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


Directory Compare 1.5
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.
Read END NOTES section at the end of this file.



ABOUT THE PROGRAM 



Directory Compare provides a comparison of the contents of 
two directories and the ability to synchronize the directo
ries. It includes the following capabilities:  Compare the 
contents of two directories  Copy and move files between 
the directories or to any other directory  Delete or rename 
files and directories  Open files in their associated appli
cation  Synchronize the contents of the directories  
Get information on the files in the selected directories  
Print listings of the directories or export them to comma-
delimited files  Files in the selected directories are lis
ted in two side-by-side grids. You can choose various dis
play filters to limit the listing to files existing in both 
, files which exist in one directory only, or files in both 
directories with a different size or date/time. Once display
ed, files can be easily selected either individually or in 
groups and then copied, moved or deleted.



WHERE TO DOWNLOAD


Author   	: Glenn Alcott
Copyright	: GLENN ALCOTT SOFTWARE
Homepage 	: http://www.galcott.com/default.htm
URL		: http://www.galcott.com/dc.htm
		  http://www.galcott.com/dircmp15.zip
Size 		: 510 kb  as of Dcember 17,2000
Rel Date	: July 2000




HOW TO GET VALID SERIAL NUMBER by using SoftIce



1.  Run DIRCOMP.EXE, in the registration dialog box type these below 
    informations :

	Code    : 73881050

    Do not click OK button yet
    

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

	BPX messageboxa     [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, confirm OK when beggar-off
    message pops-up.  Next, you'll returned back again into
    SoftICe and break at   USER32!MessageBoxA .

	Scroll up around 4-5 times ( Ctrl+PgUp ) until you see CALL 
	instruction at 015F:00481B9F. I told you this is a shortcut.
	Now, do these below followings :

	: bd 00  [enter] ==> no longer needed
	: bpx 015F:00481B9F  [enter]
	Press X  to let SoftIce break into new location
	( Press OK button in the registration dialog box if 
	necessary ).



5.  If nothing goes wrong you'll break again at these below
    snippet codes : 

                     
	___________________________________________________________________
	
	015F:00481B9F  E8641AFAFF          CALL      00423608 <==break here
	015F:00481BA4  8B45F8              MOV       EAX,[EBP-08] 
	015F:00481BA7  8D55FC              LEA       EDX,[EBP-04] ==> D EAX 
	015F:00481BAA  E8A15CF8FF          CALL      00407850 
	015F:00481BAF  8B45FC              MOV       EAX,[EBP-04]
	015F:00481BB2  50                  PUSH      EAX ==> d eax 
	015F:00481BB3  8D55F4              LEA       EDX,[EBP-0C]
	015F:00481BB6  B87FAD7D00          MOV       EAX,007DAD7F
	015F:00481BBB  E8105EF8FF          CALL      004079D0
	015F:00481BC0  8B55F4              MOV       EDX,[EBP-0C]
	015F:00481BC3  58                  POP       EAX ==> d edx
	015F:00481BC4  E81721F8FF          CALL      00403CE0
	015F:00481BC9  0F8568010000        JNZ       00481D37
 

	_________________________ DIRCOMP!CODE+00080B99 ___________________

	Break due to BPX #015F:00481B9F
	Press F10 2 times - stop at 015F:00481BA7 - display EAX register 

	:d  eax  [enter] ==>	your fake code appear in the Data Window
				at virtual address 0167:00C1F4D4 .                                                                      

	Press F10 3 times - stop at 015F:00481BB2 - display EAX register 
	:d  eax  [enter] ==>	again your fake code appear at 0167:00C1F4EC
				and two lines below there is  8236415 which 
				looks like suspicious.
				Write down this suspicious number.

	Press F10 5 times - stop at 015F:00481BC3 - display EDX register 
	:d  edx  [enter] ==>	there is  8236415  again appear at 
				0167:00C1F504


	You can continue tracing later on you'll see your fake code
	load into ECX register ( in reverse order ) and real code
	which also in reverse order until further you step passed JNZ 
	instruction "beggar-off" message.
	                                                                      


7.  Disable all breakpoints by typing 

	BD *   [enter]
	Press F5 or X to return to the main program
     

8.  Repeat registration procedure and keyed-in 8236415 as 
    your S/N. 
    Click OK button .....  there you're registered.


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

	The correct registration code is stored in the registry as
	follows : 
	REGEDIT4


10.  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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