how to make my own cracks
 

i know that everyone wants to crack safedisc / securom etc...
but start simple, read tutorials about cd-checks / nag-screens

if u can handle the different kinds of CD-Checks
(GetDriveTypeA, GetVolumeInformationA, GetLogicalDriveStrings)
than i recommand u to try unpacking with softice / ollydebug.
download some crackmes und read the included tutorials.

what u need:
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- a brain, as always ;)
- pen and paper (in case of reboots and hints etc...)
- Tutorials as many as possible
- ASM / Win32APi knowledge (focus on TASM language)
- Win32Dasm or IDA to disassemble an exe/dll
- HexEditor (i prefer HexWorkShop and HView)
- a debugger like SOFTiCE or OLLYDEBUG and the references

tutorials:
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http://www.crackstore.com/tutors-eng.htm
http://www.crackstore.com/tutors-ger.htm
http://krobars.reverse-engineering.info/main.html (click begin)
http://www.crackmes.de/

http://krobars.reverse-engineering.info/other1.html#cd
beginner should start with this site, coz the tutorials are easy to understand and cover 'how to remove cd-checks'

u forgot the all important pen and paper

/me slaps cdkiller

and tasm and masm arent really that far apart.. try making an anti debug kmd in tasm.. i wish you luck ;)

lol, i doubt a cracking newbie can code anti debug stuff ;)

how could i forget pen and paper :rolleyes:
/me is confused coz of the slap

i slapped ya to make u remember the all important pen and paper next time ;)

you also forgot the other things

- an rva is not an offset
- patch the proc not the conditional
- remember that proc returns are passed via eax which is trashed on your next api call (couldnt resist) ;pp

ok..
I been playing with the Cycling Manager 3 update, I managed to hook into this prodrv04.sys driver and made it ignore the cd in the drive. Now I still need to unpack the executable though, how do you suggest I proceed?

really?;)

lol do u talk about me ??? i think about the regsetup.exe ;)

You also might need Windows 98 as the Platform/OS!

nope win98 is due to be phased out soon, and will not be supported anymore, so you're gonna have to start cracking in 2k/xp etc.. which is only a little bit different

As I heard from CDKiLLER and as it was my point... the best OS to start doing crack in, is Windows 98.

But if microsoft are gonna start to stop with servive...maybe cracking tools are gonna fit for NT based system...:rolleyes:

Win98 is really outdated ;)
i´m on WinXP and Win2k Pro...

use Compuware.SoftICE.Driver.Suite.v3.0
it´s WinXP compatible.

heh 3.0.. you're better off using 2.7 considering that 3.0 doesnt allow global bpx's, only context ones.. compuware kinda took a step backwards in that one

heh, guess some "big companies" got pissed off by ppl using bpx's to tamper with their software...:D Ahh, just kidding..

Can a Trial version be found somewhere? :o

i think theres a 14 day trial kicking about, dont know if its crippled or whatever (the 3.0 installer will install as 14 day demo if you dont supply a key)...try the compuware site i guess although i would you recommend you learn your assembly code before you start playing with softice

All the links are dead
 

All the links are dead. Where can i learn how to make a no-cd crack ? I really need one.

Links work fine here, except the Krobars-ones... they seem to be dead at the moment...

Not really, the links that works only send you to other pages where all the links didnt work.

So you cant obtain any information in anyone of this links.

It seems dead to me too:( Can anyone suggest other newbie sites about cracking??

Any other know site how to learn to crack ?

Could someone give us n00bs some links that work?

I think crackstore is (was) one of the best sites for noobs. they offer(ed) many tutorials. seems that crackstore is dead, there are no more updates, but I have good news, too;)
there are still some tutorials which can be downloaded, but you wont find them at the "tutorials" link. if you click the link "gamecracking" you'll get a short info about jumps and API functions and the following tutorials are still downloadable (except the ones which are marked as new)
---> CrackStore

w32dasm?
 

Does anyone know where I can get this disassembler? Crackstore's link doesn't work for me.

Compuware.SoftICE.Driver.Suite.v2.7 and 3.0
 

Compuware.SoftICE.Driver.Suite.v2.7............... 30meg
-cut-

Compuware.SoftICE.Driver.Suite.v3.0.........60meg
-cut-

W32Dasm V8.93

don´t link warez apps here, thx /cdkiller

http://krobars.reverse-engineering.info/other1.html#cd
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@ chuckman45
If you had read Rancor's post above you would have already known this!

Hi Guy's..

The 14 Day Trial Version Can Be Downloaded From The Link Below..! :- :) :)

http://nashua.compuware.com/evaluations/

Don't mean to bumb this up but the site seems down. Any recommened sites that talk about CD-Checks?

@Karthik
There are still plenty of links on Krobars site that do work. http://207.218.156.34/krobar/
You can also have a look here: http://www.woodmann.com/crackz/Miscpapers.htm
There is a CDCheck tutorial there as well. ;)

:D Me thank you long time!

Your welcome. ;)

which assembly code should i learn and also where could i find beginner info on this.

total noob still green behind the ears

ASM is ASM, pretty much alot of tutorials and books on the subject.

And File Headers (IAT's and PE's and the likes - which you will have to learn about also)

dude can u check those links? couse i got the first one working but anything on that site i get blank link. and also the think " you should start with" link also does not work!

is it me or?

From last year those links, good chance they arent about anymore.

@mods/admins/people like them
sorry for bumping such an old thread but I figured that instead of creating a new one I would simply resurrect this one as it has the subject and a few links already.

Running a google search about thamedia 1.0.0.5 protection used for Prey (yes it is, if you don't believe me check the retail when it comes avaible for you, some people have the retail already).

Well however, I ran across this site:
http://releases.accessroot.com/

It has tutorials on cracking, unwrappers for protections (one is for Safedisc v4.6!!!), information about different protections, how to create loaders, manually unpacking protected files and more. Atleast I found it interesting.

If you rather would've wanted me to create a new thread, please tell me and I'll probably do that or update the sticky about cracking.

Have fun everyone, it should prove an interesting read for most people... :)

ARTeam has some good stuff, shame the UnSafedisc 4.6 prog is a POS :)

Exetools is also good for Themida info too ;)

Yeah I saw exetools too but I didn't include it since it was kinda mixed...

So the 4.6 is POS? Sad to hear... :(

yup safedisc one is crap, done in the wrong way.. decrypting the pfe file etc... bleh, and other stuff missing

Anyone would like to write up a short essay, with links to actual tutorials, that can be added to the FAQ? ;)