Frequently Asked Questions

General

Q: What platforms does Peach run on?
- A: Peach is developed on Windows XP/Vista but also runs on variouse Unix platforms and OS X.
Q: What version of Python is required?
- A: Windows: ActiveState Python v2.5 (free), Unix: Python v2.5
Q: Is there a Unix install guide?
- A: Yes! See the Peach 2 Tutorial document.
Q: Can Peach fuzz files?
- A: Yes! Check out this tutorial.
Q: Can Peach fuzz network protocols?
- A: Yes! Peach is excelent at fuzzing even complex state based protocols.
Q: Can Peach fuzz COM/DCOM?
- A: Yes! Peach supports both stream based fuzzing (files and sockets) and also call based fuzzing (COM/DCOM, RPC, etc).
Q: How are Peach fuzzers created?
- A: Peach fuzzers are created by building a Peach XML document that contains a data model, state model, and test configuration. A GUI interface and documented XML Schema (XSD) are provided to make this easy.

Q: I get an error when my method="c:\program files\...\app.exe"
- A: You will need to quote the path using "'s like this: method=""c:\program files\...\app.exe""
Q: The application I'm testing displayed secondary dialog boxes when a file fails to load. How do I deal with that?
- A: Peach has a monitor called "gui.PopupWatcher" that can close dialog windows. You will need to pass two arguments. The first is CloseWindows=True and the second is WindowNames=My Dialog Name. This monitor can also trigger faults on certain dialogs.

Q: I hit the "Load" button but nothing happens.
- A: There are two possibilities. 1) Your XML does not properly parse and the validation UI cannot load it. Try running it with Peach first. 2) You are using <Data fileName="xyz">. Add a fully qualified path to the file. This is a known bug.

Q: What versions of Windows Debugging Tools is compatable with WindowsDebugEngine?
- A: v6.8.4 is known to work, while v6.9.3 has had reported issues.