(Re//Verse 2026) Taxonomy and Deobfuscation of a Real World Binary Obfuscator [pdf]
Summary
This paper presents a taxonomy and deobfuscation methods for a real-world binary obfuscator, likely presented at the Re//Verse 2026 conference.
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