How Hackers CRACK Every Software_ How it’s Done

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00:00It was 2013 when Adobe spent millions on what they called the uncrackable security.

00:05They wanted to stop piracy forever.

00:07So it all started with something called the Creative Cloud,

00:10a new subscription model they believed would stop illegal sharing.

00:13No more one-time purchases, no more sharing disks.

00:16They thought it was impenetrable, but then two days later,

00:19a cracked version of the software appeared online.

00:21The millions spent on defense and cutting-edge encryption

00:23was all gone by an invisible army.

00:26But how? That's where our story begins.

00:28To understand how this happened, you have to think like them.

00:32Let's assume you want to break a lock.

00:33What's the simplest approach?

00:34You get the key, right?

00:35In software, that key is the serial number or license key.

00:39So when you purchase a software, you're not just buying code.

00:42You're buying permission to use that code.

00:44So you type in the right combination, and it opens.

00:47That's how it worked in the 80s.

00:49But then the game changed.

00:51In 1998, major companies like Adobe invested millions in two powerful tools,

00:56SafeDisc and Securoam.

00:59These weren't just normal programs.

01:01They were digital fortresses designed to make piracy impossible.

01:05SafeDisc promised unbreakable disk access,

01:08while Securoam boasted layered encryption,

01:11and the developers behind them promised absolute and unbreakable protection.

01:15But promises are made to be broken,

01:17because within just seven days,

01:19what took teams of engineers years to build were completely shattered.

01:22But guess what?

01:23Some companies even got smarter.

01:25They added USB keys called dongles.

01:27So you had to plug it in to make the software run.

01:29But unfortunately,

01:30hackers found ways to trick the software into thinking that the dongle was plugged when it wasn't.

01:35No matter what those companies built,

01:37hackers always find a way over it.

01:39But then came DRM,

01:41Digital Rights Management.

01:42This was different,

01:44because it checks you all the time and confirms that you are logged in,

01:47your account is real,

01:48and your system is approved.

01:49Think of it like a security guard that follows you around while you use the software.

01:53Always watching,

01:54always checking,

01:55and never trusting you.

01:57And this is exactly how Adobe's Creative Cloud works.

02:00So when you open Photoshop,

02:02it doesn't just launch.

02:03It secretly scans your computer,

02:05your processor,

02:06your RAM,

02:07your hard drive,

02:08and then build a digital fingerprint,

02:10which is a unique ID just for your computer.

02:13Then it sends that ID to Adobe's servers and waits for a reply.

02:16If the reply is good,

02:18Photoshop opens.

02:18If not,

02:19it shuts down.

02:20Sounds impossible to beat, right?

02:22But no,

02:23hackers had to stop that conversation.

02:25Using another tool called IDA Pro,

02:27they can freeze Photoshop at the exact moment it's checking your license.

02:31And in this frozen state,

02:32they can see everything.

02:34The values,

02:35the keys,

02:36and all the secrets.

02:37Then they make tiny changes to the code,

02:40and tell Photoshop to stop checking.

02:41Or to always say,

02:43yes,

02:43this person paid,

02:44even when they didn't.

02:45Some hackers went even further to build fake Adobe servers that pretended to be Adobe.

02:50So when Photoshop tries to verify a user,

02:53these fake servers answer instead.

02:55Yes,

02:56this user is legitimate.

02:57This license is real.

02:58Let them in.

02:59And Photoshop believed it thinking it was talking to the real Adobe.

03:03But this is where the story gets really interesting,

03:05because as protection gets really tough,

03:07those hackers started to use something called a loader.

03:10Think of it like a magician standing at the door.

03:12Every time Photoshop checks its license,

03:14the loader jumps in and changes the answer,

03:16and then injects its own code into Photoshop's memory.

03:19What makes loaders so effective is they don't change any files on your computer.

03:23They only change the program while it's running in memory,

03:26which makes it almost impossible to detect.

03:29Even antivirus softwares cannot detect it,

03:32and that's why some crack softwares ask you to open a special tool every time you use the software.

03:36That tool is the loader.

03:38But Adobe didn't just gave up.

03:40They found a clever way to fight back.

03:42So, instead of running everything on your computer,

03:44they moved key features to the cloud.

03:46Take neural filters in Photoshop.

03:48They don't work locally.

03:49You send them your photo.

03:51Adobe processes it on their servers.

03:53Then sends back the result.

03:54Nothing is done on your computer.

03:56So cracking this would mean breaking into Adobe itself.

03:59But here's what most people don't know.

04:01Behind every software is not just one genius in a hoodie.

04:04It's an entire team of organizations like Reloaded, Core, and CPY.

04:09And each member has a role.

04:10One studies the code, another builds the crack,

04:13and another tests it across different computers.

04:16And believe it or not, many of these hackers follow rules.

04:19They won't touch banking apps.

04:20And they avoid medical systems.

04:22For them, cracking Photoshop is not about stealing.

04:25It's about proving no lock is unbreakable.

04:27So if you've ever used a crack software, smash that like and subscribe for more stories.

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