I know R2R had some strong criticism for TCD in a somewhat recent NFO, then after that TCD dropped like one more release (I think it was Focusrite Fast fix attempt,) and since TCD has been radio silent on sister site.

Did I miss something?

 

i think not , no .

debateable terming

 

After R2R called them out they left. Maybe they want to keep away from the scene to improve their skills or maybe they quit for users' good after R2R pointed out the side effects of the techniques they used

 

What problems did R2R say someone who used TCD cracks would have, out of curiosity?

 

Which NFO? The only complaint I have with TCD is that sometimes they seem to rush some releases and then you have to go back and check what's wrong. I hope they just improve their skills and aren't gone because they released some stuff others didn't and released updates quickly, useful team

 

TCD if you're reading this you're still appreciated. Thank you for what you've contributed!

 

Audified Mixchecker Ultra is an interesting one.

 

From R2R NFO :

Spoiler

[3] Audified releases from other crackers
-----------------------------------------
[3.1] First of all

After first Audified + LexActivator crack appeared in the public in 2023, many
crackers released the Audified but all of them have the issue. Basically they
are the same crack (except XAIR which isn't cracked at all); They just changed
one of the LexActivator's API to return 0. This ends up causing tons of
noticeable and unnoticable problems.


[3.2] Reveiws for other releases

* Audified.GK.Amplification.3.Pro.v3.1.1.WiN-MOCHA

The first Audified crack appeared after dropping iLok.
Simple API modification : return 0; in the head of routine.

We can find completely wrong patching in other spot (libcurl).

Original Code (Pseudo) :
int function() {
void* memory = calloc(1, 0x190);
if (memory == NULL) {
return 0;
}
/* Some process here */
free(memory);
return 0;
}

Patched Code (Pseudo) :
int function() {
return calloc(1, 0x190);
}

Memory leak can't be simpler than this.


* Audified.1A.Equalizer.V1.0.0.WiN-XAIR

While one of the return value is modified to fix the string to "activated",
it isn't cracked at all.



* Audified.MixChecker.ULTRA.v1.0-BUBBiX

Simple API modification : return 0; in the head of routine.
One more trick which changes the internal magic number.



* Audified.Complete.Effects.Bundle.v2024.8.17-TeamCubeadooby

Basically, TCD's release is just a copy of MOCHA's work, while it is not
mentioned in their NFO. It even has "return calloc(1, 0x190);" which is
apparently copied from MOCHA's work - the direct memory leaking.

TCD also tried to fix some issues (made by themselves, not by Audified)

Quote from "Audified.1A.Equalizer.REPACK.ReadNFO.v1.0.0-TeamCubeadooby"
> Binaries have been patched to alleviate the error on removing an instance
> of the plugin, .....
> This will likely not be necessary for future versions as Audified will
> likely have this fixed as of then.

Quote from "Audified.Complete.Effects.Bundle.v2024.8.16-TeamCubeadooby.Rev1"
> Audified playing games. The new RZ plugs have the license sceen ...
> So - this functionality, it's not a bug it's a feature - is stripped.

TCD ended up removing some required functions (like memory free-ing) and
stripping original software functions. Audified doesn't have anything to fix
for TCD, actually 1A Equalizer is still v1.0.0. That license screen isn't a
"functionality" or "new game".

Moreover, TCD's extra pathces don't have any real fixes. For an example, TCD
bypassed memory deallocation to avoid the access violation. What TCD really
should do is finding the cause of that access violation.


For the people who can't understand what we are talking about:

Leacher "Hey doctor, My left leg hurts since yesterday!"
TCD "Cut that leg. Burn and stop the bleeding."
Leacher "Hey doctor, after 10 minutes, it started hurting again!"
TCD "That is fixed in Rev2. Take this fentanyl."
Leacher "Wow, this works 100%. You are the most active doctor in my town!"

* These TCD's Bypass Everything Technology (TM) is also applied to other TCD
releases too. Remember, no one posted the real reviews about TCD releases in
the public forum. You can't know the real reliability unless you are a
reverse engineer and you don't hesitate spending time to reverse what they
bypassed / its side effects. This Audified case proves.
* If they really care about release quality, they never release FabFilter
plugins which does not even pass our FabFilter Signature Checker (released
in Feb.2023).

[4] What can we say from the Audified releases
----------------------------------------------
As we explained in [1] and [2], most Cryptlex + LexActivator specifications
are officially documented and in public status. After a hacker reads the
documents, he/she can find nothing special in the Audified's LexActivator
implementation. Lately, the trend on the audio warez scene has been "quantity
over the quality" and "faster is better". This Audified case is as if it were
emblematic of the current state of the scene.

We feel ashamed that it took us a week to check internal / public spec of the
LexActivator to make the tools and keygens. Coding / reviewing the minimal
emulator also took days. We are beginner hackers : it takes very long time for
just 1 auth system. What is worse, we weren't able to find that groundbreaking
protection that Audified developed. So, our release should timebomb after the
minutes. Anyway, happy to say, we haven't added new bugs to the software.
Let's fix the timebomb later - if there were ;)

 

team BET
and team PM
...yo agent data

 

@kargozarmj already posted the NFO from R2R. In order to make it shorter: auth issues or in Audified's case, memory leaks

 

I tend never to get involved in wars between crack teams because they are all valued. However, after reading R2R's analogy:-

For the people who can't understand what we are talking about:

Leacher "Hey doctor, My left leg hurts since yesterday!"
TCD "Cut that leg. Burn and stop the bleeding."
Leacher "Hey doctor, after 10 minutes, it started hurting again!"
TCD "That is fixed in Rev2. Take this fentanyl."
Leacher "Wow, this works 100%. You are the most active doctor in my town!"


with respect to TCD's work,

I hope they instead view it THIS way:-

TCD - We released new software
R2R - It isn't up to the correct standard
TCD - Let's take on board what R2R have said, learn from it and then come back stronger


The one thing I know about ALL teams is, they value respect more than anything.

Well I am from a generation who doesn't get upset by constructive criticism, instead I welcome it, because if my aim is to constantly improve, then there is no shame in being shown what I don't know. It doesn't deter me, instead it motivates me, and I hope that Team TCD are not put off by R2R, but instead are motivated to be better in future..


Like I said before.. ALL teams who put in hard work for us are valued a great deal, certainly by me , and I know many others!

 

If TCD got criticized, or got negative feedback, when something didn't work, he told users, to go and F themselves in next .nfo.
I guess he won't tell R2R that

(M*rdi cut them short when published on sister site, but when you download the .rar you could read it)

Btw, for a similar reason he got banned too on sister site, and couldn't post own stuff.

 

When teams face off against each other the fallout can be brutal, but in the grand scheme of things when you take away 'who knows what' and 'who possess skills the others do not,' there is a common goal. Bringing software to the masses for free (to try before you buy).

 

R2R, called "Peace Out" back then (remember ?) also received a lot of criticism with their releases, and they just upgraded skill, became Assign, upgraded skills again, became R2R and reached top one status.
It's just a matter of time and knowledge for other groups to shine.

 

did R2R called users "my personal guinea pigs" and "Toilet Mother..."? Like TCD did in latest APU nfo?

 

This won't be enough if there is no constant practice and aspiration to the "hardcore" level. And not in order to release before everyone else, but to beat themselves again and again.

 

reality has usually nothing to do with ppls imagination ....

----
what was cool bout tcd in the beginning was that extra stuff making win7 ablity ,x86 bridge stuff and what not but i think he got into pseudo competition mode while let mordi race ...wtf
BTW r2r was not the first , but first to point out in official nfo

 

Didn't he just rename himself to BUBBiX? I'm pretty sure all the bubbix releases started about the time TCD disappeared.

 

I generally avoid these releases. even if I never download again I'll be making noise for years still!

they be different, most tcd stuff I tried didn't even install, bubbix does. with bubbix I have tried several with good results...so far...

 

Last edited: Oct 8, 2024

I think this sort of criticism should be taken in context.
They are all doing some high-level shit here that most of us can't imagine.