SERIAL NUMBER IS FISHY - DECLINE YOUR PATCH'ITCH'ING


Power Crypto v1.4
A Cracking Tutorial 
by ASTAGA [D4C/C4A]


DISCLAIMER 

This reading material is not intended to violate Copyrights 
and/or it is law, but educational purposes only. I hold no 
responsibility ( by all means and in any shape whatsoever ) 
of the mis-used of this material.


ABOUT THE PROGRAM 



With Power Crypto, you may encrypt and decrypt simple messages as 
well as all sorts of files, using a user-friendly interface and 
security levels way beyond what you ever will need. Below is a 
mixed snapshot of the interface's different appearences. There, 
you enter, or paste in, plain or encrypted text, or one or more 
plain or encrypted files. You choose among your hard-to-guess 
keys, by referring to their easy-to-remember nicknames, and start 
the process of encryption or decryption using one of the padlock 
buttons.


WHERE TO DOWNLOAD

Author   	: Ulf Oreborn, 
Copyright	: Matex Data HB
Homepage	: http://home.swipnet.se/matexdata/PowerCrypto/Welcome.htm
URL	     	: http://home.swipnet.se/matexdata/PowerCrypto/Download.htm
		  http://home.swipnet.se/matexdata/programs/PowerCrypto.exe
Size 		: 986 KB, as of Nov 26, 2000
Rel date	: November 19, 2000

HOW TO GET VALID SERIAL NUMBER by using SoftIce


1.  Run POWERCRYTO.EXE, in the main program click on HELP/
    LIC INFORMATION submenu.  In the registration dialog box 
    type these below informations :

	Name : Pirates Order 
	Licence Code: 73884665

    Do not click CHECK THE CODE button yet
    ( hereinafter refered to as OK button )

2.  Load SoftIce by pressing [ CTRL + D ], set a breakpoint as 
    follow : 

	BPX HMEMCPY [enter] and
   	F5  to return to the main program

3.  Now click OK button... you'll return back into SoftIce!
    In within SoftIce press F11, F5, F11, then followed with
    pressing F12 several times until you see and break at :

	EAX=00000008   EBX=006EF868...EDX=00448BF9   ESI=00C24CDC        
	EDI=0048BE40   EBP=006EF910...EIP=0042086E   o d I s z a P c     
	CS=015F   DS=0167   SS=0167...GS=0000   SS:006EF8CC=00C15578
	_____________________________________________________________

	015F:00420863  8B8600020000  MOV    EAX,[ESI+00000200]
	015F:00420869  E86A600200    CALL   004468D8 <== break here
	015F:0042086E  8D45BC        LEA    EAX,[EBP-44]
	...
	...
	____________________ POWERCRYPTO!.text+0001F863 _____________

	Break due to BPX #015F:00420869
	: bc *  [enter]
	: bpx 015F:00420863 [enter]

    Let's start tracing the codes.
    Press F10 once - stop at 015F:0042086E - check the contents of
    SS Register 00C15578 as follow : 

	: ? 00C15578  [enter] ==> look at the Data Window in the
					  below : 

	0167:00C15528 50 61 6E ... 00 00 00  Panel1.U........ 
	0167:00C15538 01 00 00 ... 2D 38 35  ........45-33-85 
	0167:00C15548 2D 39 38 ... 00 00 00  -98-40.......... 
	0167:00C15558 0D 00 00 ... 52 44 45  ....PIRATES ORDE
	0167:00C15568 52 00 C1 ... 00 00 00  R..."...........
  
	It's too obvious, that  45-33-85-98-40  is very typical
	for a reg code.  Write it down !.


4.  Disable all breakpoints : 

	bd *   [enter]
	F5  to return to registration dialog box


7.  Keyed-in  45-33-85-98-40  as your registration code.
    Click FINISH THE REGISTRATION button and don't forget to check/
    mark the CheckBox "I accept the key ....." .
    Finally,  you'll get this classic message : 
		CORRECT LICENSE CODE ENTERED. THANK YOU FOR
		BUYING THIS PROGRAM.

    YOU'RE REGISTERED now... da hast Du Dich aber anscheißen 
    lassen !.
    


8.  Where the hell is my registration code is stored ??

	The correct registration code is stored in the registry as
	follows : 
	REGEDIT4
	[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Matex Data HB\PowerCrypto]
	[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Matex Data HB\PowerCrypto\License]
	"UserName"="Pirates Order"
	"LicenseCode"="45-33-85-98-40"
	"ExpireDay"=dword:0000901a


7.  How can I practise with my own user name ?

	-  I strongly recommended you not to do this !




					E N D   N O T E S


		Distributing your serial number is illegal and is no 
			different than distributing illegal 
				copies of the registered 
				 software. Violation of
					this rule may 
					  result in 
			temporary or permanent revocation of this
			     license and cancellation of the 
			              serial number; 
				   the original licensee
			   will also be held responsible for 
			    damages, physical and estimated.


   Do not distribute your crack release based on this tutorial, because
   you become a LAMER(s)!!!!!!!!
   ( tHATDUDE (PC97) defined LAMER(s) is the guy who sits in front of
   personal computer, using Hex Editor, ripping off other group(s)
   crack release, repacking (distro) them under his name. 
   Adopted from newsgroup alt.cracks, alt.crackers - February 1997 ) 

    More about LAMER(s):
	lamer /n./ [prob. originated in skateboarder slang]
	Synonym for luser, not used much by hackers but common among warez 
	d00dz, crackers, and phreakers. Oppose elite. Has the same connota
	tions of self-conscious elitism that use of luser does among 
	hackers.
      < SOURCE: http://sagan.earthspace.net/jargon/jargon_27.html >


 		Never attribute to malice that which is adequately 
				explained by stupidity


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