Hacking Livestream #11: Challenge! Solve a crackme using only WinDbg @GynvaelEN
Hacking Livestream #11: Challenge! Solve a crackme using only WinDbg  @GynvaelEN
Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
hackarcana.com ← check out my courses and CTF challenges ​  
I've used WinDbg several times in my life, but only for kernel-mode debugging. But that was a long time ago. This means I have no idea how to use it for standard user-mode debugging, which makes solving any crackme a double-challenge :)

Links from the stream:
tomsreversing.com/2013/03/11/viewing-imports-table
windbg.info/doc/1-common-cmds.html
github.com/corkami/pics/tree/master/binary/pe101
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff542967(v=vs.85).aspx#JIT

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682425(v=vs.85).aspx
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms685086(v=vs.85).aspx
msdn.microsoft.com/pl-pl/library/windows/desktop/ms681674(v=vs.85).aspx

http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?id=182
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/processmonitor.aspx
rohitab.com/apimonitor

godbolt.org
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--- Links:
hackarcana.com ← my courses, articles, and CTF challenges
discord.gg/hackarcana ← hackArcana discord
https://gynvael.coldwind.pl/discord ← my / Paged Out! discord
https://pagedout.institute/ ← my Paged Out! magazine
https://gynvael.coldwind.pl/ ← my blog
https://bsky.app/profile/gynvael.bsky.social ← my Bluesky

--- Music in intro/outro:
TheFatRat - Monody feat. Laura Brehm
Watch the official music video: tinyurl.com/monodytfr
Listen to "Monody": thefatrat.ffm.to/monody
Follow TheFatRat: https://ffm.bio/thefatrat

nervous_testpilot - Office (Frozen Cortext Original Soundtrack)
nervous_testpilot - Our Heroes (Frozen Cortext Original Soundtrack)
nervous_testpilot - Focus (Frozen Synapse Original Soundtrack)
soundcloud.com/nervous_testpilot
nervoustestpilot.bandcamp.com

Stellardrone - Between the Rings
stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/between-the-rings
soundcloud.com/stellardrone/between-the-rings
youtube.com/@StellardroneMusic

--- Team:
Shoutout and big thanks to my team who have helped me with livestreams and IRC/Discord over the years!
→ foxtrot_charlie
→ KrzaQ
→ masakra
→ hebi
→ maryush
→ disconnect3d
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