If the binary is stripped (no symbols), look for standard entry points like start , main , DllMain , or use cross-references from known API calls.
mov eax, [ebp+input] mov ecx, [ebp+secret] cmp eax, ecx jne short loc_failure ida pro decompile to c
The Hex-Rays decompiler struggles with heavily obfuscated code (e.g., opaque predicates, control flow flattening). In such cases: If the binary is stripped (no symbols), look