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# Plugin Contest

Analyzing software in general and reverse-engineering in specifically are difficult. It is challenging even with a first-class tool like IDA: quite frequently, the limitations of the tool reveal themselves. That's why IDA can be programmed in multiple ways: with the built-in scriptable language, with Python 3, and plugins in C/C++.

### Plugin contest i**n a nutshell:**

* Create an innovative and useful extension of our products and win the contest!
* Three cash prizes are on the stake:\
  The first place is **3000 USD**, the second place is **2000 USD**, and the third place is **1000 USD**.
* Who can participate: all IDA license holders.

**Want to know more? Check our contest rules**


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