Struggling

[HexaPe]

Hey everyone

Ive spent the last few weeks reading whatever I can find about unpacking specifically trying to wrap my head around how themida and vmp work

I’ve managed to get x64dbg and ida pro set up, and i've been playing around with some basic targets just to understand how a PE file is structured and how IAT redirection works but every time I touch something protected i feel like i'm way out of my depth

Any advice or a push in the right direction would be huge

[Jupiter]

When playing chess against a bot such as Stockfish, you can select its strength level.

Using VMProtect after UPX is like starting to play chess at a difficult level.

I recommend increasing the complexity step by step.

Choose more well-known protectors with detailed research and tools.

For example, consider ASProtect or Armadillo. These protectors are well known in the research community and there are many tutorials and scripts available.

After mastering well-known protectors you can go deeper.