--------------------------------------------------- How to find a serial in Vimas JPEG plug-in --------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry for my english, its not my mother language. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Step 1: ----------- === 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. === 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. === 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: === 026770F0 CALL 02673C25 <--- you land here 026770F5 TEXT EAX, EAX 026770F7 JZ 026770C6 === === Now scroll up in the data window (Ctrl+up key) untill you see some like this: === 026770D6 CALL 02673638 < --- call real reg. code 026770DB TEST AL, AL < --- test our codes 026770DD JNZ 02670FD < --- bad boy === 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: === 02673638 LEA, EAX [ECX+000000C8] 0267363E PUSH EAX < --- STOP HERE !!! 0267363F PUSH ECX 02673640 CALL 02673539 02673645 RET === 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. === Try register again. oouuoo === --------------------------------------------------------- If i make a mistake, please e-mail me to: stealthfighter@another.com ---------------------------------------------------------