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Reverse engineers binaries with Binary Ninja using its analysis stack and Python API to enumerate functions, navigate IL levels (LLIL/MLIL/HLIL), and automate annotation and extraction. Activates for requests to reverse a binary with Binary Ninja, script the Binary Ninja API, or work with its intermediate languages.

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Reverse Engineering Binaries With Binary Ninja

When to Use

  • You want to reverse a binary with Binary Ninja and automate analysis via its Python API (function enumeration, IL traversal, annotation, extraction).
  • You need to leverage MLIL/HLIL for cleaner analysis of obfuscated code.

Do not use the headless API to execute the sample — Binary Ninja performs static analysis. Run in an isolated environment and treat inputs as malicious.

Prerequisites

  • Binary Ninja with the binaryninja Python API available (the script degrades gracefully and generates a script skeleton if the API is not importable).

Safety & Handling

  • Static analysis does not execute the sample; keep inputs isolated.

Workflow

Step 1: Generate an analysis script skeleton

python scripts/analyst.py skeleton --emit functions,strings --out bn_extract.py

Emits a Binary Ninja Python script that opens a view, iterates functions, and exports functions/strings to JSON using the real API (open_view, bv.functions, bv.get_strings).

Step 2: Choose the IL level

Use LLIL for close-to-assembly, MLIL for variable/SSA reasoning, and HLIL for readable pseudo-code; traverse instructions and operands programmatically.

Step 3: Automate annotation

Rename symbols (func.name), add comments (bv.set_comment_at), and create tags for findings.

Step 4: Run and aggregate

Execute the script (headless or in the UI console) and aggregate the JSON output.

Validation

  • The skeleton uses real API calls (binaryninja.open_view, bv.functions).
  • The chosen IL level matches the analysis goal.
  • Exported JSON contains plausible functions/strings.

Pitfalls

  • Headless licensing differences (Commercial vs Personal) affecting open_view availability.
  • Confusing IL levels and operand structures across LLIL/MLIL/HLIL.
  • Long analysis times on large binaries — scope function ranges.

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