SERIAL NUMBER IS FISHY - DECLINE YOUR PATCH'ITCH'ING HTML SideKick v1.0 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 HTML Sidekick 2000 : A simple HTML editor, better described as an HTML tag generator, a handy utility for those who create their HTML documents by hand. HTML Sidekick 2000 is a simple HTML editor, that generates HTML strings by information you provide. HTML Sidekick 2000 can be used by anyone that likes to write their HTML docume nts without using an HTML editor. For these people, this can be a nice side-tool. Features: With HTML Sidekick, you can generate virtually any HTML string,simply by inputting information as you go! You can generate every aspect of the Background Properties, inclu ding Text Color, Link Color, Visited Link Color, Active Link Color, Background Sound, Background Color, and Back ground Image. You can also choose from 22 customizable, insertable java/vb scripts. (These scripts must be manually edited to suit your needs.) WHERE TO DOWNLOAD Author : Ellipse Designs Software Copyright : Ellipse Designs Software Homepage : http://members.home.com/ellipse/ URL : http://sacred.hypermart.net/sk2000.zip Size : 3.2 MB Rel Date : The Author announced since May 2000 - it's freeware. But who knows ..... HOW TO GET VALID SERIAL NUMBER by using SoftIce I found this program unintentionally in my folder, I thought it's an old utility prog ( do you remember 'SideKick' in early 1996/1997 ? ). Damn, I was wrong ! and that nag telling me shareware 30 days evaluation program. Secondly, it was VB5 based prog ! This time I advice you to not always count on Razzia's , CrackZ' , Widy@'s cracking tutes. They're good as heaven , but that search string does not always succeed - you can proved it in cracking i.e LifeSaver v3.x, MixVibes Pro v2.2x or Brojac Impulsa v3.0 - they never break in the assigned memory location. So, why don't you try another way ??? 1. Run SIDEKICK.EXE, click HELP/REGISTER submenu, in the registration dialog box type these below informations : User Name : Pirates Order Reg Code : 73881050 Do not click OK button yet 2. Load SoftIce by pressing [ CTRL + D ], set a breakpoint as follow : BPX __VBASTRCMP [enter] BPX rtcmsgbox [enter] BPX rtcinputbox [enter] and press 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, until you see and break at : ______________________________________________________________ 015F:00711353 50 PUSH EAX 015F:00711354 6844C84200 PUSH 0042C844 015F:00711359 FFD3 CALL EBX 015F:0071135B 8BD0 MOV EDX,EAX 015F:0071135D 8D4DB4 LEA ECX,[EBP-4C] ==> D EDX ... ... _________________________ SIDEKICK!.text+00310353 ___________________ d edx [enter] ==> look at the Data Window at virtual address 0167:00830DA0 ... ouch !! that's not your expecting message ... right ?! 0167:00830DA0 006E0049 ... 00200064 I.n.v.a.l.i.d. . 0167:00830DB0 00650052 ... 00610072 R.e.g.i.s.t.r.a. 0167:00830DC0 00690074 ... 0064006F t.i.o.n. .C.o.d. 0167:00830DD0 00210065 ... 00730061 e.!. .P.l.e.a.s. 0167:00830DE0 00200065 ... 00650070 e. .r.e.t.y.p.e. 0167:00830DF0 00740020 ... 0064006F .t.h.e. .c.o.d. 0167:00830E00 00200065 ... 002E006E e. .a.g.a.i.n... 0167:00830E10 000A000D ... A0000045 ..........S.E... but wait, don't give up. Just scroll up [ALT + PgUp] once did you see sumthin' interesting there ? I mean at the virtual address 0167:00830C50 ..... Here's what you see in the DAta Window : 0167:00830C50 00000098 ... 00310034 ....9.1.1.2.4.1. 0167:00830C60 00370030 ... 00310033 0.7.1.1.4.8.3.1. 0167:00830C70 00360031 ... 00380036 1.6.8.9.1.3.6.8. 0167:00830C80 00310039 ... 00310030 9.1.2.7.1.0.0.1. 0167:00830C90 00310032 ... 00310035 2.1.8.4.1.2.5.1. 0167:00830CA0 00370030 ... 00310032 0.7.9.7.1.2.2.1. 0167:00830CB0 00310033 ... 00330033 3.1.1.1.4.1.3.3. 0167:00830CC0 00310031 ... 00390034 1.1.8.1.3.2.4.9. 0167:00830CD0 00360039 ... 00370031 9.6.1.3.1.1.1.7. 0167:00830CE0 00310031 ... 00000000 1.1.8.1.3.1..... these unique characters looks like a serial number, but alas!, as I said before ' don't give up ' just write it down ! 4. Disable all breakpoints by typing BC * [enter] Press F5 or X to return to the main program 5. Repeat registration procedure and keyed-in 91124107114831168913689127100121841251079712213111413311813 24996131117118131 as your registration code. Click OK button ..... ouchh! the screen splash and the classic message " thank you .... " appear on your screen. 6. 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\VB and VBA Program Settings\ EllipseSW] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\EllipseSW\TcHsSuCtShTwHnIwZtHr] "SWTimer"="2" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\ EllipseSW\JkZaBcHwHnShClZ] "SWTimer"="1" "Reg"="1" <== changin' this value to i.e "0" the program returned unregistered. 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 ASTAGA [D4C/C4A] tute-htmlsidekick2000.zip [EOF] Revised/Updated : 11/29/00 4:20:53 AM First Edited : Feb 15,2000 01:00:08AM