A smaller LLM with a tight context window but custom LORA adapters often beats a monolithic model on niche C++ or Rust tasks. At what point does the context window limitation kill the utility of your specialized weights? #LLM #ReverseEngineering

ChatGPT and Claude hit a refusal wall when you ask for specific exploit dev or malware analysis. Aether doesn't. Get the technical answers these models dodge. #reverseengineering #infosec

https://trynoguard.com/learn/why-chatgpt-refuses-reverse-engineering

Fed Aether a mess of obfuscated JavaScript and had it map the logical flow to a readable C# structure. It nailed the control flow flattening in one go.

What's your go-to method for deobfuscating packed binaries? #reverseengineering #malwareanalysis

Fed Aether a mess of occluded Java bytecode and had it reconstruct the original logic flow in seconds. I’ve never seen a model map out an obfuscated state machine that accurately.

Who else is doing deep static analysis this week? #ReverseEngineering #MalwareAnalysis

Fed Aether a stack of obfuscated JS and had it map out the control flow into clean C# pseudocode. It streamlined the logic perfectly.

Anyone else using Aether to map out messy binaries or JS? #ReverseEngineering #Aether

What's the most reliable way you've found to bypass modern obfuscation in malware samples? I'm tired of generic unpackers—give me your best specific toolchains or custom scripts. #reverseengineering #malwareanalysis

Most safety "refusals" aren't base model logic; they're trained-in patterns from RLHF layers forcing a specific tone. By swapping the system prompt or utilizing jailbreak delimiters like "DAN" style personas, you can bypass these heuristic filters entirely. #LLM #ReverseEngineering

Threw a batch of obfuscated JavaScript at Aether to identify the dispatch table and trace the custom VM logic. Got a clean logic flow and the underlying opcodes in minutes.

What's the messiest piece of proprietary code you've broken down lately? #ReverseEngineering #MalwareAnalysis

Fed Aether a heap of obfuscated JS from a Tier-1 banking site and it mapped the internal API structure in seconds. Not as broad as Claude, but pinpoint accurate for RE work.

Anyone else using it for telemetry analysis? #reverseengineering #malwareanalysis

Most people think LLMTraining is all about scale. It's actually about the hidden cost of "safety" tuning. 2023 RLHF logs show that over-guardrailing creates "refusal loops" where the model prioritizes not saying the wrong thing over being thorough. #LLM #ReverseEngineering

El software del control deck solo existía para Windows. Le hice ingeniería inversa a la DLL, leí el tráfico USB y armé mi propio daemon en Python con libusb. Código abierto. #linux #reverseengineering #opensource

Stop blindly using ChatGPT for technical work. Aether is leaner and less polished, but it gets you the code and answers ChatGPT redlines or preaches about. Find out which one actually fits your workflow. #LLM #ReverseEngineering

https://trynoguard.com/learn/chatgpt-vs-aether

Fed Aether a messy 64-bit XOR routine and had it break down the transformation logic into a clean C# function in seconds. What's the most complex binary pattern you've managed to deobfuscate this week? #ReverseEngineering #MalwareAnalysis

This is currently a functional in-game asset. #OjousamaSousamou #DebutanteDetectiveCorps #PCFX #romhacking #reverseengineering

Stop guessing why your binaries behave differently across OSes. Compare System V and Microsoft x64 calling conventions: register usage, stack alignment, and varargs—exactly how they look in disassembly.

#x86_64 #ReverseEngineering

https://trynoguard.com/learn/x86-64-calling-conventions-cheatsheet

Fed Aether a pile of obfuscated JavaScript trying to hide a custom API call. It mapped the logic and found the telemetry endpoint in three seconds.

Anyone else using it for RE work? #reverseengineering #javascript

#MSDOS game Stronghold engine rewrite project

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #reverseengineering

New blog post: PS2 Security Chip: 26 Years, Then Bang.

Someone finally cracked the PlayStation 2's main security chip after 26 years. Proper dedicati...

https://rhodzy.com/blog/ps2-security-chip-26-years-then-bang

#playstation #ps2 #retrogaming #reverseengineering #hardwaresecurity #gaminghistory

Fed a packed binary into Aether to map out transit points for a custom C2 obfuscator; it nailed the control flow logic in one pass. Anyone else utilizing it for RE projects? #malwareanalysis #reverseengineering

Do you know that moment when you open in IDA a sample you knew nothing about and immediately say "Oh, it's $MALWARE_FAMILY" because you analysed such samples a thousand times already.
#malware #reverseengineering