A Cracking Tutorial written by h4Ck07iC
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                      Cracking a VB program: PixNews99 1.0
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Part 1: Finding The Serial
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Tools: Smartcheck 6.01
Target: PixNews99 1.0
Site: http://www.techsono.com

Step 1: Ok Lets start - Open the program and the first u see is:
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Unregistered copy
Registration Key: none

Step 2: Goto Register a Enter Registration key and select " Yes I agree this
~~~~~~  piece of shit etc"

Step 3: Enter a name and registration key (mine was 07iC and 12345) and then
~~~~~~  hit Enter to receive the error msg:Invalid Registration Key

Ok! Close the prog and run SmartCheck.
First of all we have to look at the configuration - Program a Settings

Error Detection window: All must be ticked

Reporting window: All must be ticked except the "Report MouseMove events_"
Error Detection a Advanced window: The first 4 boxes must be ticked - Now save

Click on Open file a PixNews99.exe

Ok now a window appeared called: PixNews99.exe - Program Transcript

Right click in this window and select 'start'-Now a new window appears called

"PixNews99.exe - Program Results"

It will take sometime, and if it does API Failure you must click always on
"Acknowledge" and not at Surpress!!! At a little bit the PixNews99 program will
automatically open - Go again at the registration window and enter your info
to receive the error msg. Now close it.

Ok it finished! Lets' see what we have here_

Scroll down until you see this:

_Click          (They are for about 3-4, but I'm talking about the last one)

Expand it, and scroll down until you see this:
Mid
Asc returns Integer:48
MidAsc returns Integer:55
MidAsc returns Integer:105
MidAsc returns Integer:67
Long (17875) a String ("17875")
Long (13475) a String ("13475")

Ok let's see_ The "Asc returns Integer:xx" contains the letters of your
registration name which you typed in PixNews99. Place the bar on the first and
you'll see at the left window:

- String string = 004D0964
 |_  = "0"

That's the first letter of my name which was "07iC"
If you'll place the bar at the second you'll see:

- String string = 004D0964
 |_ = "7"

 That's the second - So you can understand that:

Asc returns Integer:87    a "0"
Asc returns Integer:111  a "7"
Asc returns Integer:76    a "i"
Asc returns Integer:70    a "C"

Got it ? Cool_ So, we can say that here someone could find a valid serial for
his name_ And that's true. See this:

Long (17875) a String ("17875")
Long (13475) a String ("13475")

That's our lovely code! Both of them will work:

1: 17875
2: 13475

But your unlock code will be different, if you didn't type the name 07iC
Exit SmartCheck, run the program, and enter at the registration window:

07iC
17875 or 13475

Thank you for your support!
We've did it!! Yeeeeeehaaaaa!!!

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/VB and VBA Program Settings/PixNews99/The section

To delete the key and unregister again.

Email: HackedSucka@hotmail.com