# mytechnotalent/Hacking-Windows

A FREE Windows C development course where we will learn the Win32API and reverse engineer each step utilizing IDA Free in both an x86 and x64 environment.

Repository: https://github.com/mytechnotalent/Hacking-Windows
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hacking-windows
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacking, windows, assembly, assembler, cpp, cplusplus, ida, ida-pro, idapro, reverse-engineering, blue-team, training, training-materials, training-material, cybersecurity, hack, cyber, cyber-threat-intelligence, win32api, microsoft-windows
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:23:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1802, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1620, forks 146 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:12.286418+00:00)

## What it is
A free self-study course and book teaching Windows C development with the Win32 API, with each step reverse engineered and hacked using IDA Free in both x86 and x64 environments. It includes a downloadable PDF book and accompanying source code repository by Kevin Thomas.

## Use cases
- learn win32 api programming in c
- learn windows reverse engineering with ida free
- study x86 and x64 assembly on windows
- self-study course for hacking windows binaries
- debug windows applications in assembly
- learn to patch and hack compiled windows programs
- blue team training on reverse engineering

## When to choose
- you want a free, structured, chapter-by-chapter course on Windows reverse engineering
- you are a beginner learning Win32 API alongside low-level debugging
- you want hands-on x86 and x64 assembly examples with IDA Free

## When to avoid
- you need a production tool or library rather than educational material
- you want tooling for dynamic malware analysis at scale
- you require courses on operating systems other than Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools
- domain: security, reverse-engineering, windows, education, tutorials
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: free-course, win32api, ida-free, x86, x64, assembly, self-study, cybersecurity-training, blue-team

## Member repositories
- mytechnotalent/Hacking-Windows (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.286418+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:49:19.364783+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mytechnotalent/Hacking-Windows (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.286418+00:00, sha cced7b7d2742)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.