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- How to crack Cel Assembler
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- Program : Cel Assembler 1.2, is a graphical way to put
- together animating GIF files.
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- Protection : Will expire in 30 days unless you enter a Name + Registration
- code.
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- WWW : http://www.gamani.com/tools/
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- Tools : Soft-Ice, WS32DASM and a brain
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- The Cracking Bit
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- Their are 2 ways of cracking this, the first one is the easiest requiring no knowledge
- in assembly language just a bit of thinking. The second part is following the code to
- see what happens to the data you entered.
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- First approach
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- Step 1 : The first thing I do before I use Soft-Ice is load the exe into WS32DASM.
- I do the because I like to look for unusual strings in this case their is
- one, but in most cases there isn't.
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- Step 2 : After you've loaded celasm.exe into WS32DASM do a string search.
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- Step 3 : After looking at the string data, do you see something weird? Under "KERNEL32"
- their is a string data called "LamaLo".
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- Step 4 : Hmmmm why is LamaLo in, WHAT is LamaLo? I loaded the program up and looked at
- the menu to find any reference to do with this word and I couldn't.
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- Step 5 : So I decided to try something I went to Help, Register Now... I entered :
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- Name : GrimL0ck [C4n '97]
- Reg code : LamaLo
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- Step 6 : It didn't come up with a text box saying Vaild/Invaild Reg code. So I exited
- and reloaded
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- Step 7 : HEY!!!! Where has the nag screen gone? I tried to reg it again but
- when I went to help the option of registering had gone!!!!!!
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- Step 8 : Click on About and you should see your Name + LamaLo in the box. It's
- registered :)
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- Conclusion :
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- I decided to try this again, I had to edit my registry (I don't recommend this unless
- you know what your doing). I deleted my reg code and re-entered under a different name
- but with the same reg code. HEY it worked, so you can put ANY name as long as you put
- LamaLo as the code. This is the first time I've seen a static code when you've suppose
- to enter a name + code. So it pays to be curious and try things which seem unethical.
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- Second approach
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- Step 1 : Load Cel Assembler, goto Help then Register Now.
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- Step 2 : Enter a name and a reg code I entered GrimL0ck [C4n '97] 12345
- DON'T press <Enter> yet.
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- Step 3 : Press Ctrl D and enter soft-ice
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- Step 4 : We need to set a breakpoint just after the information has just been read.
- So enter :
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- BPX GetWindowTextA
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- Step 5 : Get out of sofe-ice with either Ctrl-D, F5 or g
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- Step 6 : Click on OK to accept the information you've entered
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- Step 7 : BLAM!!! Your back in soft-ice. The program has just read in your name
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- Step 8 : Press F5 so your reg code can read in, press F11 to Step of of the function
- you should be at the following code :
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- LEA EAX,[ESP+00000088] <------------- Your Code
- LEA ECX,[ESP+24] <------------- Your Name
- PUSH EAX
- PUSH ECX
- CALL 004F950 <------------- Get correct code????
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- Step 9 : Press F10 a couple of times to step through the program until you reach CALL 004F950
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- Step 10 : We now want to know what's going to happen at address 004F950. Press CTRL up until you
- reach this code :
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- PUSH ESI
- MOV ECX,00000007
- MOV EDX,[ESP+0C]
- PUSH EDI
- MOV EDI,0041D894 <---------------- Hmmm What's been move to 0041D894 ???
- MOV ESI,EDX
- REPZ CMPSD <---------------- Return back to previous code
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- Step 10 : Lets find out whats been moved into 0041D894, by entering D 0041D894, in the Data window
- you should be able to see the correct code "LamaLo".
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- Step 11 : Press F10, so the CALL 0041D894 function has been executed you should know be at this
- point :
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- ADD ESP,08 <-------- Erase saved information
- TEST EAX,EAX <-------- Check function return (The CALL 004F950)
- JZ 0040FDEF <-------- Jump on zero (EAX = 0 Wrong (EAX = <> 0 Correct)
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- Conclusion :
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- So if their was some sort of calculation for the code it would probably be stored in 041D894
- but I'm not sure, anyway that explains 2 different ways of cracking a program.
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- That's wraps that up :) I'd just like to thank people on #Cracking4Newbies who without their help
- none of this would be possible.
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- If you need help with anything join #Cracking4Newbies on EfNet
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- WWW: http://c4n.home.ml.org
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- GrimL0ck
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