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


Hex Mines v4.1
A Cracking Tutorial
by ASTAGA [WWF/WTF]


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

 

Hex Mines is an improvement of the classic Minesweeper game.
There are six board variations and five different levels in 
Hex Mines.It means that you have 30 different games to play!
Additional features: sound effect, MIDI music, customizable 
skin,shield to prevent you accidentally uncover a mine, and 
many more.

When playing Hex Mines, you are presented with a mine field.
Your mission is to "locate and mark" all of the mines in the 
.
To do this, you uncover the cells that do not contain mines, 
and you mark the cells that do contain mines.



WHERE TO DOWNLOAD

Author   	: Antony Pranata  ( IndoWarez )
Copyright	: ADC-Soft
Homepage 	: http://www.antonypr.pair.com/
URL		: http://www.antonypr.pair.com/download/hex32.zip
	 	  http://www.winsite.com/info/pc/win95/games/hex32.zip/
	   	  http://adcgames.hypermart.net/download/hex32.zip
Size 		: 475  KB  as of DEcember 17, 2000
Rel date	: August 15, 2000  




HOW TO GET VALID SERIAL NUMBER by using SoftIce



1.  Run the program, wait 5 seconds for the tick count, click
    REGISTER NOW button, type these below informations :

	User name : Pirates Order
	Reg code  : 73881050

    Do not click OK button yet.


2.  Load SoftIce then set a new berakpoint as follow :

	bpx hmemcpy  [enter]
	F5  to return to prog's registration window


3.  Hit OK button, you'll return back in SoftIce.
    Press F11, F5, F11 once again until you reach and found these 
    below snippet codes : 

	_____________________________________________________________________

	015F:00401F9D  E8466A0400    CALL      USER32!GetWindowTextA
	015F:00401FA2  8D45E8        LEA       EAX,[EBP-18] <== break here
	015F:00401FA5  50            PUSH      EAX =========> d eax
	015F:00401FA6  8D55C8        LEA       EDX,[EBP-38]
	015F:00401FA9  52            PUSH      EDX =========> d edx
	015F:00401FAA  E8A9F4FFFF    CALL      00401458
	015F:00401FAF  83C408        ADD       ESP,08
	015F:00401FB2  8BF0          MOV       ESI,EAX
	015F:00401FB4  8D4DF4        LEA       ECX,[EBP-0C] ==> d esi
	...
	... 
	_________________________ HEX!.text+0F9D ___________________

	Break due to BPX USER32!GetWindowTextA
	Press F10 once - EAX hold your fake code at virtual address
	0167:006BEF78

	Press F10 2 times - EDX register hold your name at 0167:006BEF58

	Press F10 once, while you stepped onto CALL instruction at 015F:
	00401FAA look at the Data Window did you see 42249289 is copied 
	into virtual memory - between your name and fake code ???
	You can guess that's the serial number you're looiking for.
	But, however, don't be hurry.

	Press F10 4 times - stop at 015F:00401FB4 - display ESI register

	: d esi  [enter] ==> look at the Data Window your 42249289 pops
				up at virtual address 0167:006BEF78 . 


4.	Disable current existing breakpoint
	: bd *  [enter]
	: F5    to return to main program


5.  Repeat registration procedure, keyed-in  42249289  as your 
    registration code.
    Click OK button ..... you're registered !


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

	The correct registration code is stored in the HEX.INI as
	follows : 
	[REGISTRATION]
	NAME=Pirates Order
	CODE=42249289


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-hexmines41.zip
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