Decoding IDA-Style Argument Offsets

In 32-bit x86 code compiled with a stack-based calling convention [[x86 Calling Conventions: cdecl vs stdcall]] (`cdecl` or `stdcall`), arguments are accessed as positive offsets …

Function Thunks and Stubs

# Function Thunks and Stubs A **thunk** (also called a *stub* or *trampoline*) is a tiny function whose only purpose is to forward execution to another function. It does little o…