Debugger tutorials

Here you can find a comprehensive set of step-by-step tutorials categorized by different debugging types and platforms.

General introduction into debugging with IDA

• Overview of Linux debugging with IDA

• Overview of Windows debugging with IDA

• Debugging a Windows executable locally and remotely

• IDA scriptable debugger: Overview and scriptability

Local debugging tutorials

Windows local debugging:

• IDA Win32 local debugging

• Debugging Windows applications with IDA Bochs plugin

Linux local debugging:

• Debugging Linux applications locally

• IDA Linux local debugging

• Using the Bochs debugger plugin in Linux

Remote debugging tutorials

• General remote debugging with IDA Pro

• Debugging Mac OSX Applications with IDA Pro

• Debugging iOS Applications with IDA Pro

• Debugging a Windows executable remotely

• IDA Win32 to Win32 debugging

• IDA Win32 to Win64 debugging

• Debugging Windows Kernel with VMWare and IDA WinDbg plugin

• Debugging Linux Kernel under VMWare using IDA GDB debugger

PIN Tracer:

• Debugging Linux/Windows applications with PIN Tracer module

Other specialized debugging tutorials

Android/Dalvik debugging:

• Debugging Dalvik programs

XNU debugging:

• Debugging the XNU Kernel with IDA Pro

QEMU debugging:

• Debugging code snippets with QEMU debugger (a la IDA Bochs debugger)

Trace and replay debugger features:

• Trace Replayer and Managing Traces

• Using IDA Pro's tracing features

Appcall mechanism:

• • Appcall