# IDA Win32 to Win32 Debugging

The IDA Win32 debugger allows remote debugging of Windows32 executables. This is especially suited to the safe analysis of unknown hostile code. Our remote debugger server must first be started on the target machine.

![start\_win32\_server](https://920252027-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXnMt6HMopakRTMzxxSKh%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-01633285e76cefad8b6542324841a65344423248%2F04_start_win32_server.gif?alt=media)

we select attach to remote win32

![instant\_debugger\_menu](https://920252027-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXnMt6HMopakRTMzxxSKh%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a7d7f79f22e2d2db157e41352afcffd71be5c118%2F00_instant_debugger_menu.gif?alt=media)

and of course specify our password and the port we'll use for the session.

![config\_win32\_dbg](https://920252027-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXnMt6HMopakRTMzxxSKh%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c54aee5677597f3601997208bbdb0843f03fd238%2F03_config_win32_dbg.gif?alt=media)

the connection screen is indentical to the local one.

![connect\_to\_win32](https://920252027-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXnMt6HMopakRTMzxxSKh%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d63e260d8f54a54177f201ad0583b2ae6cac9d0f%2F05_connect_to_win32.gif?alt=media)

and we are now connected to a program running on the remote machine.

![attached\_to\_win32](https://920252027-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXnMt6HMopakRTMzxxSKh%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-fa3a62981aff339b4dc3ce90671727887d163bcd%2F06_attached_to_win32.gif?alt=media)


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