First I would like to thank my beloved Odelya ("Oosa") Buganim for her constant support and encouragement—I couldn't have done it without you!

I would like to thank my family for their patience and support: my grandparents, Yosef and Pnina Vertzberger, my parents, Avraham and Nava Eilam-Amzallag, and my brother, Yaron Eilam.

I'd like to thank my editors at Wiley: My executive editor, Bob Elliott, for giving me the opportunity to write this book and to work with him, and my development editor, Eileen Bien Calabro, for being patient and forgiving with a first-time author whose understanding of the word deadline comes from years of working in the software business.

Many talented people have invested a lot of time and energy in reviewing this book and helping me make sure that it is accurate and enjoyable to read. I'd like to give special thanks to David Sleeper for spending all of those long hours reviewing the entire manuscript, and to Alex Ben-Ari for all of his useful input and valuable insights. Thanks to George E. Kalb for his review of Part III, to Mike Van Emmerik for his review of the decompilation chapter, and to Dr. Roger Kingsley for his detailed review and input. Finally, I'd like to acknowledge Peter S. Canelias who reviewed the legal aspects of this book.

This book would probably never exist if it wasn't for Avner ("Sabi") Zangvil, who originally suggested the idea of writing a book about reverse engineering and encouraged me to actually write it.

I'd like to acknowledge my good friends, Adar Cohen and Ori Weitz for their friendship and support.

Last, but not least, this book would not have been the same without Bookey, our charming cat who rested and purred on my lap for many hours while I was writing this book.