HOW TO CRACK ANY TYPE OF SOFTWARE PROTECTION

HOW TO CRACK ANY TYPE OF SOFTWARE PROTECTION

In this tutorial you will learn how to crack any type of software protection using

W32Dasm and HIEW.

IDENTIFYING THE PROTECTION:

Run the program, game, etc., (SoftwareX) that you want to crack without the CD in the

CD reader. SoftwareX will not run of course, however, when the error window pops up it

will give you all of the vital information that you need to crack the program, so be sure to

write down what it says.

CRACKING THE PROTECTION:

Now, run Win32Dasm. On the file menu open DISASSEMBLER > OPEN FILE TO

DISASSEMBLE. Select SoftwareX’s executable file in the popup window that will

appear (e.g. SoftwareX.exe). W32Dasm may take several minutes to disassemble the file.

When W32Dasm finishes disassembling the file it will display unrecognizable text; this is

what we want. Click on the String Data References button. Scroll through the String Data

Items until you find SoftwareX’s error message. When you locate it, double click the

error message and then close the window to return to the Win32Dasm text. You will

notice that you have been moved somewhere within the SoftwareX’s check routine; this

is where the error message in generated.

Getting the Password File Through FTP

  Getting the Password File Through FTP

 

  Ok well one of the easiest ways of getting superuser access is through anonymous ftp access into a
  webpage. First you need learn a little about the password file...

  root:User:d7Bdg:1n2HG2:1127:20:Superuser
  TomJones:p5Y(h0tiC:1229:20:Tom Jones,:/usr/people/tomjones:/bin/csh
  BBob:EUyd5XAAtv2dA:1129:20:Billy Bob:/usr/people/bbob:/bin/csh

  This is an example of a regular encrypted password file. The Superuser is the part that gives you root.
  That's the main part of the file.

  root:x:0:1:Superuser:/:
  ftp:x:202:102:Anonymous ftp:/u1/ftp:
  ftpadmin:x:203:102:ftp Administrator:/u1/ftp

  This is another example of a password file, only this one has one little difference, it's shadowed.
  Shadowed password files don't let you view or copy the actual encrypted password. This causes problems for the password cracker and dictionary maker(both explained later in the text). Below is another example of a shadowed password file:

  root:x:0:1:0000-Admin(0000):/:/usr/bin/csh
  daemon:x:1:1:0000-Admin(0000):/:
  bin:x:2:2:0000-Admin(0000):/usr/bin:
  sys:x:3:3:0000-Admin(0000):/:
  adm:x:4:4:0000-Admin(0000):/var/adm:
  lp:x:71:8:0000-lp(0000):/usr/spool/lp:
  smtp:x:0:0:mail daemon user:/:
  uucp:x:5:5:0000-uucp(0000):/usr/lib/uucp:
  nuucp:x:9:9:0000-uucp(0000):/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/lib/uucp/uucico
  listen:x:37:4:Network Admin:/usr/net/nls:
  nobody:x:60001:60001:uid no body:/:
  noaccess:x:60002:60002:uid no access:/:
  webmastr:x:53:53:WWW Admin:/export/home/webmastr:/usr/bin/csh
  pin4geo:x:55:55:PinPaper Admin:/export/home/webmastr/new/gregY/test/pin4geo:/bin/false
  ftp:x:54:54:Anonymous FTP:/export/home/anon_ftp:/bin/false

  Shadowed password files have an "x" in the place of a password or sometimes they are disguised as an
  * as well.

  Now that you know a little more about what the actual password file looks like you should be able to identify a normal encrypted pw from a shadowed pw file. We can now go on to talk about how to crack it.

  Cracking a password file isn't as complicated as it would seem, although the files vary from system to system. 1.The first step that you would take is to download or copy the file. 2. The second step is to find a password cracker and a dictionary maker. Although it's nearly impossible to find a good cracker there are a few ok ones out there. I recomend that you look for Cracker Jack, John the Ripper, Brute Force Cracker, or Jack the Ripper. Now for a dictionary maker or a dictionary file... When you start a cracking prog you will be asked to find the the password file. That's where a dictionary maker comes in. You can download one from nearly every hacker page on the net. A dictionary maker finds all the possible letter combinations with the alphabet that you choose(ASCII, caps, lowercase, and numeric letters may also be added) . We will be releasing our pasword file to the public soon, it will be called, Psychotic Candy, "The Perfect Drug." As far as we know it will be one of the largest in circulation. 3. You then start up the cracker and follow the directions that it gives you.