A good protection is NOT an impossible dream! :-)

[dj-siba]

Thank's JMI for unlighting me

Regards

[JMI]

We should thank Aaron for recognizing CrackZ's contributions to the Reversing craft by all this great contributions.

Regards,

The OS is the biggest weakness aside from sloppy protection design.

Blah-blah-blah...
I'm managing my small business in developing the protections for individual clients (not some widespread bullshit like armadillo or so) and I can assure you, OS doesn't really matter.

well, we are interested in unpacking new thingz, (IF they are interesting)

[bgrimm]

Originally Posted by volodya

The OS is the biggest weakness aside from sloppy protection design.

Blah-blah-blah...
I'm managing my small business in developing the protections for individual clients (not some widespread bullshit like armadillo or so) and I can assure you, OS doesn't really matter.

I am sure, having browsed your past posts, that you for one know more about the inner workings of the Windows OS than most of Microsoft.

My point is, you can write the most solid code, but it is the underlying design of the OS, Windows in particular, that would allow others to unravel the protection written to run on it.

Until there is a fundamental change on the hardware level, (and not just an execution bit for example), M$ Windows apps will be more vunerable than apps written for a hardened OS or embedded system.

Not a rant, no disrespect, just my 2-cents.
-BG

[taos]

Originally Posted by bgrimm

M$ Windows apps will be more vunerable than apps written for a hardened OS or embedded system.

it's because M$ is the most OS used. If Linux was used like M$ you will see a lot of cracks for Linux.

[aldente]

it's because M$ is the most OS used. If Linux was used like M$ you will see a lot of cracks for Linux.

Exactly!

And that's also the reason why there are more virii, trojans and worms for Microsoft Windows.
But every nasty bastard obviously thinks he'd have to blame Microsoft, and not all the dummy users, or the coders of such malware.
If I'd code a trojan, it would just make sense to do so for a widely used operating system, and not for a system just a few thousand folks use.
So it's definately NOT Microsoft's fault!