Reverse code engineering
Powerfull tool, lot of fun and legal for several purposes! We will work with OllyDbg
(www.ollydbg.de) program that is easy-to-use disassembler and debugger.
* Basic information available in Wikipedia article on reverse engineering (IS
copy REWiki.pdf)
* Download OllyDbg 1.10 (freeware) either from http://www.ollydbg.de/ or
(better) from IS (OllyDbg.zip).
* Download tutorials I and II. by Lena from IS (tut1.rar and tut2.rar). Remaining
tutorials can be obtained from www.tuts4you.com.
* Download Assembler basics from IS (BasicsOfAssembler.pdf).
* Download homework crackme (LabakCrackMe).
OllyDbg shortcuts & most important commands
F3 ... Open binary file
F2 ... Toggle breakpoint (on opcodes, or double click)
F9 ... Run debugged program
Ctrl+F2 ... Restart program
F8 ... Step over
F7 ... Step into
Alt+BkSp ... Undo change
Rightclick->Search for->All referenced text strings ... Constant text strings referenced
in code.
Ctrl+F1 ... Help on API (WIN32 API help file already prepared in OllyDbg directory
(WIN32.HLP))
Registers (FPU): Z ­ zero flag, C ­ carry flag, S ­ sign flag. Invert bit flag by double
click.
EIP ... next address to execute (instruction pointer)
EBX ... usually loop counter
Startup resources
The Reverse Code Engineering Community: http://www.reverse-engineering.net/
Tutorials for You: www.tuts4you.com
RE on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_engineering
Homework
The goal of this assignment is to reverse engineer supplied crack me file
(LabakCrackMe.exe), obtain information about its behavior and make program to
continue successfully without error message by a) patching, b) creating valid license
info. More principally different solutions for the same problem will be awarded by
extra points.
Hints:
- You may use OllyDbg or any other disassembler.
- Function fread fail by null exception if invalid file handle is supplied.
Submit:
- Short description of program behavior in text form or as C source code (source code
version will be awarded by 1 extra point).
- Patched crack me binary that let the program run every time successfully with no
error without valid license info.
- Valid license info that let program run successfully without binary modification.
- Deadline is 12.5.2008{10 points + bonuses}