Summary

IDA may not have the largest share of the debugger market, but its debugger is powerful and integrates seamlessly with the disassembly side of IDA. While the debugger’s user interface, like that of any debugger, requires some initial getting used to, it offers all of the fundamental features that users require in a basic debugger. Strong points include scripting and plug-in capabilities along with the familiar user interface of IDA’s disassembly displays and the power of its analysis capabilities. Together the unified disassembler/debugger combination provides a solid tool for performing static analysis, dynamic analysis, or a combination of both.

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