Basic Code Transformations
In many cases you will be perfectly content with the disassembly listings that IDA generates. In some cases you won’t. As the types of files that you analyze diverge farther and farther from ordinary executables generated with common compilers, you may find that you need to take more control of the disassembly analysis and display processes. This will be especially true if you find yourself performing analysis of obfuscated code or files that utilize a custom (unknown to IDA) file format.
Code transformations facilitated by IDA include the following:
Converting data into code
Converting code into data
Designating a sequence of instructions as a function
Changing the starting or ending address of an existing function
Changing ...
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