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How to find a serial in Vimas JPEG plug-in
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Cracker: stealthFIGHTER

Target: VIMAS JPEG plug-in for Adobe Photoshop 4.0 v1.1

Tools: Soft-Ice
	Adobe Photoshop v4.0+
	Brain

Where: http:// www.vimas.com

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Sorry for my english, its not my mother language.
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Step 1:
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Install plug-in and run A. Photoshop and make new picture. Press File ... and Save as ...
as a file type set Vimas jpeg ... press Save.
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Vimas compression window popup - press ok - another window popup. Press
Register... button. Type your name and fake reg. code. Press OK ... Invalid Registration Code. Press Register... again and fill the boxes.
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Now go to Soft-Ice and type bpx messageboxa and go back (F5). Press Ok ... we are in Soft-Ice.
Now push "F11" ... Invalid Regist... press OK ... we are in Soft-Ice again and riht here:
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026770F0		CALL 02673C25		<--- you land here
026770F5		TEXT EAX, EAX
026770F7		JZ 026770C6


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Now scroll up in the data window (Ctrl+up key) untill you see some like this:
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026770D6		CALL 02673638	< --- call real reg. code
026770DB		TEST AL, AL		< --- test our codes
026770DD		JNZ 02670FD		< --- bad boy


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Double click on the CALL (it should be green). Press F5 to go back.
Press Register... butt. again ... fill boxes and press Ok. Ha - we are S-I right at the CALL (we set breakpoint on).
Now trace into the CALL (F8).
You should be here:
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02673638		LEA, EAX [ECX+000000C8]
0267363E		PUSH EAX		< --- STOP HERE !!! 
0267363F		PUSH ECX
02673640		CALL 02673539
02673645		RET


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Once you traced (F10) to PUSH EAX type d eax and at the top of the data window you will see you fake s/n and at the bottom you will see your right Registration Code. Note it.
Clear all breakpoints (bc *) and go back.
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Try register again. oouuoo
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