Setting Breakpoints and Stepping

When analyzing programs dynamically, it's crucial to pause execution at specific points to inspect variables, memory, and registers. This helps us understand what the program is doing step-by-step.

This lesson will show you how to use breakpoints to pause execution and stepping commands to navigate through the code line by line.

A breakpoint is like a 'stop sign' you place in your code. When the program reaches a line with a breakpoint, it pauses execution and gives control back to your debugger.

• They allow you to freeze the program's state.
• You can then examine variables, memory, and CPU registers.
• This is essential for understanding complex logic or identifying bugs/vulnerabilities.