hexrays_tools by Milan Bohacek, Charles University in Prague
This plugin adds dozens of new functions to the decompiler and IDA:
- interactive structure reconstruction using pointer variable accesses across multiple functions
- finding a structure which matches a given pattern of accesses to a pointer variable
- function prototype helpers: remove return type, remove argument, convert to __usercall
- quick propagation of type from one side of assignment to another, or from a function call to the function pointer
- handle C++ classes and virtual function tables, with support for navigation to virtual functions from the decompiler
- structure editor improvements
- show a tree of related structures in a graph
- and several more minor features
Our comments: Milan's plugin is invaluable when dealing with complex, object-oriented code. While structure reconstruction and C++ support are the main highlights, even the smaller features help with many repetitive tasks which are common when dealing with big code bases. It's a clear winner of this year's submissions.
