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- +HCU Maillist Issue: 31 10/17/1997
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- CONTENTS:
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- #1 Subject: please repost
-
- #2 Subject: new protection
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: please repost
-
- Hello,
-
- can he who posted the link to ProView at Franklin Software (and a second
- link too) please repost the link to the second program. I think it was
- Sourcesomething for WinNT...
-
- TIA,
-
- WAFNA of FCA
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: new protection
-
- If I'm not mistaken, UNIX passwords work the same way. it encrypts the
- password using the password. And just how many +crackers are there now?
-
- Shadow Stalker (not a + ...yet)
-
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- +HCU Maillist Issue: 32 10/18/1997
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- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: encryption protection
-
- #2 Subject: +crackers
-
- #3 Subject: reply to WAFNA of FCA
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: encryption protection
-
- Hello all
-
- someone mentioned protection by encryption. I had also once thought
- about that - the program is crippled, some parts are encrypted, and
- you need to enter a word to decrypt them - so let's say the
- decryption works in this way: you enter the word ALIBABA and the
- program does this routine
-
- $4000: 00 + asc(a) = real value n.1
- $4001: f0 + asc(b) = real value n.2
-
- .... and so on....
-
- a good protection, especially, if, as suggested, the program gives no
- indication as to whether is has been correctly decrypted.
-
- However, given the silly world of 'wizards', of 'are you sure you
- want to delete this file', etc., people wouldn't like a program that
- doesn't give any message like 'thank you for registering', etc.
-
- A second problem, of course, is that as soon as someone like me gets
- hold of the password, it goes on USENET....
-
- that could be overcome by a key - for instance, the program, when
- first run, generates a key, say 'sjdfgsdjf' and that key would need a
- second key to generate the correct code:
-
- $2000: fe + asc(mid$(str1$,1,1)) - asc(mid$(str2$,1,1) = correct
- value
-
- which is all neat and effective.
-
- However, there is already something similar with the ziplock, which
- uses RSA encryption.
-
- On second thought, why bother with all this....... just release the
- crippled program and sell the real thing.....
-
- WAFNA
-
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: +crackers
-
- Shadow Stalker wrote.....
-
- > -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- > Subject: new protection
- > If I'm not mistaken, UNIX passwords work the same way. it encrypts
- > the password using the password. And just how many +crackers are
- > there now?
- > Shadow Stalker (not a + ...yet)
-
- as a matter of fact.... who invented this "+" idea? Apologies to all
- the + people on the list, but when I first saw this, my first idea
- was - I will make myself and my friends ********** who are more
- powerful than +crackers (we can kickban the +crackers hehehe)
-
- WAFNA of FCA or shall I say ****** of *****
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: reply to WAFNA of FCA
-
- Wafna;
- The second item I sent is called Source Navigator (5 mb), and is at:
-
- *********************
-
- Written for several OS's but DOES NOT come in a WIN95 version, a
- version for WINDOWS NT is available.
- This IS a crippled (lite) product, but with ONLY the proper "serial
- number", all disabled functions will work, and you will have a FULLY
- functional product.
-
- Since our news letter is back up, and I'm assuming every one is
- getting it, I will ask one more time if anyone would "donate" a full
- working version (8 mb) of IDA PRO, Version 3.64 or later, to me. My
- intent is to make the program "public" by placing it on the web for
- downloading.
- Nobody replied to my last request, and if nobody replies to this
- request, I'll have to pay for the program out of my own pocket. If
- you've already spent the $200.00 for the program, why not save me the
- cost? When I upload it to the web, I will send the address to this news
- letter so we can all use this program.
- Hackmore Readrite
-
-
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- +HCU Maillist Issue: 33 10/19/1997
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- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: RE: encryption protection
-
- #2 Subject: Cracking Corel/Elan protection scheme...
-
- #3 Subject: Newsgroup delete proggy...
-
- #4 Subject: Re: encryption protection
-
- #5 Subject: +crackers
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: RE: encryption protection
-
- re: encryption protection
-
- Another idea is to make the registration key (or even better, the key
- plus the "user ID" ASCII value) equal to the offset of the funtion that
- decrypts the program, such as
-
- mov eax, reg_key
- call [eax]
-
- --similar to the way OOP(s) programs call member functions. The disabled
- features could then be encrypted within the executable, with the
- encryptor routine being called only by a relative address. If you code
- it well (i.e. obscurely) and throw in a few uncalled encryption routines
- (each with a different algorithm), you should be able to frustrate a
- good number of crackers.
-
- _m
-
- ______________________________________________________
- Get Your Private, Free Email at **********************
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Cracking Corel/Elan protection scheme...
-
- Hi there Noose,
-
- > OK, the way I cracked the date problem was using WinDasm32, I pulled
- > disass. the corel app (I've been using PhotoPaint 7 Plus). One of
- > the import functions is GetLocalTime (I think it's a kernel
- > routine). Anyway, there's only one reference to it which happens to
- > be within a standard MS C++ routine to convert the full date into
- > seconds from 1970, with adjustments for time zone etc.
-
- Did PhotoPaint dissasemble properly? Whenever I attempt to
- dissasemble any Corel/Elan protected app WDasm falls over :-( All the
- data references are missing - which doesn't make analysing any easier
- :-)
-
- > I actually stumbled in this routine whilst analyzing the demo
- > version of Elan from their website. Try downloading the demo and
- > adding the string "ELMDEBUG=1" to your environment. You'll find that
- > when running, the protection displays debugging info which gives
- > details of what the ???.lic file contains encoded in those long
- > numbers.
-
- Hmm....how big is this download?
-
- > It is then a simple enough matter (so long as you have access to the
- > MS specification on how GetLocalTime returns its values) to fool the
- > protection into always believing it is the same date - by adding a
- > small routine to return the same date every time.
-
- Yes, I've tried this out ('live', in memory using SoftICE)
- and it seems to work fine - actually, it is very easy to make the
- program run regardless of the date if the *year* is the same as the
- install year - if you change the year things become considerably more
- difficult. One thing that might help, whenever any part of the program
- 'fails' a check, a value similar to 'FFFFFFEA' for example is loaded
- into EAX - so jump over these (e.g. reverse the previous jmps/cmps )!
- I'm not sure how the EXE itself could be patched permanently though,
- since if there is only one GetLocalTime call in the dead listing it is
- probably used throughout the program to retreive the date - this may
- be a problem for say the WebMaster suite, which may depend on the date
- for the age of files etc? Anyway, I think it would be a good idea to
- try and make some sort of generic crack, as you suggest....
-
- > Now, base+metal has suggested a few things about the registry value
- > which suggest that it contains the actual install date encoded. I
- > believe that is could be a very simple matter to write a routine to
- > get the value of this key, convert it to the date it indicates, and
- > plug that into a crack. Thus making a generic crack for virtually
- > all Corel 30-day trial apps and also many from other companies which
- > use the system.
-
- Yes, this sounds the most viable approach to cracking this
- scheme...I've not really looked into how the install date is
- encoded...perhaps I should....
-
- > I'm actually quite interested in finding out how the ???.lic file
- > encodes the information it contains, but I think that could be a
- > little long-winded, and if I'm correct with the above assumption,
- > also a little pointless.
-
- That of course would be the cleanest crack, but it may be
- pretty difficult to generate a valid lic file....
-
- Cheers,
- +ReZiDeNt
-
-
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Newsgroup delete proggy...
-
- > Hi +ReZiDeNt
- > OK (for those who are interested) here it is:
- >
- > *************************************
- >
- > Check it out and crack it but keep the crack to yourselfs. Join me
- > and lets find out if this thing is as potent as they make it out to
- > be...
-
- Thanks, I got it....I'll have to try it out sometime, see
- what it can do...
-
- Cheers,
- +ReZiDeNt
-
- -----#4-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Re: encryption protection
-
- Hi all!
-
- WAFNA wrote:
-
- >a good protection, especially, if, as suggested, the program gives no
- >indication as to whether is has been correctly decrypted.
- >However, given the silly world of 'wizards', of 'are you sure you
- >want to delete this file', etc., people wouldn't like a program that
- >doesn't give any message like 'thank you for registering', etc.
-
- This problem could be solved by CRC checking the decrypted program to
- see if its decoded properly or not. Obviously, the checksum should not
- be in the program either (a call for brute force cracking) but a part
- of the registration code. This way even a lamer user who is not able
- to type the valid registration code correctly is protected against
- running garbage code.
-
- >A second problem, of course, is that as soon as someone like me gets
- >hold of the password, it goes on USENET....
-
- This can be addressed if the program during the installation further
- encrypts the code with a random key then the user tells me this
- random key and I supply the registration code which converts the
- random key to the valid decryptor key. Then for every installation of
- the program needs a new registration code, so publishing a
- registration code is useless. This however does not prevent
- distribution of a cracking patch which can either work as a key
- generator (the neccessary info can be ripped out of the installer once
- the decryptor code is determined) or just patch the missing valid
- running code into the crippled version. But for this the valid
- decryptor is neccessary, which means at least one guy must by the
- program :) (Excluding the situation when someone just rewrites the
- missing part :()
-
- >However, there is already something similar with the ziplock, which
- >uses RSA encryption.
-
- Could you tell me more about this ziplock thing? What is it used for?
- Encrypting zip files?
-
- >On second thought, why bother with all this....... just release the
- >crippled program and sell the real thing.....
-
- Well, nowdays, I am just in a mood to write something, instead of
- cracking. I agree with you that nothing better than just leave out
- some parts entirely, but for a small shareware writer it might be
- appealing to have the opportunity, to unlock the program with a
- registration code instead of sending new versions. I don t know I am
- not a shareware programmer. I just thought we should show the better
- ones (who happens to get to Fravia) a way to improve on their
- protection. Which of course will not prevent the appearance of
- fully functional, registered, even dedicated copies of the program all
- over the net :)
-
- Zer0+
-
- -----#5-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: +crackers
-
- Hi all!
-
- A few of you asked about this + thing. Fravia is the most competent
- among us to answer this question, but I can tell you how I see it.
-
- +ORC started to use the + sign in his handle to confuse a bit the
- search engines of the WEB. Nowdays everybody who wants to show his
- respect to him for the great tutorials, and show him that his work was
- not useless (this way he might send us more) can use a + sign in his
- handle. There are crackers who took the effort to work on his exams
- and passed it, they get into the HCU, (what it means being in it, I
- still have no idea). Once Fravia told me that there are only three
- crackers who passed one of the old exams and there are seven or so who
- passed this year exam, so it should be around ten now. However you can
- get into the HCU without working on an exam if you send an exceptional
- crack to +ORC himself, and you can get one of his secret tutorials
- which even the HCU kers don t get if I am not mistaken. (BTW this is a
- very good way to obtain new ideas and learn. I have to admit that
- because I don t have any secret lessons for you :(, I had to come up
- with this maillist idea to squeeze the info from you which otherwise
- would not appear on Fravia s page :)
- Well, that s how I see the situation, and hope that Fravia will
- correct me if I am mistaken.
-
- bye Zer0+
-
- =====End of Issue 33====================================
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- +HCU Maillist Issue: 34 10/20/1997
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- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: Re: encryption protection
-
- #2 Subject: SpectraLAB
-
- #3 Subject: Repository of old issues?
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Re: encryption protection
-
- _m wrote:
-
- >Another idea is to make the registration key (or even better, the key
- >plus the "user ID" ASCII value) equal to the offset of the funtion that
- >decrypts the program, such as
- >
- >mov eax, reg_key
- >call [eax]
- >
- >--similar to the way OOP(s) programs call member functions. The disabled
- >features could then be encrypted within the executable, with the
- >encryptor routine being called only by a relative address. If you code
- >it well (i.e. obscurely) and throw in a few uncalled encryption routines
- >(each with a different algorithm), you should be able to frustrate a
- >good number of crackers.
-
- That's certainly a good idea. The program should not contain any
- indication about the entry point of the decryption rutin (not
- getting it from an entry table ). The decription can be very simple
- just a few xoring there for can be hidden almost any where. The
- registration key brings the info:
- - where the decryption rutin starts
- - what is the key
- - where the encoded part starts (this is on the otherhand obvious to
- find, because all the disassambled code is scrambled from this
- position, but it might discurage a casual cracker.)
-
- Bye Zer0+
-
-
-
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: SpectraLAB
-
- Hi All! :)
-
- A friend of mine gave me a program to crack, I gave a look at it and found
- quite a nice protection... the program is SpectraLAB, it's a spectrum analizer
- and you can found it at
-
- ******************************* (2.53 mb)
-
- If you want to give a look to the screenshots you can go to
-
- ******************************
-
- When you install it you can choose to enable a 30-day license which lets you
- try the various tools, but if you want to register them you have to enter a key
- which enables just one of them... then if you want to enable another one you
- have to generate another key. When you select the "demo" installation the
- program (BASTARD!:)) writes many copies of the same file in random directories
- of your HD, so check the file accesses with filemon :)
- Then, if you try to put the date back, the program DISABLES the trial
- version...
- I've given a look to the disassembled code, and it seems to use TWO dlls only
- for the generation and check of the key... well, it's quite tricky, I'm working
- on it but I don't have much time in this period... if you like to join me, I
- hope it will be interesting for you!
- byez,
-
- .+MaLaTTiA.
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Repository of old issues?
-
- Hi all!
-
- +Malattia thought he could make a website with the repository of the
- old issues of the list if you are interested in it. I think this is
- not a bad idea specially if there is a search form on it which can
- bring up the relevant issues if some body searches for let's say
- "Delphi protection". Any comments?
-
- Zero+
-
-
- =====End of Issue 34====================================
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- +HCU Maillist Issue: 35 10/21/1997
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- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: BRW and resedit
-
- #2 Subject: Cracking Corel/Elan
-
- #3 Subject: Re: IDA pro
-
- #4 Subject: encryption and warez
-
- #5 Subject: Re: BRW and user.exe
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: BRW and resedit
-
- hey, the other day i d/l what seemed to be a poor mans version of BRW by
- the name of ResourceStudio (ResEdit), i was just stuffing around and
- testing it capabilities and found for some reason it couldn't open
- c:\windows\user.exe (the reason it gave was low memory, but i seriously
- doubt it). Anyone with BRW want to fire it up and see if they get a
- simular message?
-
- Regards,
- faeton
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Cracking Corel/Elan
-
- > Did PhotoPaint dissasemble properly?
-
- No such luck. However, the code that did disassemble is the Elan
- Sentinel Manager. The system doesn't actually directly jump to the code
- start. This may be where WinDasm has its problems. W/o a jump the actual
- code of the program (Photopaint) cannot be identified as code. I think
- WinDasm does a lot of "single stepping", in order to decide whether a
- series of values are code or are in fact data. I know this is how
- disass. progs such as sourcer work, by multiple passes.
-
- > Hmm....how big is this download?
-
- I seem to recall it was about 800k, but I could be wrong. I know it's
- less than 1 meg. The web page requires you to put in some details about
- yourself (usual old bollocks) and then gives you an ID number. You then
- download the executable and note down the server ID (constructed I
- believe from the HD serial number and label). Then the web page will
- give you an unlock key which will initiate the 30-day trial. The proggy
- just displays a window saying that the trial was correctly validated.
- It's def. work a look.
-
- > One thing that might help, whenever any part of the program
- > 'fails' a check, a value similar to 'FFFFFFEA' for example is loaded
- > into EAX - so jump over these (e.g. reverse the previous jmps/cmps )!
-
- There's a hell of a lot of them. Plus, some of them it appears are not
- really "error" codes, but are instead used as failsafes. For instance,
- the code checks to see if the check fails, if it does then it continues.
- So generic replacements would be difficult.
-
- > I'm not sure how the EXE itself could be patched permanently though,
- > since if there is only one GetLocalTime call in the dead listing it is
- > probably used throughout the program to retreive the date - this may
- > be a problem for say the WebMaster suite, which may depend on the date
- > for the age of files etc?
-
- On the contrary, this probably wouldn't affect the date of saved files.
- Elan "pride" themselves on producing an easy to incorporate protection
- system. For easy read "stupid". I recently contacted the UK wing of Elan
- called Rainbow systems, and obtained a information pack and demo CD.
- >From the info. they supplied (and also the helpful salesman I spoke too
- on the phone), it was clear that the code is almost certainly added
- AFTER compilation of the main code. Thus, any time routines would be
- duplicated in the main program. Any hard changes to the protection
- system shouldn't affect the host program. I've yet to try it on the
- WebMaster suite (just got hold of a copy on your suggestion), but if my
- suspicions are correct then that would def. suggest that the generic
- crack would work best on the GetLocalTime routine.
-
- Anyway, happy cracking.
-
- Noose.
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Re: IDA pro
-
- Hi Hackmore!
-
- I do not have the full IDA Pro, but before you pay the 200 bucks have
- a look at the most recent assays on Fravia's page. There is a
- BRILLIANT assay on how to over come the main limitation (disassembling
- only 64K targets) of the new IDA pro demo.
-
- Zer0+
-
-
- -----#4-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: encryption and warez
-
- On 19 Oct 97 at 13:50, Zer0 wrote:
-
- (I wrote)
- > >However, there is already something similar with the ziplock, which
- > >uses RSA encryption.
- >
- > Could you tell me more about this ziplock thing? What is it used
- > for? Encrypting zip files?
-
- Well, ziplock is a way to protect programs - you buy them, you start
- the setup and it generates a key - you must then phone a number, give
- you c/c and they will give you the matching key to open the program.
- Incidentally, I don't have many details, but it uses RSA 128 bit
- encryption, as far as I know.
-
- > Well, nowdays, I am just in a mood to write something, instead of
- > cracking.
-
- heretic! ;-)
-
- WAFNA of FCA
-
- -----#5-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Re: BRW and user.exe
-
- Hi Faeton!
-
- My BRW which came with the Borland C++ 4.5 (on the magazine
- Fravia mentioned) can handle the user.exe without any problem.
-
- Zer0+
-
- =====End of Issue 35====================================
-
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- +HCU Maillist Issue: 36 10/22/1997
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- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: Checksums .. the routines.
-
- #2 Subject: BRW and IDA PRO
-
- #3 Subject: Repository
-
- #4 Subject: A challenge of great importance
-
- #5 Subject: Re: SpectraLAB
-
- #6 Subject: Resedit, Win32api, etc
-
- #7 Subject: Back issue repository idea
-
- #8 Subject: A generic crack for Corel/Elan
-
- #9 Subject: A brief history of '+'? :-)
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Checksums .. the routines.
-
- Just cracked a dongled based scheme and proggie
- works nicley with the cracks done in memory
- via SIce, the problem is byte patching the
- dll to overcome the protection,causes on restart
- the programme to disable the menu strings and
- disable all the function buttons. Ah a CRC checker
- I thought,to test I altered 1 byte in the prog and
- yup the proggie was checking the file, not altering the
- date changed matters. The crc check seems to use no
- usual API read file function, but does call a lot of dos
- functions.
- So has anyone got experience of dos crc functions or
- ways of pinpointing the code doing the checking, no
- dialog warning of error or other pointers, the file is 2mb long.
-
- KaziL
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: BRW and IDA PRO
-
- Hello Faeton;
-
- The problem you are having with Symantecs Resource Studio seems to be
- the standard fare for this program. When I first found it, I tried it
- out on a program I had already cracked, NetScanTools, and there were
- nearly a dozen resources it was unable to load. I wrote Fravia to tell
- him it was not nearly as thourogh as Borlands Resources Workshop. It
- does have a prettier GUI though.
-
- If you would like to try a REAL resource editor, download Borlands
- Resource Workshop from Asculpius's web page, or send me your address and
- I'll send you the same copy I sent Fravia for evaluation purposes last
- year, IF your E-mail can handle 2 Mb attachments.
-
- Zero;
-
- Thanks for the advice, but I read that excellent article about Ida Pro
- the DAY Fravia posted it to his web page. I was going to write a note to
- this news letter about the article, but I thought people might think I
- was just being "pushy" trying to get a free copy.
-
- The reasons I'm looking for a "purchased" version are:
-
- 1) The program might not be completely cracked, many programs
- are designed with "time-bombs" hidden somewhere inside.
-
- 2) When I first began searching for this program, version 3.7 had
- not been released yet. The company was pushing version 3.64,
- which they stated was a 2 Mb demo, but if you registered, they
- would send the remainder of the program, which would bring it's
- size up to 8 Mb. Obviously, some of the files were missing from
- the "demo" version, which makes me wonder about the "new" demo.
-
- 3) Once I get my hands on a "purchased" version, there will be
- no need to crack it, or worry about reasons "1" or "2", we'll
- all have the BEST dis-assembler available.
-
- I'm NOT rich, like some of our mentors, but Ida Pro is well worth the
- investment. I WILL pay the price if nothing turns up for free, and YOU
- will be the FIRST to know where to get it for FREE.
-
- Hackmore Readrite
-
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Repository
-
- On 20 Oct 97 at 12:45, +HCU ML wrote:
-
- > +Malattia thought he could make a website with the repository of
- > the +old issues of the list if you are interested in it. I think
- > this is not a bad idea specially if there is a search form on it
- > which can bring up the relevant issues if some body searches for
- > let's say "Delphi protection". Any comments?
-
- Well, IMHO I don't think it might be too wise. Among nice
- explanations we might find messages which cannot be understood
- outside the context, without looking at the thread. We'll also have
- the 'let's try to crack ****************** messages, which will be of
- no interest to the seeker.
-
- What we could do is a 'digest', a repository of tips & tricks. That
- would be interesting. A little like Fravia's page, but only dedicated
- to tips & tricks.
-
- What do you think?
-
- WAFNA
-
- -----#4-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: A challenge of great importance
-
- I'm forwarding this, because this will be an URGENT
- new project, all +HCUkers that can should work on
- this asap, all friends that can should help.
-
- This has ALREADY been sent to +Sync and +gthorne
- This has ALREADY been sent to +ORC and Frog's Print
-
- later
- fravia+
-
- To: fravia, 100114,453
- Date: 21-10-97 4:38
- RE: A challenge of great importance
- Fravia:
-
- I came across this post. It suggests that M$ is discriminating against
- Netscape in the use of its font-smoothing software:
-
- ----------------------(starts)--
- >From comp.risks:
-
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 21:41:18 -0700 (PDT) From: "Bryan O'Sullivan"
- ********************
- Subject: Risks of installing Internet Explorer 4.0
-
- I just downloaded and installed Microsoft Internet Exploder 4.0 onto my
- PC running Windows 95 at home. Among the optional features that come
- with this release are a few tidbits that were included with Plus!, the
- mostly-useless set of bells and whistles that was packaged separately
- from Windows 95.
-
- Two of these features are opaque window manipulation (when you move or
- resize a window, the entire window moves in real time, rather than a
- rubberband representation being tweaked) and anti-aliasing of large
- fonts. The anti-aliasing feature is quite useful; it makes fonts in
- large point sizes noticeably less pixelated. However, in this feature
- lies a small, and somewhat malicious, piece of code.
-
- This snippet of code apparently checks to see whether it is being asked
- to render a font by the Netscape Navigator browser (or, indeed, any
- component of the Communicator 4.x suite). If it is, it gives back a
- plain old jagged-edged font; otherwise, in every instance I have been
- able to check, it gives back an anti-aliased font.
-
- This appears to be a clear instance of discriminatory coding on the part
- of Microsoft, and is intended, one presumes, to make Navigator look
- somewhat cruddy in comparison with MSIE (not to mention all of the other
- software on a system). It begs a troubling question: what other
- features were included in MSIE 4.0 that were intended to, in some sense,
- impede the software of Microsoft's competitors?
-
- -------------------(ends)----
-
- If this is true, it is really foul play. Do you think it would be a
- worthy gift to humanity for +HCU to "crack" the discriminating parts of
- the code so that Netscape users are not hurt my this? Perhaps it could
- be a gift to Netscape too ;-)
-
- Regards
-
- DN
-
-
-
-
- -----#5-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Re: SpectraLAB
-
- Hi all, hi +MaLaTTiA
-
- >A friend of mine gave me a program to crack, I gave a look at it and
- >found quite a nice protection...
- >....if you like to join me, I hope it will be interesting for you!
-
- I immediately downloaded this one (took bloody ages) as it sounded realy
- interesting.
- If you like I'll post the whole proses of how I got there later but for
- now the file cryp95.dll got my interest and +MaLaTTiA's friend is
- waiting ):
- With some zen and a few breakpoints ): I saw a call from within the main
- program to this dll{ call(eax)}. This is where
- the code at the bottom comes in, exactly at the point of the call.
- I was a bit lazy and first tryed it with a 'Ret' at this point and
- wholloah, it worked. One problem was that the program
- constantly checked your licence status but a few minutes later that was
- solved also.
-
- Search for this line of code (cryp95.dll) in your hex editor:
-
- 1A 55 8B EC 51 83 EC 3C FF 15 65 10 00 10 C9 C3
-
- then replace the NEXT line's code (after the one above) with
- 50 33 C0 66 B8 FF FF 90 90 A3 9A 67 47 00 58 C3
- and save it using the same name.
- Enjoy.
-
-
- (This is an example of bypassing the whole routine of checking for a
- password. I always think that the programmers write the program and then
- later do a protection routine and yes so far it proved to be right ):
-
- Bye
- GlorFindeL
-
- ______________________________________________________
- Get Your Private, Free Email at **********************
-
- -----#6-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Resedit, Win32api, etc
-
- ****Putting the Win32 API Online****
-
- Today I downloaded a demo copy of Robohelp and converted the entire
- Win32 API into .HTML format. Unfortunately, this is some 13 MB of files.
- Now I could trim this monster down manually or split it across 3
- Fortunecity accounts ny re-writing all of the href's...but that is an
- awful lot of work just to put this damn thing online. Does anybody know
- a place where I can upload this, either a private server or a public
- (read "free") provider that will allow up to 15 MB of file space?
-
-
- Regarding Symantec Resource Studio: I've played around with both this
- and BRW and noticed that each can disassemble files that the other
- cannot--notably user.exe for Symantec, and explorer.exe for BRW. When
- taking apart user.exe in response to the last newsletter I got an
- "invalid bitmap header info" error from Symantec--usually this happens
- with VB or MFC applications. My advice: keep both around. (And check out
- Resource Hacker by Robert Brooks--he has a "Wallpaper Heaven" page--it
- is not yet fully functional and it is in VB5, but it is free, has
- promise, and he'll even send you source code if you show interest).
-
- - mammon_
-
- ______________________________________________________
- Get Your Private, Free Email at **********************
-
- -----#7-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Back issue repository idea
-
- Hello All/Zer0+
-
- > Hi all!
- >
- > +Malattia thought he could make a website with the repository of the
- > +
- > old issues of the list if you are interested in it. I think this is
- > not a bad idea specially if there is a search form on it which can
- > bring up the relevant issues if some body searches for let's say
- > "Delphi protection". Any comments?
-
- Sounds like a good idea...I think there is a
- java/javascript program around that allows a search of files on a web
- site - that would enable a web page to be set up without having to pay
- for cgi access. I would be more than willing to host such a repository
- on any of my sites/mirrors...but what about security? Perhaps the
- www/email addresses of those people who contributed should be deleted
- if the site is going to be public....what do you think?
-
- Cheers,
- +ReZiDeNt
- *****************************
-
- -----#8-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: A generic crack for Corel/Elan
-
- Hi Noose,
-
- > > Did PhotoPaint dissasemble properly?
- >
- > No such luck. However, the code that did disassemble is the Elan
- > Sentinel Manager. The system doesn't actually directly jump to the
- > code start. This may be where WinDasm has its problems. W/o a jump
- > the actual code of the program (Photopaint) cannot be identified as
- > code. I think WinDasm does a lot of "single stepping", in order to
- > decide whether a series of values are code or are in fact data. I
- > know this is how disass. progs such as sourcer work, by multiple
- > passes.
-
- Yes, I think you're right about that - Elan seems to use a
- 'wrapper' sort of thing, and that's probably what throws the
- disassembler.
-
- > I seem to recall it was about 800k, but I could be wrong. I know
- > it's less than 1 meg. The web page requires you to put in some
- > details about yourself (usual old bollocks) and then gives you an ID
- > number. You then download the executable and note down the server ID
- > (constructed I believe from the HD serial number and label). Then
- > the web page will give you an unlock key which will initiate the
- > 30-day trial. The proggy just displays a window saying that the
- > trial was correctly validated. It's def. work a look.
-
- Yes, I must try it sometime - even though the protection it
- offers has just been rendered useless... ;-)
-
- > > One thing that might help, whenever any part of the program
- > > 'fails' a check, a value similar to 'FFFFFFEA' for example is
- > > loaded into EAX - so jump over these (e.g. reverse the previous
- > > jmps/cmps )!
- >
- > There's a hell of a lot of them. Plus, some of them it appears are
- > not really "error" codes, but are instead used as failsafes. For
- > instance, the code checks to see if the check fails, if it does then
- > it continues. So generic replacements would be difficult.
-
- Oh, yes, I was't suggesting replacing them :-) I just meant
- it can help as you trace...if you know they're 'badflags'
-
- > > I'm not sure how the EXE itself could be patched permanently
- > > though, since if there is only one GetLocalTime call in the dead
- > > listing it is probably used throughout the program to retreive the
- > > date - this may be a problem for say the WebMaster suite, which
- > > may depend on the date for the age of files etc?
- >
- > On the contrary, this probably wouldn't affect the date of saved
- > files. Elan "pride" themselves on producing an easy to incorporate
- > protection system. For easy read "stupid". I recently contacted the
- > UK wing of Elan called Rainbow systems, and obtained a information
- > pack and demo CD.
-
- Oops! I just realised the pointlessness of my statement
- after sending the message - since the API routine used to save the
- file would get the date independantly of the caller program - so even
- as I type I'm working on the generic crack - it should be ready
- soon....I'll write a little essay about it, but basically all it does
- is hardwire the day, month and year as they are passed to the
- encode-date routine.
-
- > >From the info. they supplied (and also the helpful salesman I spoke
- > >too
- > on the phone), it was clear that the code is almost certainly added
- > AFTER compilation of the main code. Thus, any time routines would be
- > duplicated in the main program. Any hard changes to the protection
- > system shouldn't affect the host program. I've yet to try it on the
- > WebMaster suite (just got hold of a copy on your suggestion), but if
- > my suspicions are correct then that would def. suggest that the
- > generic crack would work best on the GetLocalTime routine.
-
- You're quite right...it does seem to be some sort of
- 'wrapper' and yes, there are no problems patching it - in fact, this
- helps us greatly in producing the generic crack, since the data to
- search for will be identical regardless of the program. I've patched a
- few of the Corel programs (WebMaster Suite, CorelDraw) I have with hex
- editor and in memory, it seems to work fine. I'm just going to finish
- the generic crack, test it as thoroughly as I can and then pass it
- around for beta testing just to be certain.
-
- > Anyway, happy cracking.
-
- You too - BTW, are you a UK cracker also? The reason I ask is I
- know of a group called PSD who released a crack for an old version of
- Corel WebMaster Suite - I don't know whether it used the Elan
- protection scheme, but I thought you might be one of their crackers.
-
- Cheers,
- +ReZiDeNt
-
- -----#9-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: A brief history of '+'? :-)
-
- Hi there WAFNA,
-
- > as a matter of fact.... who invented this "+" idea? Apologies to all
- > the + people on the list, but when I first saw this, my first idea
- > was - I will make myself and my friends ********** who are more
- > powerful than +crackers (we can kickban the +crackers hehehe)
-
- I don't use IRC much myself :-) But +ORC first used
- the '+' idea as a method of identifying +HCU students (see the
- original strainer at Fravia's site). IIRC, +ORC used the '+' to
- confuse search engines. Although Fravia+ did say on his page that you
- don't necessarily have to be in the +HCU to use the '+' in your
- handle, I refrained from using it until I gained access to the +HCU,
- as I felt that was the most appropiate course to avoid confusion.
-
- Cheers,
- +ReZiDeNt
-
- =====End of Issue 36====================================
-
-
-
-
-
- ========================================================
- +HCU Maillist Issue: 37 10/23/1997
- --------------------------------------------------------
- Send Articles To:......................... *************
- Info, Help, Unsubscription, etc:....... ****************
- ========================================================
-
- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: strainer
-
- #2 Subject: BRW, resedit and back issues
-
- #3 Subject: Re: IDA Pro
-
- #4 Subject: I've made a generic crack for Corel Apps
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: strainer
-
- When is the next +HCU strainer coming up? I can't wait to see if I have
- what it takes <g>
-
- Shadow Stalker
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: BRW, resedit and back issues
-
- Just to follow up on this topic, i decided to get off my butt and found
- a copy of BRW in one of +gthorne's orcpaks... i agree with mammon_
- though that they both have there uses. one thing i have learnt from this
- episode is that a better GUI doesn't always mean a better program <G>
-
- regarding the back issue idea, i don't think it would be a wise idea too
- leave all the back issues open too the public... first of all why would
- anyone bother subscribing in the first place! maybe a passwd protected
- site would be more practical? i suppose you could get the passwd if you
- subscribed to the mailing list...
-
- Regards,
- faeton
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Re: IDA Pro
-
- Hackmore wrote:
-
- > 2) When I first began searching for this program, version 3.7 had
- >not been released yet. The company was pushing version 3.64,
- >which they stated was a 2 Mb demo, but if you registered, they
- >would send the remainder of the program, which would bring it's
- >size up to 8 Mb. Obviously, some of the files were missing from
- >the "demo" version, which makes me wonder about the "new" demo.
-
- I have downloaded the demo it was around 12 MB this time.
-
- > 3) Once I get my hands on a "purchased" version, there will be
- >no need to crack it, or worry about reasons "1" or "2", we'll
- >all have the BEST dis-assembler available.
- > I'm NOT rich, like some of our mentors, but Ida Pro is well worth the
- >investment. I WILL pay the price if nothing turns up for free, and YOU
- >will be the FIRST to know where to get it for FREE.
-
- Thanks, and I am ready to share the price. If some of the others put
- some money in too the price per individuals could go down
- considerably. BTW just came into my mind that I should call my brother
- if he has met it. (Unlikely, because he is not a cracker, but much
- more programs go through his hands :) than I will ever get, so a man
- can never know.)
-
- Bye Zer0+
-
-
- -----#4-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: I've made a generic crack for Corel Apps
-
- Hi all (Noose, base+metal),
-
- I've finished the generic crack for Corel products, I need some
- people to test it....anyone interested? It works fine for me...
-
- Cya,
- +ReZiDeNt
-
- =====End of Issue 37====================================
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- ========================================================
- +HCU Maillist Issue: 38 10/24/1997
- --------------------------------------------------------
- Send Articles To:......................... *************
- Info, Help, Unsubscription, etc:....... ****************
- ========================================================
-
- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: Rezident - Generic Corel Crack
-
- #2 Subject: Visual Basic (Please deliver us)
-
- #3 Subject: Generic crack for Corel Apps
-
- #4 Subject: something for us all
-
- #5 Subject: re: strainer info
-
- #6 Subject: Repository
-
- #7 Subject: Re: SpectraLAB
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Rezident - Generic Corel Crack
-
- Hi Rez,
-
- > I've finished the generic crack for Corel products, I need some
- > people to test it....anyone interested? It works fine for me...
-
- Mail me a copy at *************
-
- Noose.
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Visual Basic (Please deliver us)
-
- Well, hallo all. It is obvious that more and more programs are going to
- be written in VB (5, 6, 7, etc)
- What I ask is if it is possible to find out what asm code is passed to
- VB function calls ?. For example when a call is made to __vbaFileOpen
- what parameters are passed that make it OpenExisting instead of
- CreateNew ? I hope i'm not confusing things here, but when there is a
- disassembly listing from W32dsm, it is very obvious what the call is
- because the name is there for all to see. What is not obvious is what
- the various pushes before the call represent, at least it's not obvious
- to me :-(
- With good old DOS interrupts it was quite clear what each value meant.
- I don't know if there is documentation already in existence on this
- topic or if anybody can supply it. I think it would be useful.
-
- Regards,
- Zipper49
-
- ______________________________________________________
- Get Your Private, Free Email at **********************
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Generic crack for Corel Apps
-
- This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
-
- ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BCDFE1.C3538E80
- Content-Type: text/plain;
- charset="iso-8859-1"
- Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
-
- +ReZiDeNt wrote:
-
-
- >I've finished the generic crack for Corel products, I >need some people =
- to test it
-
- I would like to try it on coral cad. I also have a copy of Coral cad =
- modeler beta4 which I will now look at and report back. A crack before =
- the release of the progm now theres a thought!!
-
- Would you be prepared to share your solution in broad terms??
-
- Rgds
-
- basE+mEtaL
-
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- Content-Type: text/html;
- charset="iso-8859-1"
- Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
-
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-
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- </HEAD>
- <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
- <DIV>+ReZiDeNt wrote:</DIV>
- <DIV><BR> </DIV>
- <DIV>>I've finished the generic crack for Corel products, I >need =
- some=20
- people to test it</DIV>
- <DIV> </DIV>
- <DIV>I would like to try it on coral cad. I also have a copy of Coral =
- cad=20
- modeler beta4 which I will now look at and report back. A crack before =
- the=20
- release of the progm now theres a thought!! </DIV>
- <DIV> </DIV>
- <DIV>Would you be prepared to share your solution in broad terms??</DIV>
- <DIV> </DIV>
- <DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Rgds</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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- size=3D2><STRONG>basE+mEtaL</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
-
- ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BCDFE1.C3538E80--
-
-
- -----#4-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: something for us all
-
- Hello all,
-
- micro$oft has M$ project 98 on its home-page as a fully functional
- 60-day timed version hehehehe
-
- It *is*, unfortunately almost 20 MB to download.....
-
- But won't it be fun to crack it and post the crack on USENET for the
- benefit of mankind and the destruction of M$?
-
- Another interesting thing to crack is maximizer97
- ************************** which is a very nice contact manager (ie
- phone book, but 'phone book' makes it look cheap, and you can't
- charge $130 for that......). You can also d/l it (14 MB) as a 60-day
- version....... the setup requires a pwd, without the pwd, it setups
- the proggie as a 60-day version.
-
- I got it yesterday, played with it a little, and found out that it's
- quite a stupid protection...... is uses getsystemtime..... it even
- has two wonderful CMP, which CMP some registers to.... $46 (#60).
-
- Anyway, it was late, I didn't have the time to play with it too
- much..... but it's there for us all!
-
- WAFNA OF FCA
-
- -----#5-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: re: strainer info
-
-
- the 1999 strainer will not be created until the 1998 class is
- underway, this is how +ORC does things
-
- part of it is probably due to the type of software that may be out at the
- time though the real reason has more to do with the fact that it would
- make sense to wait for the new students to be in session before the
- next year is planned out
-
- sorry for the suspense, but it will probably be 6 months or more
- before anything is even considered
-
- +gthorne
-
- /**************************************************\
-
- Greythorne The Technomancer
-
- WebSite: *******************************
- (AKA:) ************************************
- Gateway: *************************************
- Fortress: ***************************************
- Old Mirror: ******************************
-
- My ftp/web site at the fortress is down for
- summer, if anyone has space for us for a ton
- of files, we would love to converse with you.
-
- Okay - so it seems like a permanent loss...
-
- \**************************************************/
-
-
- -----#6-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Repository
-
- Hi All! :)
-
- > Well, IMHO I don't think it might be too wise. Among nice
- > explanations we might find messages which cannot be understood
- > outside the context, without looking at the thread. We'll also have
- > the 'let's try to crack ****************** messages, which will be of
- > no interest to the seeker.
-
- You're right, but I thought it would be very useful for any new subscriber who
- can get the old numbers without asking them to Zer0, or for the ones who are
- interested in the ml but want to give a look at it before subscribing it...
-
- > What we could do is a 'digest', a repository of tips & tricks. That
- > would be interesting. A little like Fravia's page, but only dedicated
- > to tips & tricks.
- > What do you think?
-
- Well, it's a GREAT idea!!! Really cool, the only problem is that it takes quite
- much time, I think, and I don't think I can manage it alone... but if someone
- helps me we can do it together!!!
- Also, my idea of repository is that if you make a new tool you want to upload,
- or a file with a description of a crack which you think is too long to be put
- in the ml, it is possible to upload it to the page and then tell others it's
- online...
-
- > Sounds like a good idea...I think there is a
- > java/javascript program around that allows a search of files on a web
- > site - that would enable a web page to be set up without having to pay
- > for cgi access.
-
- OH!!! IT WOULD BE _GREAT_!!! :))
- I was afraid of making up a cgi, also because fortunecity doesn't give the
- possibility to use them... :)
-
- > I would be more than willing to host such a repository
- > on any of my sites/mirrors...
-
- we can share the space and the ideas maybe, specializing our pages and making
- them complementary :)
-
- > www/email addresses of those people who contributed should be deleted
- > if the site is going to be public....what do you think?
-
- I agree with you, I can filter the issues before putting them online, so the
- http and mail addresses will be covered... well, just the ones we want to
- cover, of course :)
-
-
- byez,
-
- .+MaLaTTiA.
-
- -----#7-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Re: SpectraLAB
-
- Hi all, hi GlorFindeL! :)
-
- > If you like I'll post the whole proses of how I got there later but for
- > now the file cryp95.dll got my interest and +MaLaTTiA's friend is
- > waiting ):
-
- Thanx a lot :))
- I'm very interested in how you reached the right point, I got lost in the
- middle of the calls and just thought the get_authorization procedure had to be
- the right one...
-
- > With some zen and a few breakpoints ): I saw a call from within the main
- > program to this dll{ call(eax)}.
-
- Yes, it gets the address of the proc and then calls it, I think it's quite
- useful 'cause you can't see "a priori" where are the calls you're interested
- in...
-
- > I was a bit lazy and first tryed it with a 'Ret' at this point and
- > wholloah, it worked. One problem was that the program
- > constantly checked your licence status but a few minutes later that was
- > solved also.
-
- Uhmmm... but in my case it works ok! :?
-
- > then replace the NEXT line's code (after the one above) with
- > 50 33 C0 66 B8 FF FF 90 90 A3 9A 67 47 00 58 C3
- > and save it using the same name.
-
- Uhmmm... this is the get_authorization procedure, right? But with this change
- it doesn't work on my computer... :?
- Maybe it's because I have activated the 30-day licanse before, but when I start
- the program it hangs up with a critical error. This is how the source code
- looks after I've changed it:
-
- :100010BB 50 push eax
- :100010BC 33C0 xor eax, eax
- :100010BE 66B8FFFF mov ax, FFFF
- :100010C2 90 nop
- :100010C3 90 nop
- :100010C4 A39A674700 mov [0047679A], eax
- :100010C9 58 pop eax
- :100010CA C3 ret
-
- I tried to put a jump to the end of the call in the first line, and I've seen
- the program looks as it is authorized, but the tools don't. So I patched the
- executable too to make it believe the tools are authorized too (this part was
- VERY easy!!! I can't believe it... :))
-
- > (This is an example of bypassing the whole routine of checking for a
- > password. I always think that the programmers write the program and then
- > later do a protection routine and yes so far it proved to be right ):
-
- Yea... And if I looked immediately to the procedure trusting in its name... :))
- Well... thanx a lot, you gave me a great help!!! :)
- byez,
-
- .+MaLaTTiA.
-
- =====End of Issue 38====================================
-
-
-
-
-
- ========================================================
- +HCU Maillist Issue: 39 10/25/1997
- --------------------------------------------------------
- Send Articles To:......................... *************
- Info, Help, Unsubscription, etc:....... ****************
- ========================================================
-
- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: One Corel/Elan cracking essay coming up :-)
-
- #2 Subject: A list database....
-
- #3 Subject: Net snooping results: IDA 3.7 and SmartCheck
-
- #4 Subject: IDA 3.7 key file
-
- #5 Subject: Ida Pro
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: One Corel/Elan cracking essay coming up :-)
-
- Hello there basE+mEtaL,
-
- > I would like to try it on coral cad. I also have a copy of Coral cad
- > = modeler beta4 which I will now look at and report back. A crack
- > before = the release of the progm now theres a thought!!
-
- hehe, sounds good doesn't it? :-) Just send me an email
- address and I'll attach it (specify MIME or UUENCODE) to
- you....alternatively I could post it on one of my web pages....
-
- > Would you be prepared to share your solution in broad terms??
-
- Absolutely! That's what this list is all about...I'm writing an essay
- on it at this very moment - I'll post the first draft of it in here
- ASAP so you and Noose (or anyone else) can comment/correct anything I
- may have left out and take the credit for your discoveries etc, as I
- was not the only one to work on this protection scheme...
-
- Cheers,
- +ReZiDeNt
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: A list database....
-
- Hi there +MaLaTTiA,
-
- > OH!!! IT WOULD BE _GREAT_!!! :)) > I was afraid of making up a >
- cgi, also because fortunecity doesn't > give the possibility to use >
- them... :)
-
- I'll see if I can locate such a script/applet. TBH, it was
- only a rumour I heard, I can't say for certain whether such an applet
- exists, but if it did it would be most useful.... :-)
-
- > > I would be more than willing to host such a repository
- > > on any of my sites/mirrors...
- >
- > we can share the space and the ideas maybe, specializing our pages
- > and making them complementary :)
-
- Sounds good....!
-
- > > www/email addresses of those people who contributed should be
- > > deleted if the site is going to be public....what do you think?
- >
- > I agree with you, I can filter the issues before putting them
- > online, so the http and mail addresses will be covered... well, just
- > the ones we want to cover, of course :)
-
- Yes, that should be fine....if anyone specificaly wants
- their email/www addresses left in they can always add them....
-
- Cya,
- +ReZiDeNt
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Net snooping results: IDA 3.7 and SmartCheck
-
- Hi fellas,
- At a recent net snooping incident i found the following:
- IDA 3.7 non-crippled files can be found at: *************************************************
- (dunno how long it will last there !!)You will need to download the demo version from IDA's homepage too.
-
- And the greatest invention of all times !! (no it's not Cartoon Network :)
- SmartCheck for visualbasic 5 at the numega ftp site:
- ******************************************************
-
- It snoops on all VB calls ,and API calls made from VB apps.
- I got a VB5 serial number in 5 mins with this babe.
-
- You will need a password to self extract the InstallShield.Dead easy to crack
- (if you want to do it yourself: bpx KERNEL!LSTRLEN)
- If you are too lazy ,the password is: &Smc50-14d%
- and The software uses the famous tlock32v2.dll with a magic number of 500000
- (A 1 min crack ,if u made a tlock keygen before ;)
-
-
- Now: can someone help me locate tasm 5 (full version) ?
-
- NB. to trurl: did u check your VCL approach with 16 bit apps.how can u locate the begining of a procedure in 16 bit code.(sel:offset)
-
-
- k0X
-
-
- -----#4-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IDA 3.7 key file
-
-
-
- -----#5-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Ida Pro
-
- Zer0+;
-
- There's no need to share the cost of Ida Pro, You can't squeeze cash
- through these wires we communicate through. I have enough money saved to
- purchase the program, but I'm waiting awhile so Tark can get the bugs
- worked out of the new version.
-
- Instead, you (or anyone else) should feel free to consider that you
- OWE me a favor. Then, when ANYONE asks for help, or a particular file,
- just pretend it's ME asking, and help them any way you can to return the
- favor.
-
- As you probably know by reading my essays on +Fravias pages, and my
- contributions to this news letter, I firmly believe that, TOGETHER, we
- can change the way things are in this world. Feel free to hoard
- consumables, like food and clothing, but INFORMATION should be a SHARED
- resource.
-
- If everyone in the whole world uses the same program, or the same
- knowledge, at the exact same time, the program or knowledge will still
- be there, even when the LAST person finishes.
-
- I will be placing an order for Ida Pro within the next two weeks.
- I'll have to wait until I recieve it, and then find a place to upload
- it. So we should ALL get a chance to own it in two or three weeks.
- Please, everyone, keep watching this news letter because I don't know
- how long the files will remain on the server when I upload them. I will
- write to this news letter at each phase of this "project" so everyone
- will know whats going on.
-
- Hackmore Readrite
-
-
- =====End of Issue 39====================================
-
-
-
-
-
- ========================================================
- +HCU Maillist Issue: 40 10/26/1997
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- Send Articles To:......................... *************
- Info, Help, Unsubscription, etc:....... ****************
- ========================================================
-
- CONTENTS:
-
- #1 Subject: SPECTRALAB
-
- #2 Subject: IDA 3.7 key file
-
- #3 Subject: sorry... SpectraLAB OK.....
-
- #4 Subject: java search
-
- #5 Subject: Reply to kOX and an Ida Pro Update
-
- #6 Subject: TASM 5.0
-
- #7 Subject: IDA PRO & more
-
- ARTICLES:
-
- -----#1-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: SPECTRALAB
-
- > -----#7-------------------------------------------------
- > Subject: Re: SpectraLAB
-
- > I tried to put a jump to the end of the call in the first line, and
- > I've seen the program looks as it is authorized, but the tools
- > don't. So I patched the executable too to make it believe the tools
- > are authorized too (this part was VERY easy!!! I can't believe it...
- > :))
-
- Well, +Malattia....... I couldn't find WHERE to patch the .exe
- file...... can you tell me where and how you found it? BTW, I'm
- excellent on Assembly and pathetic on Windows, etc. How do I set a
- BPX to a mouse click? Eg I choose 'option A' by clicking the mouse,
- and that click would get me straight into SoftICE.
-
- TIA,
-
- WAFNA of FCA
-
- BTW - re maximizer, I managed to find a serial number (using SoftICE
- & meditation): 01001100010962, in case anyone's interested.
-
- However, now I forgot how I did it....... it took a long time!!!!!!!
-
-
- -----#2-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IDA 3.7 key file
-
- For those who are too lazy to patch the IDA 3.7 non-crippled files to work w/o the ida.key file,
- here is it **********************************
-
- k0X
-
-
- -----#3-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: sorry... SpectraLAB OK.....
-
- Hello all,
-
- ok, I eventually managed to crack Spectralab, and my patch is already
- on its way to USENET.......
-
- Speaking of which, I have an idea..... why don't we create a crackz
- group, like PC, and we spread our cracks around? The group could be
- called +HCU/ML.
-
- IMHO, creating a group would give 'credibility' to our crackz when
- posted around the net.....
-
- Incidentally, my question remains - is there a way to set up a BPX
- which manages to be activated by the press of a button?
-
- WAFNA
-
- -----#4-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: java search
-
- Yes, there *is* a Java search applet, I saw it once......
-
- I will look for it again and post the URL as soon as I have it.
-
- WAFNA
-
- -----#5-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Reply to kOX and an Ida Pro Update
-
- kOX;
-
- I have the full (4 Mb) version 5.0 of TASM which I can send to your
- E-mail address. Problem is, I don't know your E-mail address. The
- program handles 16 bit, 16 bit protected mode, and 32 bit code.
-
- The Ida Pro files you mentioned are just files to crack Ida Pro, as
- you probably already know, I'm after the FULL version to be sure nothing
- gets left out. After all, we'll all be using it, and why waste time
- re-cracking it every time Tark posts a "bug-fix" which replaces a file
- we've already cracked?
-
- UPDATE ON IDA PRO...
-
- Due to a very kind offer of webspace on FortuneCity's server from a
- fellow cracker, I will be setting up my own website, on the same server,
- tonight. Between the two sites, we should have enough room to transfer
- the entire program. So rather than wait for Tark to iron out the bugs, I
- will order the program on Monday. We can just get the "bug-fixes" from
- Data Rescues web-site as they get posted.
-
- It will probably take less than a week to arive at my door, via
- snail-mail, but as soon as I get the program, I will zip up all of the
- disks and begin uploading them. I'll keep you informed.
-
- One word of warning, I WILL NOT maintain the website. So be ready to
- download the program as soon as it arrives. I've heard that the site
- will be cancelled if not maintained for over 30 days. Maybe I heard
- wrong, but why take the chance?
-
- Hackmore
-
-
- -----#6-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: TASM 5.0
-
- Attn kOX, all:
-
- I have a full version of TASM 5.0 on the original Borland floppies which
- I will be putting up on the web for download. I have created a "common"
- page at Fortunecities at the following URL:
-
- ******************************************************
- the file names will be
- tasm1.zip
- tasm2.zip
- tasm3.zip
- about 1.4 MB apiece. Someday when I get time I will scan the Quick
- Reference so we can have an online Opcodes listing (with the hex
- equivalents...very handy). This web page is intended to be a transfer
- area; log on to Fortunecities as "hcu" with the password "crack" (not
- too hard to remember...) to upload files (up to 6 MB space). There are
- no rules so far (delete anything that gets old; it can always be
- re-posted), hopefully it will be up awhile (or I'll just make another
- one).
-
- mammon_
-
- ______________________________________________________
- Get Your Private, Free Email at **********************
-
- -----#7-------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IDA PRO & more
-
- > Subject: Ida Pro
-
- > As you probably know by reading my essays on +Fravias pages,
- > and my contributions to this news letter, I firmly believe that,
- > TOGETHER, we can change the way things are in this world. Feel free
- > to hoard consumables, like food and clothing, but INFORMATION
- > should be a SHARED resource.
-
- Well, yes, but if the programmers can't sell the programs, how do
- they eat? I mean, ok, cracking is a challenge, etc etc., but, in fact
- we're all getting programs for free... - and the people who use our
- cracks do that because they don't want to pay for the proggies (or
- it's hard for them to get the softw.) Mind you, I'm not against
- cracking, but if *I* were to live on programming, I would make sure
- it would be something very hard to crack.... it would be packed
- with protections.....
-
- > I will be placing an order for Ida Pro within the next two
- > weeks. I'll have to wait until I recieve it, and then find a place
- > to upload it. So we should ALL get a chance to own it in two or
- > three weeks.
-
- Thanks!!!
-
- BTW, going back to programmers, there are *some* which deserve
- cracking...... M$ Project 98 is available as a 60-day trial version,
- it would be nice to make sure the public gets it free......
-
- Another thing now, a question about this list - is there any criteria
- for accepting people in it? It seems to me that it has grown quite a
- lot, and I think we should at least make sure people know a little
- about cracking - or if they don't, that at least they have the right
- 'free spirit', that they want to learn.
-
- Otherwise, if it spreads enough, we'll soon have people posting
- messages like 'Pls crack this for me. TIA.', or 'how do I warez this
- program?', or 'how do I read .nfo files?', or "let's trade crackz'.
-
- WAFNA
-
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-