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- | How to get started in the art of cracking | by dC/CBE
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- Introduction:
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- Tons of new programs are coming out each day... But the bad thing is that
- most of them are shareware, which means that you have to pay to get the full
- version (most of the time, when you'll register, the creators of the program
- will e-mail you an unlock code)... But there are some guys called "crackers"
- who can modify the program so that you don't need to pay to get the full
- version. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to crack programs (except VB
- programs). I hope that you'll enjoy it.
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- |1) Programs that you'll need to get started |
- |2) Basic things about cracking |
- |3) Examples |
- |4) Questions & Answers |
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- 1) Programs that you'll need to get started
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- Here's the list of programs that you'll need to get to start cracking:
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- WinDisassembler
- Hex Workshop
- Hacker's View
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- Don't expect to crack a program without these utilities!
- Note: You can get them at http://cracking.home.ml.org, or if you're a CBE
- member, at CBE's memberz FTP Area
- And you can get Hex Workshop at http://www.bpoint.com
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- 2) Basic things about cracking
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- Please remember that in this tutorial, I expect that you never cracked a
- program, so it should be easy for beginners.
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- Here is, step by step, what you have to do to crack a program which needs a
- name and a serial number (assuming that there's no good protection):
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- a) Run the program
- b) Go to the place where you can enter your name and a serial number
- c) Type your name and any serial number
- d) Write down (or memorise) the error message
- e) Copy the program's exe to .bak (for backup) and to .w32
- f) Disassemble [progname].w32 with WinDisassembler
- g) Click on search -> search. Type the error message, and click on search
- h) Scroll up until you find this "Referenced by a (U)nconditional or
- (C)onditional Jump at Address: | blabla" (where blabla is the address)
- i) Go to this address by scrolling up (the addresses are writen on the left)
- j) There should be "jne" written at this address.
- h) Double-click on the line and memorise the offset (written on the status bar)
- i) Launch hacker's view and edit the exe files
- j) Press F4 and select Decode Mode
- k) Press F5 and type the Offset.
- l) Press F3 and type 74 (which will change jne to je)
- m) If the program isn't very securised, it should be cracked now!
- n) Run the program
- o) Type your name and any serial number
- p) It should work!
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- Note: If it didn't work, then it means that the program is more protected...
- But I don't have time to teach you how to crack more protected programs for
- the moment.
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- 3) Examples
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- UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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- 4) Questions & Answers
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- Q: I searched the error message in WinDisassembler and never found it! Why?
- A: Either the program is made in VB, or either you'll find the error message
- in a dll.
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- Q: How can I know if the program is made in VB?
- A: Simply disassemble it and search for "VB". If you found "VB!", then the
- program is made in VB and can't be cracked with the method described in 2)
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- Q: How can I crack a VB program?
- A: This one is a quick answer: Use a VB Decompiler.
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- Q: Where can I get a VB Decompiler?
- A: At CBE's Memberz FTP Area (for members) or search the net.
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- Q: I heard about SoftICE. What's that?
- A: SoftICE is a powerful (but not that easy to use) debugger used for
- cracking programs too.
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- Q: What's the difference between hacking and cracking?
- A: Go bother someone else! ;)
- No, seriously, Hacking is breaking into systems and getting passwords, ...
- And cracking is registering softwares without a serial number and without
- paying.
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- Well that's it!!!
- I hope that you enjoyed my tutorial,
- Da Cracker/CBE
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- Copyright (c) 1998 by Da Cracker. All rights reserved. No portions of this
- document can be used without my authorisation, *except* by CBE memberz.
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- E-mail: dc_cbe@hotmail.com
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- To join CBE, please go to http://cbe.ml.org
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