KeySter - Keygen Jester Files

Keygen Jester application

Author: 1kozye, 1kozye@gmail.com
License: See License.txt file


Note: The solution file only opens in Visual Studio 2010 Professional (and above), but you can use 
      Vsual C++ 2010 Express and Visual C# 2010 Express to open any particular project if you don't 
	  have access to Visual Studio 2010 Professional.
	  

This project consists of two parts:
- Fake Keygen Program (KeySter.exe): KeySter folder, C application using plain Win32 API
- Fake Keygen Editor (KeySterEditor.exe): KeySterEditor folder, C# application using .NET, 
  depends on KeySter.exe to be built before KeySterEditor.exe can be built


Use
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Use Keygen Jester to create a fake keygen for your application and prank on anyone who downloads
it to crack your application. Just upload your fake keygen to any of the sites that distribute
keygens and cracks. Now when somebody downloads it and runs it on their computer the fake keygen
will tell them that it is sending email with their personal information to authorities (you get to
write the email and pick the email address it is sent to).

In a sense Keygen Jester protects your application against software piracy :-)


Fake Keygen Program (KeySter.exe)
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Win32 program that is the actual fake keygen. The application reads the text elements of its UI 
from the string table embedded into the resources of the main executable. The end user will use the 
editor application to customize their copy of the fake keygen and then share it on a site containing 
keygens and cracks. The customization includes all text elements of the fake keygen program, 
including the subject and body of the email message that is sent on behalf of the user running the 
fake keygen, as well as the email address the email is sent to.

We put a lot of effort into making this part a single, small executable that can run on any Windows 
machine. Therefore we put all text elements in a string table embedded into resources in the main 
(and only) executable.


Fake Keygen Editor (KeySterEditor.exe)
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.NET program written in C# that let's the user customize their fake keygen program. The user can 
modify all text elements of the fake keygen program, including the subject and body of the email 
message that is sent on behalf of the user running the fake keygen, as well as the email address 
the email is sent to.


Runtime Dependencies
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KeySterEditor.exe expectst that KeySter.exe is present in the same folder as KeySterEditor.exe.
For instance, when the user selects "New Keygen" from the "File" menu, the editor will copy the 
KeySter.exe under new name to a location specified by the user.


Use Instructions
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1. To start working with Keygen Jester just start KeySterEditor.exe.
2. Click meny "File" and select "New" (or just press Alt+N).
   - The editor will populate all text fields with default values.
3. Update text values with appropriate to your application (the one you want to protect by creating
   a fake keygen).
4. Save your fake keygen by clicking menu "File" and selecting "Save" (or just pressing Ctrl+S).
   - The editor will ask you to select a file name and location for your keygen executable.
5. You can try your fake keygen at any time by clicking meny "File" and selecting "Run" 
   (or pressing Alt+R).