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{{Infobox software
| title = x64dbg
| developer = mrexodia
| released = July 31, 2014
| programming language = [[C++]]
| platform = Windows
| website = {{URL|https://x64dbg.com/}}
}}

'''x64dbg''' is a free and [[Open source|open-source]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=x64dbg |url=https://x64dbg.com/#features |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=x64dbg.com}}</ref> [[Software:Debugger|debugging software]] created by mrexodia available on [[Software:Windows|Windows]] 7 and later versions. x64dbg is used to analyze 64-bit executable files, while its near identical counterpart, x32dbg is used to analyze 32-bit executable files. Debugging is a process of looking into executable files translated into low-level assembly code, allowing the user of the debugger to see what is going on inside of an application; even if it is not open source. This is called reverse engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nym |first=Millie |date=2023-07-17 |title=Reverse Engineering Walkthrough {{!}} Analyzing A Sample Of Arechclient2 |url=https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/reverse-engineering-walkthrough-analyzing-a-sample-of-arechclient2/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=SentinelOne |language=en-US}}</ref> It is very similar and often interchangeable with other [[Software:Debugger|debugging software]]. x64dbg is one of the most popular debugging software programs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harakhavik |first=Yaroslav |date=2020-08-05 |title=CPR Anti-Debug Encyclopedia: The Check Point Anti-Debug Techniques Repository |url=https://research.checkpoint.com/2020/cpr-anti-debug-encyclopedia-the-check-point-anti-debug-techniques-repository/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Check Point Research |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Features & usage ==
The [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] of x64dbg is very overwhelming and cramped at first sight. The ribbon at the top of the screen includes all of the main tabs for the software, and allows you to navigate between different screens. x64dbg also supports [[Plug-in (computing)|plugins]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plugins |url=https://github.com/x64dbg/x64dbg/wiki/Plugins |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=GitHub |language=en}}</ref>

The CPU tab is the tab you will most frequently use. It contains the [[Assembly language|assembly code]] of the file you dragged in. You are able to insert breakpoints labelled as grey circles to the left of the [[Assembly language|assembly code]]. These are important for when you execute the file you are examining, and you want the code to pause at a certain section. To the right of this, you are able to see your FPU Registers which store data of the file you dragged in. [[Software:Debugger|Debugger]]s automatically generate their own [[Variable (computer science)|variable names]] for [[Variable (computer science)|variables]] referenced in the [[Assembly language|assembly code]] itself, and you can view the values of these variables here.

At the bottom of the [[Graphical user interface|GUI]], you can see a [[Core dump|dump section]] which stores memory of the currently running process.

You can view other tabs by clicking different sections of the ribbon, or you can alternatively click on the "View" tab at the top which brings a dropdown listing every other tab. These tabs include; [[Central processing unit|CPU]], Log, Notes, Breakpoints, Memory Map, Call Stack, [[Exception handling|SEH Chain (Structured Exception Handling)]], Script, Symbols, Modules, Source, References, Threads, Handles, Graph, and Trace.

=== Patches ===
Patches are a way of allowing you to make modifications to the code, they let you save the code as a new file. This is often used when you want to make permanent changes to a file.

==See also==
*[[Software:Comparison of debuggers|Comparison of debuggers]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://x64dbg.com/}}

[[Category:Debuggers]]
[[Category:Windows software]]

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