Ida 7.0 Direct

Example from reverse-engineered malware (Emotet, 2018 variant):

With the rise of IoT botnets (Mirai variants), ARM analysis became critical. IDA 7.0 introduced better automatic detection of ARM/Thumb interworking sequences. Specifically, it resolved a long-standing bug where BLX instructions to odd addresses (Thumb mode) would mis-label the target function as ARM, leading to decompilation failures. This patch alone reduced manual annotation time for ARM firmware by an estimated 20%. ida 7.0

: This version introduced a major update to IDAPython, though it included a robust compatibility layer ( idc_bc695.py ) to ensure that existing scripts from the 6.95 era continued to execute successfully. Key Features and Capabilities This patch alone reduced manual annotation time for

| Feature | IDA 7.0 | Binary Ninja 1.2 | Ghidra (beta) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Excellent | Good | Poor (memory leaks) | | Decompiler quality | Industry standard | Functional (linear MLIL) | Rough (output often unreadable) | | Scripting | Python 2.7 only | Python 3 + C++ | Python 3 + Java | | Price (Pro) | $1,629 | $399 | Free | Some of the key new features in IDA 7

IDA 7.0 builds on the foundations laid by its predecessors, introducing a range of new features that enhance its capabilities and usability. Some of the key new features in IDA 7.0 include:

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In a conceptual software protection scheme, the process generally works as follows: