Hello all Crackers,

..::Calculici::....::14.04.2001::..

FROM ONE NEWBIE TO ANOTHER
Tutor Nr. 24
Program: ShowDowN v12 PrO Mirc Script ( where: http://www.sci.fi/~showdown/ )
Protection: KeyFile
Level: Easy, Medium, High
Tools: 	Find Files from Windows
	NotePad from Windows
	Some knowledge about mirc script language. I don't know very
	much of this so at first I was in the dark, but in the final
	stages I did it.
	A cool drink.
	Brain <-- This is the most important one
E-mail: calculici83@yahoo.com


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.

FIRST OF ALL

All the cracking tools you can get at http://protools.cjb.net.

STARTING

I was so enthusiatic about my last tutorial on Scoop Script, that I
entered a channel on EFNET(/server irc.ins.net.uk). The channel was #tntcrackers.
These guys are my friends and I wanted to see what will they say about
my tutorial. I handed out the tut to: Sir Dream and WiShMaKeR. They said
it was good but if I really wanted to do something interesting, I would
have to try ShowDown v12 Pro. Sir Dream was using this script and it gave
me the URL adress. I downloaded the file. I tried cracking it for 2 weeks.
Well in the end I did it. Here is how I did it. LOL.
After I downloaded the file, I installed the Mirc Script. I started ShowDowN, and
I got something like this:

- Launched -=ş<×> °ShowDowN v12 PrO° <×>ş=- By [-ShaD-] '2001 !
 
              -  a legend is old but always new  - 
                                                   
                 -=ş<×> °ShowDowN PrO° <×>ş=-    
                                                   
              -   http://www.sci.fi/~showdown/   - 
 
- °(UNREGISTERED)° version ! View the menubar how to REGISTER !
 
- You have started this script ( 62 ) time(s) since Apr 09 2001 !
 
*** You obviously like to use this script. Why not REGISTER it ?

So we have to REGISTER this mirc script. I know, many will say: "Why should I? I
can make my own mirc script". My answer is: "1. You should REGISTER because he
spend hours and hours, developing it. 2. Make your own script, maybe I will
crack your script."
Looked at the message and I realised that I have to search the INI's for a string.
I tried searching for "UNREGISTERED". I got two files: "sdvars.ini,sdsystem.ini"
I opened "sdvars.ini" and I looked in it. I arrived here:

n620=%styn °ShowDowN PrO° To Your Name
n621=%unrv UNREGISTERED Version
n622=%picfile $null

See n612, well that is the check for the Registered/Unregistered Version. Let's
search now for "%unrv". I got one more file. This file was: "sdevent7.ini". I opened
and searched in it for "%unrv". And I got here:

n253=on 1:dialog:about:init:0: { if (%showabout == ON) { did -c about 4 } | if (%rstat == yes) { did -o about 8 1 %regn ! | did -o about 20 1 Check REG Status ! | did -o about 21 1 The Shop ! } | else { did -o about 8 1 %unrv ! | did -o about 20 1 How to REGISTER ? | did -o about 21 1 Prices ! } }

I looked very closely and I saw "%rstat". That is another check for Reg/Unreg version.
I searched the "%rstat" and I got many files: "sdevent8.ini,sdvars.ini,sdnpops.ini.........,sdrawsy.ini"
Well the file that attracted my attention was the last: "sdrawsy.ini". I opened it
and searched for "%rstat". I arrived here:

n232=      if ($chr(169) isin $left(%sys,2)) { v $+ sd $+ t - $+ = $+ $chr(186) $+ < $+ $chr(174) $+ > $chr(176) $+ Sh $+ %svlet $+ $chr(68) $+ %svlet $+ N v $+ $chr(49) $+ $chr(50) P $+ r $+ O $+ $chr(176) B $+ y $chr(91) $+ - $+ $chr(83) $+ h $+ a $+ $chr(68) $+ - $+ $chr(93) $chr(39) $+ 20 $+ 01 < $+ $chr(174) $+ > $+ $chr(186) $+ = $+ - | %rstat = yes }

I looked a little bit up. Here:

n196=alias setsysv {
n197=  if ($isfile($shortfn($mircdirsdv12reg.ini)) == %dnd) {
n198=    if ($file($shortfn($mircdirsdv12reg.ini).size) < 4000) { .e $+ na $+ b $+ l $+ e #t $+ ime $+ r $+ s | e $+ c $+ h $+ o 4 $str($chr(42),3) %sd %derror | .t $+ im $+ e $+ r 1 5 e $+ x $+ i $+ t | h $+ a $+ l $+ t }
n199=    %vrfy2 = $read -l91 $shortfn($mircdirsdv12reg.ini) | if (v12 !isin %vrfy2) { .e $+ na $+ b $+ l $+ e #t $+ ime $+ r $+ s | e $+ c $+ h $+ o 4 $str($chr(42),3) %sd %derror | .t $+ im $+ e $+ r 1 5 e $+ x $+ i $+ t | h $+ a $+ l $+ t }
n200=    %vrfy3 = $read -l92 $shortfn($mircdirsdv12reg.ini) | if (%url2 !isin %vrfy3) { .e $+ na $+ b $+ l $+ e #t $+ ime $+ r $+ s | e $+ c $+ h $+ o 4 $str($chr(42),3) %sd %derror | .t $+ im $+ e $+ r 1 5 e $+ x $+ i $+ t | h $+ a $+ l $+ t }
n201=    %vrfy = $read -l65 $shortfn($mircdirsdv12reg.ini)
n202=    if ($str($chr(57),2) isin %vrfy && $chr(48) isin %vrfy && -286 isin %vrfy) {
n203=      s $+ de $+ c $$?="<=----------= °ShowDowN v12 PrO° =----------=> $crlf $crlf $+ Enter name to REGISTER you with?:" | g $+ o $+ t $+ o le $+ n $+ g $+ th
n204=      :length
n205=      if ($len(%rtmp) > 9) { s $+ de $+ c $$?="<=----------= °ShowDowN v12 PrO° =----------=> $crlf $crlf $+ Enter max. 9 letters to REGISTER please!:" | g $+ o $+ t $+ o le $+ n $+ g $+ th }
n206=      if ( isin %rtmp ||  isin %rtmp ||  isin %rtmp ||  isin %rtmp) { s $+ de $+ c $$?="<=----------= °ShowDowN v12 PrO° =----------=> $crlf $crlf $+ Don't enter Ctrl-codes to the name!:" | g $+ o $+ t $+ o le $+ n $+ g $+ th }
n207=      else { g $+ o $+ t $+ o f $+ in $+ is $+ h }
n208=      :finish

I realised that this was the place where the program makes the comparison. First of all
I realised that the file "sdv12reg.ini" must exist for the program to be registered. Then I looked
closely and saw that if this file was good then it will open a window in which I will enter my
name and it will be registered. I saw that my name must be at least the length of nine(9). I saw
that this file must be at least 4001 bytes. So I created a file with the name "sdv12reg.ini" in the
directory of ShowDowN and put 4001 letters in it. The I runned the program and I got the message:

*** ((SD v12 PrO)) (Important .INI Files) Of The Script Have Been Edited Or Damaged ! Re-Install °ShowDowN PrO° Please ! Now Closing mIRC In 5 Seconds !

Well I realised that something was wrong. I saw the rest of the program. I saw that it reads
the lines 91 and 92 in the file and compares it with: "v12" and "%url2".
So the line 91 in the file "sdv12reg.ini" must be "v12", and line 92 must be "%url2". But
%url2 is a variable. Let's see what it contains. I searched for it in the INI's and found this
in "sdvars.ini":

n239=%url2 http://www.sci.fi/~showdown/

So %url2 is the URL adress of the program. I changed this and I still got the message. Then I saw that it
reads the line 65. This line must be: "990-286". This I got from this:

if ($str($chr(57),2) isin %vrfy && $chr(48) isin %vrfy && -286 isin %vrfy)

CHR(57)=9 and it must be two times 9
CHR(48)=0
and the last it's selfexplanatory. Cool.

After I changed the file. I runned the file again, and I still got the same "Damaged" message. What
the heck could it be. At this time when I knew that all I did was right, I started to wonder!?!?!?
But it hit me. A INI file has a paragraph(E.g. "[INI]"). So I realised that I had to change the lines,
so line 91 became 92, 92 became 93, 65 became 66. I runned the program again and I got the
window that told me to enter my name. Remember the name must be more bigger than 9 letters.
I was so enthusiastic, because everybody told me that nobody has cracked it. So, another fine program
cracked by the ROMANIAN CRACKING FORCE.

END

In the end, I got to say that it was hard to crack, because I don't know the mirc language, so
I tryed a lot of times. For you I just wrote the short version of the CRACKING process.
ROMANIAN CRACKING FORCE are the only CRACKING GROUP in ROMANIA. We are looking for members.

GREETS

	Romanian Cracking Force		<--This tutor is for you
	Anamaria			<--I will see you soon
	ENDer 2000			<--Long live the king
	kP^				<--The newest member of RCF
	cap2, suparatu|			<--My friend on the net
	Crono				<--The TIME will never control you
	B-Chris				<--Hope you like this tutorial
	All RCF members			<--RCF is the BEST in Romania
	TNT!CRACKERS			<--Long live TNT!CRACKERS
	Sir Dream			<--Hope you will read it too
	Dza Kraker(Regele piratilor)	<--Tu chiar esti regele in ROMANIA
	WiShMaKeR			<--Why did you try to fool me?
	Newbies				<--Keep on trying. I will be a newbie all my life
	Anamaria			<--I love you
	Dek_Oin, Neo`X`Quick		<--You guys are cool
	Dimitar				<--My friend the HACKER
	Xasx				<--You are the best prezident. LOL
	ChordLess			<--Nice talking to you
	Sevan				<--You too man
	Metamorfer			<--You made me see the light.
	All of you			<--Keep on fighting. :):)
	
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