Re: Reverse Engineering: Legal or illegal?

["Alice Bryson <abryson () bytefocus com>" <abryson () bytefocus com>]

I'm a virus analysis of a security company, as far as i know, RE is
common in security company, otherwise how we analysis virus and get
signature? ask the virus writters for source code? just kidding~

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28 Oct 2006 00:03:15 -0000, shyaam () gmail com <shyaam () gmail com>:
> I wanted to start a website that LINKS to all RE websites around the world. This website wowuld be hosted within US but 
> will just LINK to all other RE Websites.
>
> Second question is, would it be fine if this website stores just tutorials related to RE and not the original softwares 
> that help on RE.
>
> RE has been common for a very long time within US for the AV/IDS and IPS companies for deriving the signatures from the 
> exploits(according to my knowledge, which is limited). So I wanted to gather some knowledge from the Security Focus 
> groups if I am right and the legal points of such things.
>
> PS: I am sorry if I emailed the wrong group.
> I hope that this email doesnt start an irrational argument in this group, please do give your rude comments if any to 
> my personal email, so that the sanity of groups is protected.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Shyaam
>
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