To use this script, you need Python 3 and a functioning and "recent" version of `binwalk` installed on your system. You'll probably also want to install optional `binwalk` dependencies such as `sasquatch`, `jefferson`, and others. You can learn how to do that in the [binwalk documentation](https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/blob/master/INSTALL.md).
When that's done, install the Python dependencies for `binhop`, running something like:
binhop was written under the assumption that reverse engineers are blindly running `binwalk -qeM` on firmware images without validating what percentage of the image successfully extracted. I'm guilty of this in the past. binhop makes it easier to determine "coverage" of a walk/carve so that pieces that did not match any magic bytes can be analyzed further.
This repository is part of my coursework for CSC 842 - Security Tool Development at Dakota State University. Consequently, I may choose not to maintain this tool beyond the length of the course, but have selected a license that enables open contributions in any case.
**Why did you select GPLv3? MIT is so much better.**
GPLv3 still gives you the right to use, modify, and share binhop. It also has the benefit of requiring you to open-source software that uses it and share back any significant modifications or improvements to the code, and I like that.
**How can I report a bug or request new features?**
