First of all, I'd like to explain the difference between a CrackMe and
this ReverseMe. A CrackMe is a little program containing a (sometimes) nifty software protection. Crackers can test their skills at cracking by trying to break the code.
This ReversMe on the other hand is an incomplete program (a texteditor) with no software protection at all. It's purpose is to learn you how to reverse. By reversing I mean adding functionality to a program.
by douby^dread
(from crackz)
Software reverse engineering is the art and process of understanding the intracacies of your own and commercial software at a lower level than the compiler. Many reversers focus in on protection schemes used by software writers to disable or otherwise prohibit the full use of their software since this is a convenient starting point. I have personally used the knowledge I have gained through 'reversing' to ameliorate existing tools, produce my own tools as well as recover projects to which I did not possess the source code of, you'll probably also find that your own code suffers from less bugs .
Reverse Engineering is NOT cracking per se, although it is sometimes difficult to draw the fine line between them. Most reversers deplore the tens of thousands of warez sites that waste good server space on the web (you probably know them already). If you are looking for easy cracks, key generators or just serial numbers lists then this site will NOT be for you, even though this information can be obtained with fairly minimal effort I expect most warez aficionados will not find themselves reading this in the first place and certainly won't have a clue how to assemble and link a key generator.
By learning to reverse engineer yourself, you are gaining a set of valuable skills and distinguishing yourself from the many losers who would rather waste their time searching through pages of bloated graphics and commercial porn sponsors than learning anything themselves. You'll also find (over a period of time) that your reversing efforts will become less focused on protection schemes and that your interest will move away from simple protection cracking.
