ghidra:

create project and the select "file :: import file" (or press "i") and then select binary
open the binary in the code browser and start analysis

you might want to add analysis option "decompiler parameter id"
you might want to set the minimum length of ascii string the analyzer


listing view

in top right you can enable "entropy" and "overview" (to see colored areas for strings/data next to scrollbar)


to see binary in hex format, select "window :: bytes" (you can drag it onto the listing view so you can toggle between the two)

inside "bytes" view, you can click "wrench" settings icon to enable ASCII column inside bytes view


press "g" to jump to a specific address inside the binary
program starts in function "entry"

binaryninja:

to rename a variable, click it and press "n"
ro change a hex literal like 0x1b into decimal 27, right-click it and select "display as :: unsigned decimal"
when a line is selected, toggle breakpoint using "f2"