Protection ID info thread - v6.4.0 (build 08.07.2010)

[coffin filler]

we will put out an update maybe v5.0d before we release v6.0

Utill (but you already know this of course)

[MiJO]

hey, ummm I'm just curious, I'm new at using this program. Is there manual on how to use it. I was under the impression that if you run this program on a given .exe file it will patch it so you can use it without getting an error message telling you to insert correct dvd. Am i wrong or did I miss something? This is what is says when i scan the file -=[ ProtectionID v5 ]=- (c) CdKiller
Build 14-12-2004....
> Ready
Scanning -> C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\MVP Baseball 2005\mvp2005.exe
File Type : Exe, Size : 6976094 (06A725Eh) Bytes
-> File has 1507934 (017025Eh) bytes of appended data starting at offset 0537000h
[!] Safedisc v3.20 - v4.xx or newer [removed version] detected !
[!] Possible CD/DVD-Check String -> MISSINGCD
- Scan Took : 0.203 Seconds

and at the bottom it says scan compete....waiting, does that mean it's still working, or is it done? Sorry to sound like such a retard.

[coffin filler]

Sorry to sound like such a retard.

lol

I was under the impression that if you run this program on a given .exe file it will patch it so you can use it without getting an error message telling you to insert correct dvd. Am i wrong or did I miss something?

This proggie will tell you what protection is being used on the exe,dll etc etc. It will not crack it for you. Once you know the protection being used it then makes it simpler for us to know what direction we need to be going. (what to do next). Mind you it would be nice if there was such a proggie that scanned files,fount protection being used,then ripped protection out/fixed it etc. If you find one of those could you let me know plz

[MiJO]

lol, no problem, I'll get on top of that, wtf, there's a pig flying outside.

[Thanatos]

ProtectionID 5.0c doesn't run after installing SP1 on Windows 2003 Server, no error message or anything. Any ideas?

[cdkiller]

dunno whats causing the problem...
anyway pid v6.0 will be ported over to MASM. we will test it with lots of different Operating Systems and their service packs to trace possibe bugs.

[Thanatos]

Excellent, looking forward to it

[noscript]

any new progress?

[cdkiller]

any new progress?

yep, many changes have been done in v6.0.
we will also have features other scanners don´t have and could only dream of
and also lots of suprises.

but pid v6.0 is kinda "on ice" for the public atm.
if new exe crypters/packers, pc game prots etc. are released or updated i´ll update pid with the new signatures but the versions will only be given to my
friends to test them.

there will also be a public v5.1 wich adds lots of new and improved detections but no more new features. they will all be used in v6.0.

[Krondike's_Shadow]

Man I'm whated for PID 6.0 for about 1 year now! Wonder how old Im gonna get when it hit the market!

[coffin filler]

PID 5 is a great tool as im sure your aware . I to would love to get my greasy little mits on PID 6.0. Oh well i guess we will have to wait a while longer huh. Whats the time scale regarding PID 5.1 (as regards to the general public being able to download ?). Thanks again.

[cdkiller]

Whats the time scale regarding PID 5.1

i don´t want to say it´s ready in a few weeks. cos if i won´t release it then ppl get mad at me
let´s say when it´s done. v5.1 will get a huge detection update to detect the latest prots and to fix some detection bugs.

i´m thinking about some more betatesters scanning their games/applications
and submitting bugs + executables for testing.
drop me a pm if you want to test it. i will accept a few testers only, but you should have some posts here in the forum and a bit more as a basic knowledge about protections.
best is you are unpacking protections in your freetime.
i.e. exe protectors like armadillo & asprotect, dongles, license systems...

[ByteMare]

Originally Posted by cdkiller

best is you are unpacking protections in your freetime.
i.e. exe protectors like armadillo & asprotect, dongles, license systems...

wooopps...maybe I should sign up since I'm on vacation right now

[Monty Burns]

Hi cdkiller,

just wanted to ask about the state of progress ?

[cdkiller]

well pid detects all the latest pc iso protections.
also we are working on new features of pid wich i can´t tell about.
monty, when i send out the next alpha build you´ll get it too so you can see it yourself. i don´t want to make all the new stuff public yet