Q. What is the purpose of dissecting functions in the Windows native API?

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Q. What is interoperability for a software engineer?

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Q. What is one of the biggest challenges in large-scale software development?

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Q. What is a common problem with relying exclusively on vendor-supplied documentation?

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Q. What is an example of undocumented APIs in the Windows operating system?

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Q. When might a software developer use techniques for digging into third-party code on their own?

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Q. What is the first step in dealing with undocumented code?

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Q. How can interfaces between binary modules be observed?

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Q. Where are the majority of undocumented user-mode services in Windows implemented?

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Q. When searching for undocumented APIs, what should be the starting point?

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Q. What should you search for when looking for a specific type of undocumented API?

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Q. What is the benefit of finding an executable that calls an undocumented API?

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Q. What is the advantage of using a kernel-mode debugger when looking for code that uses a specific function?

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Q. What is the generic table API?

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Q. Where is the generic table API implemented?

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Q. How can you locate relevant functions in NTDLL.DLL?

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Q. What are some of the functions in the RTL group of APIs?

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Q. What is the purpose of searching for binaries that use an undocumented API?

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Q. How can a kernel-mode debugger help in locating code that uses a specific function systemwide?

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Q. Which group of functions does the generic table API belong to?

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