+HCU: Academy of Reverse Engineering
n° 3
Academy of reverse engineering: ESSAYS 201-300
(Archive: 28 Dec 1997 - 10 Jun 1998)
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The fundamental essays | ESSAYS 001-100 page (2 Mar 1997 - 4 Sep 1997) |
The required reading for newbies essays | ESSAYS 100-200 page (4 Sep 1997 - 28 Dec 1997) |
The beginner essays | ESSAYS 200-300 page (28 Dec 1997 - 10 Jun 1998) |
ESSAYS 300-400 page (10 Jun 1998 - to today) | |
The advanced essays |
+HCU Papers | Our tools | Our protections |
Programmers Corner | Packers & Unpackers | |
Project 0: Wdasm reversing | Project 1: Hexeditors & co | Project 2: Softice & Numega's |
Project 3: Dongles cracking | Project 4: CD-Rom faking | Project 5: Netscape ameliorating |
Project 6: Crippled targets | Project 7: Most stupid schemes | Project 8: VisualBasic cracking |
Project 9: Micro$oft bashing |
Date | Contributor | Essay | Description | Project | Reference | ||
28 Dec 97 | TWD | ~ | twd_aeo.htm | Happy new year with "Age of Empires" | proj 9 proj 4 |
~ | fra_00C9 |
31 Dec 97 | Tristan | ~ | scniscni.htm | BEGINNERS: most stupid protection 1997! | proj 7 | ~ | fra_00CA |
01 Jan 98 | flipper | ~ | flip_sl.htm | Control panel applets cracking | unass. | ~ | fra_00CB |
01 Jan 98 | Uncle Van | ~ | uvessa_2.htm | Encoded selfmodifying targets | advanc. | ~ | fra_00CC |
04 Jan 98 | Little-John | ~ | littlejo2.htm | winrar 95 ver.2.0: the guts of a simple protection | proj 1 | ~ | fra_00CD |
05 Jan 98 | Jon | ~ | jongamcr.htm | Game hack secrets | unass. | ~ | fra_00CE |
07 Jan 98 | Hackmore+ Readrite |
~ | hr_ferr1.htm | How To Crack A Ferret | advanc | ~ | fra_00CF |
09 Jan 98 | snickers | ~ | snickel.htm | Patching the Patcher: Cracking .RTPatch Professional - 4.00 Eval Release | projunpa | ~ | fra_00D0 |
11 Jan 98 | +Alt-F4 | ~ | altF4j_a.htm | Cracking Wingdis 2.12 | proj 1 | ~ | fra_00D1 |
12 Jan 98 | +Aitor | ~ | aitor1.htm | Reverse Engineering MATLAB 5 - Part I: Dongle Protection | proj 3 | ~ | fra_00D2 |
13 Jan 98 | The Undertaker | ~ | banda7.htm | Protexe v2.11 - Exploring a paranoid protection scheme | projunpa | ~ | fra_00D3 |
15 Jan 98 | +RCG | ~ | rcg_cmsp.htm | Comspy98: a tool of our trade | ourtools | ~ | fra_00D4 |
16 Jan 98 | Marigold | ~ | marigold.htm | DoNotWasteTime_MrCracker@@YGHPBDP... | timelock | ~ | fra_00D5 |
17 Jan 98 | +PopJack | ~ | popja_51.htm | OCX Control Highlights - Licensing schemes | proj 8 | ~ | fra_00D6 |
19 Jan 98 | +Aitor | ~ | aitor_45.htm | Reverse Engineering MATLAB 5 - Part II: InstallShield Packages Encryption | projunpa | ~ | fra_00D7 |
20 Jan 98 | Quine | ~ | quine_h1.htm | Pushing the Envelope with HASP | advanc. projunpa proj 3 |
~ | fra_00D8 |
20 Jan 98 | Marigold | ~ | marigo_2.htm | Ulead GifAnimator 2.0 Trial: Virginity restored | timelock. | ~ | fra_00D9 |
22 Jan 98 | Spyder | ~ | spyder_4.htm | SSI Win32 Dongle Protection | proj 3 | ~ | fra_00DA |
27 Jan 98 | Quine | ~ | quine_51.htm | Extending the IDA Script Language | advanc. ourtools proj 6 |
~ | fra_00DB |
29 Jan 98 | Frog's Print | ~ | fp_dong1.htm | Dongle Bashing: end of the dongle old aera ~ Dongles bye bye | advanc. progcor proj 3 |
~ | fra_00DC |
01 Feb 98 | CoreFixar | ~ | lordthu1.htm | VXDennis the menace ~ Fun with VRAMDIR v1.07 | ourtools | ~ | fra_00DD |
02 Feb 98 | Edi | ~ | edi1.htm | How to crack HTMLedPro32 2.0d ~ Destroy it to make it work | unass. | ~ | fra_00DE |
02 Feb 98 | The Undertaker | ~ | dimit_12.htm | TRAP Ver 1.13 ~ Opcode generators and selfchanging code | projunpa | ~ | fra_00DF |
03 Feb 98 | Dr Fuhrball | ~ | fuhrba_3.htm | Marx Crypto Box, the most Secure device ever made | proj 3 | ~ | fra_00E0 |
04 Feb 98 | Fallen | ~ | donjo2.htm | Cracked Metal, runtime dll creation | progcor | ~ | fra_00E1 |
11 Feb 98 | XaVaX | ~ | xavax1.htm | Cracking the ShareLock Protection System (SHRLK20.DLL) | progcor | ~ | fra_00E2 |
12 Feb 98 | NaTzGUL | ~ | natz51.htm | InstallSHIELD Script Cracking, a Tutorial | advanced | ~ | fra_00E3 |
12 Feb 98 | Jon | ~ | jonla_13.htm | BEGINNERS: A key-gen for AddItem | unass. | ~ | fra_00E4 |
12 Feb 98 | sPIRIT HellRaiser |
~ | spirit_1.htm | RealPlayer Plus 4.0: the "dummy code check" trick | progcor | ~ | fra_00E5 |
13 Feb 98 | HalVar+ | ~ | halva_3.htm | SOFTWrapper: wrapping galore | progcor | ~ | fra_00E6 |
13 Feb 98 | MaD | ~ | dong_mad.htm | Unplugging a dongle protection | proj 3 | ~ | fra_00E7 |
16 Feb 98 | Hal+ | ~ | hal_oper.htm | BEGINNERS: Use Opera! (Bye Bye Navigator ?) | unass. | ~ | fra_00E8 |
16 Feb 98 | MaD | ~ | maddon_1.htm | DONGLES: The weak brothership between hard- and software | proj 3 | ~ | fra_00E9 |
25 Feb 98 | Hs2L | ~ | smartc_2.htm | An example of VB Cracking using SmartCheck | proj 8 | ~ | fra_00EA |
26 Feb 98 | -bajunny | ~ | bayu_2.htm | Undocumented HASP - part I | proj 3 advanced |
~ | fra_00EB |
28 Feb 98 | Jack of Shadows | ~ | jackrev.htm | Reversing +Aesculapius | Our protect advanced |
~ | fra_00EC |
01 Mar 98 | SiuL+Hacky | ~ | siulinux.htm | Linux GUIs. The Chances | advanced ourtools.htm |
~ | fra_00ED |
04 Mar 98 | MaD | ~ | madlas1.htm | DONGLES: Revealing sentinel Pro main code | proj 3 | ~ | fra_00EE |
04 Mar 98 | Zeezee | ~ | zee_inst.htm | Decompiling InstallShield scripts and guidelines for decompiler writers | progcor | ~ | fra_00EF |
04 Mar 98 | madmax! | ~ | madmasu.htm | Cracking using KERNEL32.DLL | advanced | ~ | fra_00F0 |
04 Mar 98 | FootSteps | ~ | oldiegoo.htm | Oldies but Goodies | proj 4 | ~ | fra_00F1 |
08 Mar 98 | Duke | ~ | dukeess.htm | Inside the VB3 .EXE | proj 8 | ~ | fra_00F2 |
10 Mar 98 | +Indian_Trail | ~ | it_winr2.htm | Winrar [95] the other path (Encryption Mechanism) | unass. | ~ | fra_00F3 |
12 Mar 98 | bajunny | ~ | bayunn2.htm | Undocumented HASP - part II | proj 3 advanced |
~ | fra_00F4 |
16 Mar 98 | iceman | ~ | iceman.htm | Tweaking with memory in Window95 | papers | ~ | fra_00F5 |
16 Mar 98 | The RudeBoy | ~ | rudeboy.htm | BEGINNERS: Thinking Like a Cracker | unass. | ~ | fra_00F6 |
16 Mar 98 | The Nameless | ~ | panthe.htm | BEGINNERS: Big tent, little circus | proj 7 | ~ | fra_00F7 |
16 Mar 98 | i_magnus | ~ | siceinst.htm | BEGINNERS: SoftICE Install for Beginners | unass. | ~ | fra_00F8 |
20 Mar 98 | iceman | ~ | iceman1.htm | WIN32 - Inside Debug API | papers | ~ | fra_00F9 |
20 Mar 98 | Stone | ~ | stone1.htm | In memory patching: three approaches | advanced papers |
~ | fra_00FA |
20 Mar 98 | Red Lantern | ~ | redla1.htm | Cracking Rightime: Encryption and checksums in a small DOS utility | unass. | ~ | fra_00FB |
31 Mar 98 | TWD | ~ | twd_ms_.htm | BEGINNERS: Cracking Micro$oft Visual SourceSafe 5.00 | proj 9 | ~ | fra_00FC |
31 Mar 98 | Tomboy | ~ | 123dos.htm | Software protection history: Reinitializing Lotus 1-2-3 (DOS versions) | unass. | ~ | fra_00FD |
31 Mar 98 | F_KingKrazy | ~ | kk_cunei.htm | How to perform some magic reversing with good old BRW | unass. | ~ | fra_00FE |
31 Mar 98 | CapedCrusader | ~ | capedcr.htm | A complete, nake protection code: Cracking WinZip32 | unass. | ~ | fra_00FF |
31 Mar 98 | +Aitor | ~ | aitor003.htm | Reverse Engineering MATLAB 5 - Part III: Licenses | unass. | ~ | fra_0100 |
3 Apr 98 | Entropy | ~ | entropy1.htm | DartPro 32 Cracking, a crippled 'save' with encryption mechanism | unass. | ~ | fra_0101 |
23 Apr 98 | JaZZ | ~ | netscan3.htm | Netscantools3.1 trial (What's new with timelock?) | timelock | ~ | fra_0102 |
23 Apr 98 | Kabhoet | ~ | new_kha.htm | BEGINNERS: NJWin 1.6 Checksum Cracking | unass. | ~ | fra_0103 |
27 Apr 98 | Archimede | ~ | new_archi.htm | The total reset protection scheme | unass. | ~ | fra_0104 |
27 Apr 98 | anormal kindergarten |
~ | new_anor.htm | A new kind of protection? Design your own CPU! | advanced | ~ | fra_0105 |
27 Apr 98 | Masher | ~ | canterbu1.htm | Getright: the beast within | unass. | ~ | fra_0106 |
27 Apr 98 | VucoeT | ~ | vuctut01.htm | CheckPop 1.1 for Windoze95/98/NT4 by Nevis Systems | unass. | ~ | fra_0107 |
27 Apr 98 | Kabhoet | ~ | ne_khab1.htm | Diary Link 97: Menu disable and active by Register Number | proj 7 | ~ | fra_0108 |
03 May 98 | ReZeL | ~ | rezel1.htm | BEGINNERS: A correction/addition to RudeBoy's essay | unass. | ~ | fra_0109 |
03 May 98 | Hs2L | ~ | hs2l_22.htm | Web Browser emulation (Letting web pages get less info about you) |
unass. | ~ | fra_010A |
03 May 98 | -MML- | ~ | origin_1.htm | Cracking MicroCal Origin 5.0 in 3 Simple Ways | proj 6 | ~ | fra_010B |
03 May 98 | +dynamite | ~ | dynam_1.htm | BEGINNERS: Why should we crack a program that DOES NOT CHANGE at all if you register it? | unass. | ~ | fra_010C |
03 May 98 | Sandman | ~ | sandma1.htm | Cracking MicroCal Origin 5.0 in 3 Simple Ways | proj 2 | ~ | fra_010D |
04 May 98 | +Aesculapius | ~ | strain99.htm | The +HCU '99 STRAINER |
strainer | ~ | fra_010E |
04 May 98 | +Indian_Trail | ~ | ind_tra1.htm | BEGINNERS:Pluckit 3.0 ~ Hip Hip Hurray for Smartcheck | proj 8 | ~ | fra_010F |
04 May 98 | Marigold | ~ | marigbox.htm | Opening a Vbox full of worms: PreviewParadise lost | advanced timelock |
~ | fra_0110 |
04 May 98 | Shaman | ~ | casmw652.htm | How to crack an hardcore dongle-protected program | advanced proj 3 |
~ | fra_0111 |
04 May 98 | Little John | ~ | littlejo1.htm | Visual Basic Unprotection... Programmers: don't protect with visual basic! | proj 8 | ~ | fra_0112 |
05 May 98 | +ReZiDeNt | ~ | rezide7z.htm | Reverse Engineering a Compressed Target (Phase I) | packers | ~ | fra_0113 |
08 May 98 | Rudeboy | ~ | rudebo21.htm | Four "atomic" cracking approaches! | unass. | ~ | fra_0114 |
08 May 98 | Ether | ~ | ether1.htm | BEGINNERS, the PSP protection again | unass. | ~ | fra_0115 |
08 May 98 | SLH | ~ | hutch1.htm | The supression and resurrection of assembler programming. | papers | ~ | fra_0116 |
08 May 98 | Marigold | ~ | marycri1.htm | Instant removing of CrypKey (together with a lock) Unwrapping the wrapped | progcor | ~ | fra_0117 |
08 May 98 | Masta | ~ | winasm_0.htm | The resurrection of assembly programming - Essay nr. 0 | papers | ~ | fra_0118 |
11 May 98 | JaZZ | ~ | crlvent7.htm | Corel Ventura 7 trial: Crack it the hard way | advanced | ~ | fra_0119 |
11 May 98 | Iceman | ~ | iceext1.htm | "Extending Softice serie" ("Zauberreversing") | advanced papers |
~ | fra_011A |
16 May 98 | Prophecy | ~ | prophe_1.htm | BEGINNERS: An introduction to code generation routines: reversing Teleport Pro v1.29 | unass. | ~ | fra_011B |
16 May 98 | SLH | ~ | hutch_61.htm | The Bridge: In Pursuit Of Lost Knowledge | papers | ~ | fra_011C |
16 May 98 | Tek | ~ | tek1.htm | Palmpilot reversing: Experience a brand new taste in cracking | papers | ~ | fra_011D |
19 May 98 | The RudeBoy | ~ | rude45.htm | Reversing Packed Targets | packers | ~ | fra_011E |
21 May 98 | SLH | ~ | hutquest.htm | THE QUEST: Building the launch pad | papers | ~ | fra_011F |
21 May 98 | Goth | ~ | sales1.htm | SalesAgent 3.0: Rsagnt32.dll, TurnKey and Me | progcor | ~ | fra_0120 |
25 May 98 | Masta | ~ | winasm_1.htm | The resurrection of assembly programming - Essay nr. 1 | papers | ~ | fra_0121 |
27 May 98 | Bajunny | ~ | bayu3.htm | Undocumented HASP 3 (no more security through obscurity) | advanced proj 3 |
~ | fra_0122 |
29 May 98 | SLH | ~ | hutch28.htm | Software warriors through the warp | papers | ~ | fra_0123 |
01 June 98 | Q | ~ | q_tsr601.htm | A different approach cracking a DOS CD-protection | proj 4 | ~ | fra_0124 |
01 June 98 | Q | ~ | q_tv0601.htm | "Fixing" AIMS-Lab's VH-TV Program | progcor | ~ | fra_0125 |
05 June 98 | Joa | ~ | crunchi1.htm | Little essay about the various methods and viewpoints of crunching | papers | ~ | fra_0126 |
05 June 98 | +mISu | ~ | misu1.htm | The PicaView32 KeyGenerator (keygenerators in C++) | unass. | ~ | fra_0127 |
05 June 98 | SLH | ~ | hutch_65.htm | The Eye Of The Warrior (a "graphical" windows' paper) | papers | ~ | fra_0128 |
10 June 98 | Joa | ~ | crunchi2.htm | Little essay about the various methods and viewpoints of crunching II | papers | ~ | fra_0129 |
10 June 98 | SLH | ~ | hutchif1.htm | The iron fist (Keeping The Crackers Amused) | papers | ~ | fra_012A |
15 June 98 | Fravia | ~ | mmstory.htm | What's behind the mm256.dat and mm2048.dat files? | proj 9 | ~ | fra_012B |
15 June 98 | Xoanon | ~ | xoa_126.htm | PreviewParadise R.I.P. (vboxed programs... bye bye!) | timelock | ~ | fra_012C |
Total: 136 | reverse engineers | no more beginners essays please |
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