------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------- Little Hackers Guide --- by Szpaq --- version minus 1.00 ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- Feb 1996 --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Add to this file whatever you know interesting about hacking and post it -- ------------------ to the hackers around the world --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents 1. Disassembling Windows .HLP files 2. Disassembling executable files 3. Hacking Satellite TV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Disassembling Windows .HLP files For all people that want to edit, convert to ASCII, print in whole or in part Windows .HLP files. The last program, PAPERTRAIL is clearly the best choice for Windows users and HHELP for DOS users. BTW, PAPERTRAIL calls a DOS program and its use is possible also without Windows (but the docs are in .HLP file) - HLP2DOC by Wolfgang Bayer - stopped at Beta-Version 16.05.94, converts .HLP to .DOC, ignores pictures, crashes sometimes --- HLPDC122.ZIP (40k) - SMARTDOC - .HLP->ASCII, print entire .HLP file, S/W GBP 12.50, does the job well, partly crippleware. simtel/msdos - SMTDOC15.ZIP (48k) - HHELP - DOS viewer for .HLP files, very nice program, can be used as a viewer for Norton Commander, can also display graphics. S/W $35 ftp.winsite.com - HHELP10.ZIP (370k) - HLPTXT - .HLP->ASCII, print entire .HLP file, S/W, does the job well by calling WINHELP. ftp.winsite.com - HLPTXT11.ZIP (303k) - PAPERTRAIL - probably the best. Freeware. Converts .HLP into .RTF, .BMP etc. completely disassembling the .HLP file and prepares for DOCTOHELP(commercial) converting back to .HLP. Very good product, never crashed during my tests! ftp.winsite.com - PAPER.ZIP (788k) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Disassembling executable files. There are many disassemblers available, but the clear winner is almost unknown Interactive Disassembler, currently version 3.05. It does all the disassembly, handles DOS, Windows, OS/2, etc, it does his job very fast, doesn't crash at large files and is a must for a serious hacker. If you start using it, you never return to your old disassembler. Available under DOS, DOS4GW extender and OS/2. Here is the FILE_ID.DIZ The Interactive DisAssembler v3.05 ! Attention: needs 386 or higher ! 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 �+ full WYSIWYG interactively � � disassemble for i80x86,i8085 � � z80,i860,*PENTIUM*,i8051,6502 � �+ Input: MS Windows, OS/2 files!� � EXE,NE,LE,LX,PE,HEX,NLM etc...� �+ UNLIMITED size of input files � �+ various types of assemblers � �+ 32-bit protected mode � �+ auto-commenting � �+ background analysis � �+ built-in C-like language � �+ allows to PATCH input file � �+ TurboVision interface � �+ Shareware!!! � �+ NEW: PE files, runs under OS/2� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 IDA is available at ftp.kiae.su/msdos/programming/assembly/disass or at ftp://149.156.137.250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Hacking satellite TV There are many satellite scrambling systems available in Europe. For average ASTRA/Eutelsat viewers there are: Videocrypt-1 (all Sky channels) - not hacked since 01.11.95 (infamous card 0A start). Very good documented interface, many cards available, but not very useful at the moment. Videocrypt-2 (Filmnet Central Europe, CMT, MTV, Discovery, QVC) - not hacked now, no card emulators known to me at the moment. D2-MAC / Eurocrypt - very good system for hackers, many channels are hacked, mostly Scandinavian, also human-biology channels. Luxcrypt - Very simple system, used by 4 channels in Dutch language. Doesn't need any smart-card, only decoder box. Syster - Used by Premiere, Teleclub, 4 spanish channels on Astra and Canal+. Not cracked yet, it seems that it is VERY hard to crack, so don't expect working decoders in the near future. Where to find, what to download: There are many satellite scrambling related Internet resources, some of which are: (Note that the sites are moving or disappear often) http://www.gpl.net/paulmax - Paul Maxwell-King pages, with lots of links, PCB-s to offer and current information ftp://ftp.paranoia.com/pub/users/defiant - Almost all of listed files and many many more can be D/L there. Also PCB site. http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/videocrypt.html http://www.uni-muenster.de/WiWi/home/teschne (ICard home page) http://www.th-leipzig.de/~matusche/index/html http://joule.pcl.ox.ac.uk http://www.io.com/~tron - very slow, but interesting ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/hacking/videocrypt ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Multimedia/videocrypt (Markus Kuhn) Many of the updated links you find at the Paul Maxwell-King's pages. Look carefully! news://alt.satellite.tv.europe news://alt.satellite.tv.crypt General information SATTV1.ZIP (841k) - old, but very useful, lots of thery of video scrambling, the hacks are not very useful, but worth reading. SATTV2.ZIP (1178k) - Description of SEASON idea, old SKY hacks, many infos on PICs (the chips used very often in card emulators), also PIC programmer. SATTV3.ZIP (1245k) - SEASONs for everyone, ICARD project, other interesting files. Do not expect to find working card emulators there, the codes change rather quickly and these files are completed at early 1995. However, I recommend it for the people wishing to receive some background information. DETAILS.TXT - Must-Have for all Videocrypt hackers. The VC-Hackers Guru, Markus Kuhn gives the details about Videocrypt scrabmling system. VIDEOCR.FAQ - FAQ about Pay-TV in Europe, mostly VideoCrypt Working software. Videocrypt-1, D2-MAC It changes very rapidly, for SEASON boards (ie. using PC to decode) there is now VOYAGER 1.3h, which decodes all D2-MAC channels available and two soft-sex channels scrambled in Videocrypt-1 (Feb 96). All the people are awaiting Sky Card 0A crack, but no one knows when it comes. For users of the PIC-cards there are updates available on each code change. All the PHOENIX, MELMAC, SEASON, FREEVIEW software doesn't work with 0A cards ie. with all ca.20 Sky channels. WHEN YOU SEE AN AD SAYING THAT SKY CHANNELS ARE DECODED, first call the advertiser and ask if it's really available, then look at the Net. Luxcrypt decoders. The complete solution may be found at ftp.paranoia.com/pub/users/defiant in one of the subdirs. But consider talking with some friends in Netherlands before building your own. It needs an oscilloscope to test and requires some analog-circuitry knowledge. Videocrypt-2 The hackers start to do his work on this system, currently available are listings of the Card memory and some supplemental files (not very useful for the average viewer). There are some restricted mailing lists (eg. tv-crypt mailing list), but they are really restricted to experienced hackers and don't expect easy sign-on without significant mailing to the Insiders. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------Please add your information at the end of this text---------------- -------- No copyright, no questions asked, no nonsense, no license ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------