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Old 09-03-2004, 03:21
Belisarious
 
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DiskGuard cd protection

Since this is my first post I'd like to salute everyone and thank the admins for the great job they are doing. I'm still a bit intimidated posting here since I'm quite a newbie and this forum seems to have attracted some of the best reversers..
Anyway I'd like to ask this:
Has anyone try to crack a diskguard protected cd without having the original one (only a non working copy)? The only essay on the subject seems to be Colin McRae Rally game by G��DiX but it's in Spanish and also I think he uses the original cd to dump the exe. Any suggestions?
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Old 09-03-2004, 03:47
monguz
 
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suggestions...Yeah:
try to use Blind Write Suite to make an unprotected copy of your CD or whatewer..and hier [www.gameburnworld.com/cdridentifyingtools.htm] you get infos tools etc.. i hope so...
gretz monguz

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Old 09-04-2004, 19:56
surej
 
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can try here too.. www.gamecopyworld.com


WBR

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Old 09-04-2004, 21:50
Belisarious
 
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Thank you both but I'm not trying to make a copy of the cd.. In fact I dont have the original cd just this non working copy..
To make things more clear this is what Diskguard is all about:
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DiscGuard™ is an anti-piracy system that effects two basic changes to the software package:
* The main executable files on a DiscGuard-protected CD-ROM are encrypted.
* A special digital signature is inscribed onto a pressed CD-ROM, and mapped into a software decryption key. The digital signature is not reproducible by either counterfeiting (re-mastering) or disc burning.

When an authentic disc is used, the signature is present, decryption occurs and the application runs. The user is not even aware that the product is protected. When a copy is used, the signature is not present, no decryption occurs and the application does not run. Instead, a message, a limited demo, a link to an e-commerce web site or a presentation is launched. This transforms every illegal copy into a marketing tool and revenue generator.
So far I've found out the encryption algorithm (Blowfish) and the hash function used (Haval) inside a dll. This dll doesn't export any functions, just two ordinals I don't have of course the decryption key but I do have a working limited editon demo of the executable. Is it possible to find the decryption key simply by comparing the two files?
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