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joe locks
June 28th, 2004, 06:19
hi
i am new to cracking and need some help
i want to crack a dos based accounting program where should i start
the program is protected
uses a time potected for demo purposes
then you contact seller gives you give him a name and address he give you a code
you enter the name and address exactly the way you give to him and enter the code it accepts
he also give a network code if it is more then one user

please can anyone give me ideas on how to crack this program
also the name appears in all the screens after it is registered
the program has individual modules for
general ledger
creditors ledger etc

thanks

joe

naides
June 28th, 2004, 10:04
Quote:
please can anyone give me ideas on how to crack this program


you need to disassemble the program,
trace it live,
Find the protection code

and

reverse it.

lifewire
June 28th, 2004, 17:17
yes, for example: search for references to the text strings used in the time nag message if such a thing exists, and trace back from there. (in IDA or something)

joe locks
June 29th, 2004, 08:30
thanks for the help

can you be more specific on what tools etc to use

thanks

joe

naides
June 29th, 2004, 09:14
Quote:
[Originally Posted by naides]you need to disassemble the program, You need a disassembler
trace it live, You need a debugger
Find the protection code You need your brain

and

reverse it. You need your brain plus a hex editor



You also need to read the FAQ

naides
June 29th, 2004, 09:35
Ok