bzemer

Hello,
I have a file that got locked up with a password (the password is set with the program who created it).
I don't know the password.
I'm convinced that the password part can be edited out of the file itself using a hex editor.

Because i had a version of my file from befor it got locked, i was able to find out what piece of hex code refers to the locked part.
By replacing it with the original file's hex code part, i managed to get the file unprotected, and to work regularly.

Here is the piece of code i took from the original file (up to a certain point that i recognized - "dvdisk26"):

43 61 74 61 6C 6F 67 20 33 2E 30 30 00 80 00 00 01 00 01 00 08 00 43 61 74 61 6C 6F 67 33 06 08 00 00 04 34 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 88 00 00 00 00 00 E0 0A 00 00 7F 0A 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 44 76 64 69 73 6B 32 36


And here is the code on the protected file, up to the same point:

43 61 74 61 6C 6F 67 20 33 2E 30 30 00 94 00 00 01 00 01 00 D4 D5 99 B2 31 A7 51 A9 00 A4 75 B7 51 6C F4 F8 58 52 A5 C7 65 AE 56 FF 7D DD DA 90 24 B2 5C AA 08 F0 40 B9 59 6C F0 03 58 52 A5 C7 D4 D5 99 4D 20 B6 C7 84 14 C5 EE 7A 98 4C 3F 6C 2E 5D B1 F1 7A 8C 8A 29 3B F0 67 BA 17 BB 2F C2 77 7A E3 8A 58 52 A5 C7 D4 03 00 88 00 00 00 00 00 E0 0A 00 00 7F 0A 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 44 76 64 69 73 6B 32 36

Now, this worked out because i knew what i was looking for, but my other files that has a password protection on them doesn't look like the code i wrote earlier.

I'm trying to figure out what to do next.
Is it possible that the piece of code from above contains the actual password?
can it be translated to a text string that i can put in the password text box (within the program) and just unlock the files?

If anyone knows how to handle this sort of things and could help me out, i would really appriciate it.

And if not, if there is someone who know about hex editing and can help me out or guide me how to advance, i would be thankfull for that to.

Thanks ahead...
(and forgive me for any mispells and typos, since english is not my native language)

Polyphemus_

I don't think you will be able to retreive it by converting the hex representation to ascii representation: the password will probably be encoded.

Ghost

So you want to break into someone elses files? Well if people are going to help you with that, I don't know the bank account number of Bill Gates, but I know he has atleast one, help me get the account number and help me change his name to mine so I can go collect

You need a better story if you want to win this crowd over buddy.

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bzemer

It's not someone elses files!! it's my files!

You want the story, here goes: I used a cracked version of a program, when it found out (via the internet) that i was using a fake liecense it locked me up.
The only reason i care so much to remove the protection is because i put up a lot of time and effort to build that file (it's a catalog of all of my discs made up with a certain popular cataloging softwere).

BTW - I mailed the author, conffessed my crime and asked to buy a leagal liecense "in exchange" for the lock password. It's been a few weeks and he still hasn't replied.

So i wish to keep working as before, but i can't.

Ghost

So if you buy the software you cannot use it to open your datafile? You must crack it?

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bzemer

The guy who made the softwere won't response to my mail.
I won't pay 46$ if i won't know for sure that a 300+ cd catalog worth of work will repay itself.

What if i pay for a valid key file and then i'll find that since i used a warez version, my catalogs are destroyed and i have to start over?

In that case i rather try to crack the files and restore my work.

Again, i am willing to buy a liecense, but the guy didn't respond to my messages.

Navid

If you want to translate hexadecimals into ASCII, you can use my translator.
http://linux-cs.johnabbott.qc.ca/~cs...Translator.exe

Though you can only translate one value at a time, unless you're converting from ASCII to another format. I might work on that later.

Ghost

Well is it just one guy or a company that made this software, and can you call him, this seems to be serious and I'd try a phone call.

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zorin

lol, I bet he verified that the software was legit over the Internet as a test which oviouslly made it sease up. This is why you buy the proper software licences and you don't have any of these problems. Oh and if its just one guy that made the software, I hope you never get the work back, he will have spent ages making this program, you should show him some respect and buy the software

bzemer

I have two things to say about this:
1. I'm from Israel, so to phone call someone from any other country i not an option (i speak very poorly, i write better).
2. The only reason i didn't buy it in the first place is because it cost so much.
To calculate how much is 46$ in Israel, multiply it by 5. It's alot of money here.

And in any way, i already said that i am willing to pay. But mail is my only option and the guy fon'y respond to it. So this doesn't concern respect - It's proper buisness.