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yep, + the keygen/patches can be scanned by virustotal. Same with game cracks (usually done by replacing the "game.exe" with a cracked version)
by ajsnigrutin 5y ago
yep, + the keygen/patches can be scanned by virustotal. Same with game cracks (usually done by replacing the "game.exe" with a cracked version)
- no_time 5y agoAlso if you have the original file (most cracked software conveniently provides the crack separately) you can run something like ida + diaphora[0] and see the work the crackers did nicely isolated. Sometimes its little as altering a single conditional jump. [0]: https://github.com/joxeankoret/diaphora https://github.com/joxeankoret/diaphora
- tester756 5y ago> the keygen/patches can be scanned by virustotal. Wouldnt open source be better?
- ajsnigrutin 5y agoBecause not all cracks are opensource, and not all games/software is opensource. If you need a media player, you can get an opensource one (vlc, mpv,...). If you need excell, because of incompatibilities, macros, whatever, and don't want to pay (or don't want to buy a new one, since 2010 version works fine), you must crack it.
- no_time 5y agoThere are a lot of open source tools that more or less automate the removal of certain protections, especially from games. I "audited" a few myself. I'd link them here but some self righteous bootlicker would probably report it.