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Tutorials by LaZaRuS

Tutorial Name  Date Of Public Release Explanation 
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial I  (20.01.1999) What is cracking and how can I learn it, Is cracking illegal?, Cracking with Win32Dasm, Cracking with, Soft-Ice for Windows, Installing Soft-Ice, Let's start cracking, Writing a patch in C++. Cracking Jaylock 1.0.0.1. (Serial).
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 2 (31.01.1999) Cracking GoldWave 4.02 (Serial + Nag's)
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 3 (28.03.1999) Cracking AxMan 3.00 (Serial + DateCheck + Possible Keygen Algo)
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 4 (29.03.1999) How to find strings in C++ Builder that are NOT hardcoded. (or in other words, tips for cracking HellForge General Crackme II)
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 5 (29.03.1999) What the programmers can do to protect their work better. Or how NOT to be awarded the "stupid protection" award. 
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 6 (04.04.1999) Start Clean 1.2. (Lstrcmp. :P) Nag-screen/serial/keygen (In C++ Builder)
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 7 (06.04.1999) MP3 TO EXE 1.02. Nag-screen/serial. 
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 8 (06.04.1999) HexDecCharEditor 1.02. Or how stupid programs write drop their pant's on the change of a flag : P (Making a program drop its pants).
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 9 (20.04.1999) PowerZip 4.51. Serial & Time-check.
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 10 (24.04.1999) eKH CrackMe. 1.0. Serial fishing.
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 11 (25.04.1999) F-Secure Antivirus 4.02. Time limit/Nag. 
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 12 (29.04.1999) Latigo's Javascript Reverse Me 3.0. Yep. Reverse engineering with the source code : ).
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 13 (24.05.1999) Italian Football Manager 2 1.10 (A DOS Game). Patch to remove the time limit. (Using IDA).
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 14 (30.05.1999) How to detect MeltIce Trick and defending your beloved SoftICE from it : ). (Hint, Hint: Download SiTool, it defends from this trick & much much more)
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 15 (02.06.1999) How to use W32Dasm as a debugger
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 16 (17.06.1999) Unpacking Torn@do's Crackme #6.
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 17 (17.06.1999) How to START cracking. "RE: OK.. I want to crack this program, where do I start?" 
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 18 (29.06.1999) tC's CrackMe ID:22. Serial Calculation.
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 19 (04.07.1999) "Kick the nag" approach
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 20 (04.07.1999) Cruehead's CrackMe 1.0
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 21 (04.07.1999) Cruehead's CrackMe 3.0. 
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 22(need jpg's) (05.07.1999) Finding standard functions in Delphi/C++ Builder. "Knowing is better than searching".
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 23 (06.07.1999) Cracking VB5 programs with W32Dasm
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 24 (08.07.1999) tC's CrackMe [id:14]. Nag bashing. 
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 25 (09.07.1999) A quick and easy explanation why hmemcpy can fail sometimes. 
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 26 (16.07.1999) KeyGenning ToggleMouse 4.4.7.  (C++ Builder)
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 27 (31.07.1999) RiSC & LaZaRuS Cracking tKC's CiA Trial CrackMe 0.99. Redirecting the flow of instructions, so that you are able to patch even packed files. (Patch, German and English essay included).
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 28 (25.08.1999) KeyGenning Torn@do's CrackMe #3Keygen included. : )
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 29 (16.10.1999) LaZaRuS's solution of the Kraecker mAG Project. Philes included.
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 30 (13.10.1999) LaZaRuS's solution of the 2nd Kraecker mAG Project. Philes inclided
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 31 (12.12.1999) Patching CCG - CrackThis 2. This crackme would be to easy if it wasn't coded in RGH-Profan
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 32 (18.12.1999) LaZaRuS's solution of the 3nd Kraecker mAG Project. Philes inclided
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 33 (22.12.1999) Patching a packed file (UPX 0.84) : P. Source philes to "operate on" are included : )
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 34 (27.12.1999) LaZaRuS's solution ti CiA Trial CrackMe #5
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 35 (29.12.1999) Keygenning GPPFast 4.2 an easy protection where the serial is not calculated with the name, but with itself.
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 36 (29.01.2K) Unpacking and cracking BitArts Fusion 1.0. This program are Packed/Crypted and little polymorphic + a very cool SICE detection.
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 37 (17.03.2K) Assembly for crackers II
LaZaRuS Cracking Tutorial 38 (23.03.2K) LaZaRuS's solution to Unicorn's Reversing Contest I. Method was Bruteforce and here are some philes


Tutorials by Mercution (aka Mercution)

Tutorial Name  Date Of Public Release Explanation 
Trojan Analysis: A "hidden" method of startup utilised by a trojan. (20.11.1999) SUB7 Trojan: Another way a program can start up from windows. Also, how a non-exe file can be executed: ) (remember to press "back" on your browser to come back here).
Trojan Analysis: How the TL-Security trojan killer can be defeated. (20.11.1999) SUB7 Trojan: How not to use findwindow to make an antivirus program.
The Mortal Crack FAQ #1 January 99 Mercution has answered some cracking questions. The file are in RTF Format.
The Mortal Crack FAQ #2 October 99 Mercution has answered some cracking questions. The file are in  TXT format. 180KB



Tutorials by Acid_Cool_178

Tutorial Name  Date Of Public Release Explanation 
Patching Acoustia 2.01 January 2K +Sandmans project, my easy solution. Patching the NAG's away.
Patching koRnFLeX VB6 Crackme #1 January 2K Locating the bad jump in W32dasm
Patching Ultra Edit 7.00a January 2K Removing the NAG and time check
Patching nOp3x Crackmes January 2K A lot of work. some different protection, only patching
Cracking PhoX NAG Crackme January 2K PhoX's NAG removal CrackMe, removing a NAG
Patching TCC Keycheck January 2K Location and patching a jump in W32Dasm/Hiew
Cracking Stopp'em Varion 2.10 February 2K Serial Fishing in Smart Check 6.03
Cracking TRSi CD-Crackme January 2K Removing a CD-Check
Patching CoSH Crackme1 January 2K Removing a CD-Check
Patching CrackMe No.4 by Andrealin January 2K Locating and patching the jump in W32Dasm/Hiew
Cracking Crackme 3 by Fr1n March 2K Only one code to find.
Cracking Private Desktop V1.5 February 2K Patching and serial sniffing. Good tut to read.
Patching eKG Crackme 1 February 2K Name/Serial, started not finished.
Cracking Muad'Dib's Crackme #1 February 2K Two NAG's to remove, on in the beginning and one in the end of the program
Cracking Kornflex Crackme 1 & 2 February 2K Name/Serial on both of these Crackmes. serial Sniffing
Patching The Cracking Answer Trial Crackme 4 February 2K Packed and a Materix combo to find. I didn't fin the combo so i patched.
Cracking Execution Crackme v0.1 February 2K Name/Code to enter. A new Serial Sniffing tutorial
Patching ECLiPSE Official Trial Crackme *FiNAL* February 2K / March 2K Name/Serial. Didn't fins the serial so i patched.
Patching Get Right 3.3.4 February 2K Only one Code to enter. It's really encrypted to i patched
Cracking CiA zCrackME1 by zeCybe February 2K How to mage UNREGISTERED to say REGISTERED in a HEX-Editor :)
Patching Hellforge General Crackme III February 2K Name/Serial/Serial/Anti Patching. crazy crackme, 200% pure patching
Patching Get Right 4.1.2 February 2K A crypted code. Patched the program.
Cracking Tryme 2 from Genocide Crew February 2K Finding the Code by using W32Dasm and Soft Ice
Cracking The Cracking Answer Crackme 8 and 9 by bURKi March 2K Visual Basic 5 Crackme. One serial to enter. I Used Smart Check 6.03
TCC Crackme 1 and Delphi Crackme 1 by Fr1c Febuary 2K Two crackmes with one easy code to enter.
Cracking The Cracking Answer Crackme 1 March 2K One name and serial to enter. Coded in Delphi or C++
Cracking TCC Packed Crackme 1 March 2K This Crackme are packed in PE Crypt V1.02 and it got a NAG to remove.
Cracking n0p3x's Crackme 1.x March 2K One serial to enter.
Cracking MP3 2 EXE March 2K One Code, Serial and the *REAL* Code to enter. Serial Fishing in SoftIce
Cracking n0p3x's Crackme 2.x March 2K One NAG to bypass and one NAME/CODE to crack
Cracking n0p3x's Crackme 4.x March 2K CD-Check cracking.
Cracking n0p3x's Crackme 5.x March 2K Time cracking
Cracking n0p3x's Crackme 6.x March 2K Cracking Anti-Soft Ice protection
Cracking FireWorx Crackme 2 & 6 March 2K Name serial Cracking, serial sniffing with W32Dasm and Soft Ice
Cracking WinRar 2.70 Beta 1 March 2K Time limit cracking, W32Dasm and Hiew..
Cracking Cracker World Crackme for newbies March 2K NAG, Serial, Name/Serial. Soft Ice, W32Dasm, Hiew :) (I didn't got the NAG out of the crackme.. )
Cracking The Cracking Answer Crackme 2 March 2K Name, Group and serial to fill in.
Cracking Lquid Crackme 1.0 April 2K Name / Serial Crackme. Lovly usage of W32Dasm and Soft Ice
Cracking rEfleXX Crackme #1 April 2K Code discovered in W32Dasm under "String Data References"
Cracking Synsax Crackme #2 April 2K Again, Win32Dasm and Soft Ice usage.
Cracking Fr1c crackme 2 April 2K hehe, guess what. Smart Check serial sniffing..
Cracking gizmo VB Crackme April 2K Smart Check Serial sniffing again
Cracking The Cracking AnswerTrial Crackme 1 April 2K Smart Check on an Trial Crackme. Easy work..
Patching rEefleXX CrackMe Vol. 1 by aLaZoN April 2K Newbies, don't read this tut. try to patch it first. Great crackme and hace some special effects. If you can see it. ;]
Cracking sKuNk's special crackme #6 April 2K Name Serial, Smart Check, See how the serial are created.
Cracking sKuNk's special crackme #4 April 2K Name Serial, Smart Check, See how the serial are created.
Cracking sKuNk's special crackme #5 April 2K Name Serial, Smart Check, See how the serial are created.
Cracking ETDict V1.0 - English-Tagalog/Tagalog-English April 2K A Translator, code / Demo (10 uses befor it experies)
Cracking MaSStEr Crackme Vol. 1.01 April 2K Newbie target deluxe, Smart Check usage.
Cracking PIRO Crackme 2 May 2K Visual Basic Cracking, algo explaind, and Smart Check
Cracking Magic Raplh's 2EZ Crackme 1 May 2K Visual Basic Cracking, Algo and Smart Check
Blackboard CheckBook Budget Version 3.0 May 2K time Trial, Delphi og C++ i think.

Tutorials by Dark Wolf

 

Tutorial Name  Date Of Public Release Explanation 
Cracking koRnFLeX's ViSual Basic Crackme #3 March 2K well, realy easy crackme cracked again :)
Cracking koRnFLeX's ViSual Basic Crackme #2 March 2K VB Crackme Cracked
Cracking DaNiEl-RJ's crackme #1 March 2K Packed Crackme with Shrinker.
Cracking Dark Wolf Crackme 1 March 2K Cracking an VB crackme with one code
Cracking CrackMe 2 version 2 March 2K    
Cracking AKA crackme 1 March 2K Serial Fishing in Smart Check
Cracking MaSStEr Crackme Vol 1.01 March 2K Serial Fishing in Smart Check
Cracking Apollo Crackme 1 April 2K Keygenning with SmartCheck, downlaod the keygen with files here

Tutorials by Ac|dFuSiOn

 

Tutorial Name  Date Of Public Release Explanation 
Newbie Cracking Aid March 2K A good text by a newbie, hardly reccomended to read for all newbied too..
Cracking Muad Dib's Nag Crackme May 2K A nice tutorial. If u want to crack nags and don't know how, read this!!!

 

Tutorials by ManKind

Tutorial Name  Date Of Public Release Explanation 
ManKind Service 01 10.09.1999 Cracking Open Sesame 3.1 ( Name - Serial / NAG / Keygen )
ManKind Service 02 02.01.2K Cracking Cover Your Tracks 3.5 ( Name - Serial / NAG / KeyGen )
ManKind Service 03 12.02.2K Cracking ImgViewer 32 Version 2.43 ( Name - Serial / NAG / Key File )
ManKind Service 04 20.02.2K Cracking Crudd Me 1.0 ( HardCoded / Error Check / Name - Serial / Patching / Disabled Function )
ManKind Service 05 06.04.2K Cracking VisiFront Gold 2.0 ( Name - Serial / KeyGen with SmartCheck )
ManKind Service 06 16.04.2K Cracking Silly Scroll 1.0 ( A Java Program / NAG's )

Tutorials by Falcon

Tutorial Name  Date Of Public Release Explanation 
Falcon Tutorials 01 March 2K Cracking Bullet's 8'th Crackme
Falcon Tutorials 02 March 2K Cracking Bullet's 8.01 Crackme
Falcon Tutorials 03 March 2K Cracking Chafe's CrackmeTexMe.exe
Falcon Tutorials 04 March 2K Cracking Chafe's CrackmeTexMe20.exe
Falcon Tutorials 05 March 2K Cracking tC and AntiXrist Litte Crackme
Falcon Tutorials 06 March 2K / Updated in May 2K Cracking The +Q's Crackme#2
Comming soon April 2K Cracking PC Trial Crackme. Downlaod teh Keygen for first level here
Falcon Tutorials 07 May 2K Cracking Borna Janes Crackme V1.0
Falcon Tutorials 08 May 2K Cracking TSCubes Crackme 1
Falcon Tutorials 09 May 2K Cracking Borna Janes crackme v1.0


More tutorials are to be put here very soon, keep checking for updates.

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