Stick-Buster 2.40R   by Independent (IND)

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ╒═╤╕╒═╤═╕╒╤╕╒══╕╤ ╒ ╒═╕ ╒ ╕╒═╤╕╒═╤═╕╒═══ ╒═╕ │ │ ╘══╕ │ │ │ ╞═╧╕ ═══ │ ╧╕│ │╘══╕ │ ╞══ │═╧╕ │ │ ╘╧═╛ ╧ ╘╧╛╘══╛╧ ╘ ╘══╛╘══╛╘╧═╛ ╧ ╘═══ ╧ ╘ │ └──────────────────┬────────────────┬───────────────────┘ │ Version 2.40R │ └────────────────┘ ─────────────────┤ · Stick-Buster, (C) 1993 by Lior Cohen · ├───────────────── · Released - 29/03/1993 · ■ WARRANTY NONE! THIS PROGRAM COMES 'AS IS'. I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE USE OR MISUSE THIS PROGRAM. I CANNOT GUARANTEE THE FITNESS OF THIS PROGRAM FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IF THIS PROGRAM TURNS OUT TO BEHAVE UNEXPECTEDLY OR ERRONEOUSLY, THE USER IS RESPONSIBLE, AND I CANNOT BE FORCED TO SUPPLY THE USER WITH A FIX. THE UNREGISTERED VERSION OF STICK-BUSTER MAY BE DISTRIBUTED ONLY IN THE ORIGINAL, UNCHANGED PACKAGE. NO ONE MAY CHARGE MONEY OR USE STICK-BUSTER UNREGISTERED VERSION TO PROFIT MONEY OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PROFIT. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO ADD, OR CHANGE ANY THING IN THE STICK-BUSTER PACKAGE. THE REGISTERED VERSION IS ON PERSONAL BASIS ONLY, AND MUST BE USED ONLY BY THE MAN THAT HAS PAID FOR IT TO ME. IT MAY NOT BE COPIED TO ANYWHERE. IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY, PERMANENTLY OR NOT. IT MAY NOT BE OPENED, DEBUGGED, RECOMPILED OR REVERSE ENGINEERED BY ANYONE. ■ Introduction Stick-Buster is the first program created, to open ALL shrinkers, encryptors, stickers and intros (SESI from now on). The full list is in the bottom of this document. Version 2.40 opens 35 different types of SESIs (not including the subtypes, of course). Stick-Buster will create a file, that is almost similar in it's size to the original file (usually a maximum of 1-2K difference), regardless of unused areas of the EXE file, such as it's header. (PKLite for example, stores it's original file's characteristics there, but stick-buster ignores it, and still opens that file). ■ Usage ┌───────────┬─────────┬─────────────────────────┬────────────────────────┐ │ Sbust.EXE │ Options │Source_File[.COM | .EXE] │ Destination_File[.EXE] │ └───────────┴─────────┴─────────────────────────┴────────────────────────┘ Because of the chance that the destination file won't work, I decided to still not allow to override the original EXE / COM file. The registered version of Stick-Buster 2.11, now allows you to remove the main file instead of the sticked file, when you remove Message Stickers or Ady's Glue. A new option was added to Stick-Buster in version 2.11, that is used to display all known programs that Stick-Buster finds. To use it simply type: sbust -l Stick-Buster version 2.40 operates on COM files as well as EXE file. The destination file is always EXE. ■ SESIs list for the unregistered version: √ GDS Intro Maker - all versions √ BoniJoni Intro Maker - versions 0.1 , 0.2 , 0.4 , 0.5 √ BoniJoni scrambler - used on most of the BoniJoni's intros √ TinyProg - versions 3.3 , 3.5 , 3.6 and three more types √ Message Sticker - versions 1.00 , 2.00 , 3.00 , 4.00 , 4.20 , 4.31 , 4.32 and the PRO version √ Glue (Ady) - versions 0.10 - 1.01 √ Diet - versions 1.20 , 1.44 √ Sea-Axe - all versions √ Different Messages - I found a message by an Amir √ Cpav Immunize - for those of you who use it √ Pklite - all versions √ Pklite Pro - all versions √ LEXEM - all versions √ AsIntroMaker - version 1.0 √ EXE2COM - regular version √ ProPacker - version 2.08 and another one √ OptLink - try to find one of this √ modified EPW - this one is also known as "Scramble Utility", but it's a modified version of EPW √ Microsoft's EXEPack - only five versions yet, 4.05 and four other ones ■ The registered version: √ All of the above √ PKLite version 1.15 - regular + PRO √ PKLite for COM files - all versions √ EXE2COM - + compression version √ GDS Scrambler - a scrambler that was used by the GDS at the time √ MCLock - version 1.2 and 1.3 √ Dr. Unknown Scrmblr - versions 0.10, 0.20, 0.21, 0.30 Pro and three unknown versions √ AsiLinker - version 1.12 √ PGMPAK - all versions √ Net 1 intros - all versions √ Chaos intros - all versions √ Diet - version 1.00 √ Pack - I found it used only once, yet √ KVETCH - one type only √ TTG Scrambler - version 1.0 √ D-Cool Virus - coded by Lev Zaslavsky (Dr. Unknown) √ Excellnet Scrmblr I √ Excellnet Scrmblr II √ TPC Scrmblr √ PROTEXCM [com/exe] ■ Registration Registration costs only 30NIS, and allows you to get ALL future releases (and there will be many of them) of the Stick-Buster. To contact me, you can either: call me (04-334060), send me a letter, to: Lior Cohen 16, 2nd of November St Haifa, 35646 Israel or you can leave me a message on one of my support BBSs: BBS Name Number SysOp ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Battle Axe 02 - 941-324 Cnaan Aviv 1 Man Crew 04 - XXX-XXX XXX XXXXXX FixMan 04 - 453-822 Erez Fixel SunSet 04 - 255-181 Itay Glick Second City 04 - 338-102 Assaf Levy Yard Birds 2½ 04 - 246-653 Idan Rotem Stots Land 04 - 226-232 Ran Stots ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ■ DAMAGE Inc. ■ Additional note: if you like stick-buster why not send the author a little contribution ? (5 NIS) we have found recently that stick-buster is MUCH MUCH MUCH better than Xopen; Xopen is full of bugs and sometimes gives "GENERIC ERROR" while stick-buster NEVER fails. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=