ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Lock-Master 9.0 Documentation ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Lock-Master... Your software investment protector. ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Introduction: ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Have you ever written a program, then found out the next day that your program had been cracked/hacked and uploaded to all the bbs's across North America? Have you ever invested lots of time and money developing a program which you released as shareware with a registration option, and found out that someone made a generic "key" registration program to crack-register your current and future version of that software? Ever invest in purchasing a copy-protection product like a key-disk or a dongle plug protection to protect your software from being copied by everyone, and then the next day, discovering a cracked copy of your program on a bbs - even though it was "protected"? If you answered yes to any of the above, then this is what you need. A revolutionary new product, the only one in the world right now, a program that will totally change software security procedures now, and in years to come. It's called.... ð L O C K - M A S T E R 9.0 ð Lock-Master v9.0 is a program that protects any program for the IBM or compatible PC from being traced/disassembled or viewed. It's uses are numerous, but it's main purpose is to protect your program from being hacked/cracked or modified. Lock-Master 9.0 can be integrated into any IBM or compatible executable file (COM or EXE). Once integrated, the master program is locked. All known debuggers will be shut down. If someone tries to trace the protected master program, his computer will freeze and reboot. Tracing, disassembling, or producing a source code listing is... let's just say nearly impossible. Lock-Master 9.0 cannot be reverse-engineered, mostly because it's code unencrypts the new data OVER the used up code while running. It cannot be modified in any way, due to it's 8 layered reverse-encryption and multiple CRC code checking routines. Also, all of Lock-Master's anti-debugging routines calculate a complicated checksum, which they use to reverse-unencrypt other modular routines, which inturn use the previous checksum to complete their functions! Overall it's a nightmare to trace, even to the most experienced cracker. There are about 3 other products that say they "protect" your exe/com files from hackers - but as you know, there are unprotect programs written for them already out there. These programmers might write nice exe/com encryption and compression routines, but they don't provide any anti-debugger/hacker protections. And those that do, are always easily bypassed by the average 14 year old. You see, a software protection is only as good as it's "envelope". You can utilize the best hardware/software protection for your software, but if it doesn't have a good "envelope lock", it's like protecting a 10 foot steel bank safe with a barbie doll lock! I have spent about 4 years on and off, optimizing and inventing some of the best anti-debugger routines that you will ever find for the IBM PC. As you know, everything can be cracked with time. Someday, some wizard out there will figure a way to trace through Lock-Master's protection. After spending a LOT of months, he might find a bypass method. But all you need to do is request a Lock-Master routine modification upgrade, and you will put him back to square one! - He will have to forget everything he did and restart from scratch, because all the routines would be different. Places where you might want to utilize Lock-Master 9.0 : ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ * Releasing a shareware program with a registration option. * Releasing a commercial copy-protected program. (Either with a key-disk or a security/dongle plug protection) * Releasing any program that you don't want hacked, cracked or modified in any way. About the demo: ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ This Lock-Master 9.0 demo was coded so that you would be able to experiment and evaluate just how powerful Lock-Master 9.0 really is. The file included with this zip called LM9-DEMO.COM is protected with Lock-Master 9.0. Try to view, edit, trace, or modify that file - you will then understand the power of Lock-Master 9.0. You can use ANY debugger for the IBM PC. It doesn't matter which one you use, they will all be TERMINATED the hard way. (Be prepared to reboot your machine VERY often!) To start the demo, simply run LM9-DEMO.COM. Make sure you don't have any debuggers resident in memory, otherwise the demo won't run. You will then see a screen describing Lock-Master. You cannot quit the demo back to the dos prompt. To quit, you have to reboot your machine. This was done so that everytime you trace, and mess up, you will have to hard boot - this should give you lots of "fun"! This demo is just a demo - it cannot be cracked/hacked and used as a software protection program. All the routines for protecting your exe/com files have been removed from this demo, and are only available in the registered version. ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Lock-Master 9.0 technical info ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ The following features are incorporated into Lock-Master 9.0 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ þ Written in 100% PURE asm/machine language. þ Written in hacker-deterrent, non-standard code. þ Maximal space-optimized coding. þ 8 way reverse-encrypted code. þ Compressed code. þ Self-checking file integrity routine. þ Self-checking code integrity routine. þ Automatic warning of file modification - file size & checksum. þ Automatic warning of altered code. þ Automatic warning of insufficient memory. þ Automatic warning of missing loader file. þ Automatic warning of invalid/hacked loader file. þ Dos version warning if too low. þ Hack proof code. þ Strip-proof code. þ Reverse-engineer proof code. þ Debugger proof code. þ No memory usage. þ Works on ALL IBM and compatible machines. þ Permanent virus-free file protection - You will never get infected with a virus - directly linked, or imbedded in a Lock-Master protected file. ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Lock-Master 9.0 Registration ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ When you register Lock-Master 9.0, you'll receive a disk with the latest version of Lock-Master, the usage manual, and upgrade information. With that disk, you'll be able to protect your com or exe files with Lock-Master. There is no limit or "protect-count" on the number of files that you can protect with Lock-Master. Once you register, your name, phone and other information is serialized into the Lock-Master protect program. It's not just encrypted and written in the file, it's transformed into machine-language instructions, which are then used by the Lock-Master protect program to do some protection calculations etc! Your whole system info is also recorded and kept track of. Your protected exe/com files will not contain your personal information, just the Registered Lock-Master protection program will. We are all sick of those hackers/crackers who steal our software investments, it's time to do something about it. This program was not written to make money, it was written to help the hard working computer programmers like yourselves. The registration costs are very low, for the amount of time that it took to develop Lock-Master 9.0 - This is the first public release, and we are at version 9.0 already! - that's because all previous versions were beta versions, or were upgraded and enhanced with more options. To receive your registered version of the latest Lock-Master software protection program, send a cheque or money order payable to : Andrew Kacy P.O BOX 233 Pierrefonds, Quebec Canada H9H 4K9 USA customers send : $25, plus $5 for shipping and handling. Canadian customers send : $30, plus $5 for shipping and handling. Overseas customers send : $30 Canadian International money order, plus $8 Canadian for shipping and handling. USA company orders send : $50, plus $5 for shipping and handling. Canadian company orders send : $60, plus $5 for shipping and handling. Overseas company orders send : $60 Canadian International money order, plus $8 Canadian for shipping and handling. Fill out and print the form below. Include it with your letter. .................................................................... =============================================================================== FROM: Name: ______________________________________________________ [Company]: ______________________________________________________ Reg Name: ______________________________________________________ [Used to register your software, 30 characters max] Address: ______________________________________________________ City: ____________________________ State: _____________________ Country: ____________________________ Postal Code: ____________ Phone: ________________________ Fax: ___________________________ Where did you obtain the Lock-Master demo from? ___________________ ______________________________________________________ What do you intend to use Lock-Master for? ________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Future product suggestions:________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ =============================================================================== ....................................................................