Engineering6 min read
Published inExtend·Jul 29, 2017Installing IP Cameras or How I started monitoring my catsIn short: How to install and setup a network camera that is reachable from outside your private network. Intro I was never the one to handle connections, cables and routers, until I decided to start watching my two cats while at work (hopefully my boss isn’t reading this). My boyfriend insisted…Networking6 min readNetworking6 min read
