Subj : Re: Cracking DOS software
To   : Exodus
From : AKAcastor
Date : Thu Apr 04 2024 21:21:14

A> It looks like EZ-ROM is written in Turbo Pascal, I 
A> wonder if this protectio
A> is part of the Pascal code or if it is a wrapper 
A> around a compiled program.
A> would imagine there's heavy use of assembler to implement the an
A> i-disassembly/anti-debugging/obfuscation.  (just thinking out loud)

 E> You'll be my hero if you can get a key for 2.20b :)

I thought "EZ-ROM, that sounds like it should be an easy crack!" and then I ran it in debugger and opened it in disassembler and OH BOY it's a doozy! :)

It's more challenging than other software I've cracked, so I don't know how long it will take to work my way through it or if it will be too frustrating.  I did make some progress in following the code in debugger, but I'm not sure how many more layers of obfuscation to expect.  I'm learning on the job here! :)


Chris/akacastor

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