Binary & reverse engineering
Decompilation, symbol recovery, obfuscation strength, license check bypass, hardcoded keys, debug strings, anti-debug surface.
// desktop / thick-client VAPT
Desktop Penetration TestingServices in Pakistan.
Windows, macOS and Linux native applications — .NET WinForms / WPF, Electron, Qt, Java desktop. Binary reverse engineering, IPC abuse, local privilege escalation, DLL hijacking, and back-end channel testing for Pakistani teams shipping enterprise software to Western buyers.
// what we test
Thick-Client Coverage
Desktop apps come with a different threat model — local users, IPC surfaces, and binary integrity matter as much as the network.
Local privilege escalation
Insecure service installation, weak file permissions, unquoted service paths, DLL hijacking, COM hijacking, scheduled-task abuse, sudo / setuid misuse on Linux/macOS.
IPC & data flow
Named pipes, sockets, shared memory, COM/D-Bus, Electron IPC bridges, deep-link handlers, file-association abuse, clipboard exfil.
Network & auth
Update channel integrity, certificate pinning, authentication of the desktop client against your backend, token storage, single sign-on with the OS.
// frameworks & platforms
Languages & Frameworks
- Windows: .NET Framework / .NET 6+, WinForms, WPF, MFC, native Win32 (C/C++), MSI installers, ClickOnce.
- Cross-platform: Electron, Tauri, Qt, JavaFX, Java Swing, wxWidgets, Avalonia.
- macOS: Cocoa / Swift / Objective-C, signed bundles, notarization assumptions.
- Linux: GTK, Qt, AppImage / Snap / Flatpak sandbox escape surface.
// tooling
Tools We Use
Static analysis
IDA Pro / Ghidra, dnSpy / ILSpy for .NET, Hopper, Binary Ninja, JEB for Java, strings/objdump/otool.
Dynamic analysis
x64dbg, WinDbg, lldb, Frida, Process Monitor, API Monitor, Burp Suite for proxied traffic, Wireshark for native protocol inspection.
// deliverables
What You Get
Executive summary
Risk posture, key findings, remediation timeline for non-technical readers.
Technical report
Per-finding write-ups with CVSS, reproducible PoC, screenshots, code-level guidance.
Free re-test
Validate fixes on every confirmed finding after your team patches.
Letter of attestation
Suitable for enterprise customer questionnaires and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 audits.
// related services
Pair With
// next step
Harden your desktop app.
A free 30-minute scoping call — tell us your platform, languages, and what your enterprise buyers ask for.