Ilfak Guilfanov
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use dmy dates Ilfak Guilfanov (Template:Langx, born 12 November 1966) is a Russian software developer, computer security researcher and blogger. He became well known when he issued a free hotfix for the Windows Metafile vulnerability on 31 December 2005.[1] His unofficial patch was favorably reviewed and widely publicized because no official patch was initially available from Microsoft.[2] Microsoft released an official patch on 5 January 2006.
Guilfanov was born in a small village in the Tatarstan Region of Russia in a Volga Tatar family.
He graduated from Moscow State University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
He is the systems architect and main developer for IDA Pro,[3] which is Hex-Rays' commercial version of the Interactive Disassembler Guilfanov created. A freeware version of this reverse engineering tool is also available.
Currently, he lives in Liège, Belgium.
He worked for DataRescue.[4]
In 2005, Guilfanov founded Hex-Rays.[5] In 2020, the income of the company has eclipsed the mark of 20 million euros per year.[6]
In 2022, a consortium of investors Smartfin, SFPIM (Belgian sovereign wealth fund) and SRIW (development fund of Wallonia) acquired Hex-Rays[7] for 81 million euros.[8]
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External links
- http://www.hex-rays.com
- Interview on CNET
- https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/10/21/hex-rays-smartfin
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