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IDA Pro is a Windows or Linux or Mac OS X hosted multi-processor disassembler and debugger that offers so many features it is hard to describe them all. Just grab an evaluation version if you want a test drive. An executive summary is provided for the non-technical user.

Multitarget Disassembler

* disassembler modules for a large number of processors. Our free SDK even allows you to roll your own custom disassembler.
* full interactivity and extendability
o direct, through keyboard interaction.
o through an internal programming language.
o through external plugins (unlimited power: our debuggers are plugins).
* as close as possible to the high level source code
o flirt technology (fast library identification and recognition technology).
o type system and parameter tracking and identification
* code graphing

Multitarget Debugger

* the debugger adds dynamic analysis to the information gathered statically by the disassembler.
* offers all the features expected from a debugger and more: remote debugger, tracing.
* remote debugger: target either Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and other machines in any combination.
* See ARM Windows CE Debugger

IDA Pro is interactive
Because no computer can currently beat the human brain when it comes to exploring the unknown,
IDA Pro is fully interactive. In sharp contrast with its predecessors, IDA always allows the human analyst to
override its decisions or to provide hints. Interactivity culminates in a built-in programming language and an
open plugin architecture.

IDA Pro is programmable
IDA Pro contains a complete development environment that consists of a very powerful macro-like
language that can be used to automate simple to medium complexity tasks. For more advanced tasks, our
open plugin architecture puts no limits on what external developers can do to enhance IDA Pro's
functionality. One could, for example, extend IDA Pro with a MP3 player and make malware sing. However,
we suspect our governmental customers are involved in more serious projects.