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BinScope is a Microsoft verification tool that analyzes binaries on a project-wide level to ensure that they have been built in compliance with Microsoft’s Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) requirements and recommendations.

• BinScope Binary Analyzer is a verification tool that analyzes binaries to ensure that they have been built in compliance with the SDL requirements and recommendations. Microsoft BinScope was designed in order to help detect potential vulnerabilities that can be introduced into Binary files. The tests implemented in BinScope examine application binary files to identify coding and building practices that can potentially render the application vulnerable to attack or to being used as an attack vector.

Files

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File	Size
Binscope 2014 Getting Started Guide.docx SHA1: b07a2f1742720daa6a35e726567d75657760c86c	162 KB
Binscope 2014 User Guide.docx SHA1: 1c3d2596a43ca047095d85e52a5d4a706ff21f17	44 KB
BinScope_x64.msi SHA1: 77435d90ce104253181f27254b18a27294a1ea28	992 KB
BinScope_x86.msi SHA1: a8031222a53558a28e5d2b923d816ec74fac4f7e	910 KB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

• .NET Framework 4.0 or later

• To set up BinScope:
  
  1. Ensure that .NET Framework 4.0 or later is installed on your computer.
  
  2. Navigate to http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9678113 and download BinScope_x64.msi or BinScope_x86.msi.
  
  3. Run BinScope_x64.msi or BinScope_x86.msi.
  
  4. Click Next and follow menu instructions to complete the installation.
  
  
  See the Help documentation included in the BinScope application for further details on configuring and using BinScope.