FairUse4WM - a WM/DRM removal program

[protectyoursources]

Ah the Wonders of Microsofts Machine based DRM .

Microsoft in thier infinite wisdom use components in your PC as a indentifier .

If you replace your CPU and Motherbaord Mirsosoft considers that to be a new PC .

Contact your service provider and they might issue with new licences if you are nice .They might deactivate your old machine and activate your new one but its a right pain in the arse .....

Or just UnDRm them ;).

[Zenitram]

My view is that unDRM is perfectly legal.
If you get files that have copyrights then getting the files is illegal not unDRM them.
There are many valid cases where you would want to unDRM files.
In France, even for valid cases, it is forbidden to unDRM a file (this is explicitly written in the new DADVSI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DADVSI) law)
We are testing the reality with stopdrm.info (http://stopdrm.info) team (we have written to Microsoft and Apple about a website which provide FairUse4WM and QTFairUse, we are waiting for the reply :) )

[dirtminer]

so much for FU4DRM - Microsoft has finally released a significant upgrade to their components. They haven't updated the IBX number, so everyone reporting problems has the new version.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/25/microsoft-claims-successful-patch-against-fairuse4wm-1-2/

[garyhasbigfeet]

Another good reason to turn "automatic updates" Off!

Hopefully mayang can release a new patch to fix it.

[driftr]

so much for FU4DRM - Microsoft has finally released a significant upgrade to their components. They haven't updated the IBX number, so everyone reporting problems has the new version.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/25/microsoft-claims-successful-patch-against-fairuse4wm-1-2/

Sounds about right. I've built a test box and clean installed XP SP2 and am then finally able to extract a key from clips at ezdrm.com. I still have to get an update when I indiv. the box and have to download wmp10 but that's about it.

However my main goal is to attack my amazon unbox wmv and have yet to have success. Only have one file and no version of FU will work. Heck I'd buy more from them if I could remove the drm... anyone with unbox success have any tips?

[protectyoursources]

Looks like there will be an Update this week ;)



The Engadget Interview: Viodentia, creator of FairUse4WM

Posted Sep 25th 2006 1:03PM by Ryan Block
Filed under: Features, Interviews, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Instead of our usual run of interviews with industry luminaries and the like, today we're aiming the camera a different direction. We had a few things to ask the person whom we've identified as Viodentia, the creator of FairUse4WM -- the thorn in Microsoft's (and Yahoo's, and Napster's, and Real's, etc.) digital media business for a month now. Seems at once likely and not that the big DRM scheme developed by the largest software company was broken and broken again by a single person, but here we are -- and here's what Viodentia had to say about the digital music business, where Microsoft went wrong with PlaysForSure, and what s/he thinks about this latest memo and patch.

Thanks for granting this interview. So FairUse4WM caused quite a stir. How long did it take you to crack Microsoft's PlaysForSure DRM? Was anyone else involved?

Finding a way to extract key information took about a couple of weeks of spare time. Going from a prototype to a more general tool took a couple of months. I am the only developer, although my friends served as early beta testers and sounding boards, and with the initial release I've gotten to know some very helpful people.

So apart from any ideological or political distaste you may have for DRM, do you have any personal reasons for wanting to crack Windows Media DRM? Like, are you a Rhapsody or Napster subscriber?

No, due to geographic location, I'm unable to subscribe to those services. Only my selfish rationale is the challenge in pitting my skills against the industry leader.

Without revealing the secret sauce, what were the fundamental flaws with PlaysForSure that allowed you to break it? Did Microsoft know about these flaws?

Once code is released, there's really nothing secret anymore -- Microsoft didn't follow standard security practices, and left sensitive data unencrypted on the stack while calling routines out of kernel32.dll. Even when they fix this by changing malloc() to alloca(), it'll still be a big task to audit other sensitive routines for DLL calls. On a theoretical level, they have to send the decryption keys outside of their control, and their only defense is through obfuscation.

Microsoft apparently has teams working around the clock to fix the vulnerability -- and on the legal front they've started getting their lawyers involved, sending C&Ds to places hosting the software. What do you think of their responses to FairUse4WM?

I think they're fulfilling their contractual obligations, and I'm looking forward to their improved obfuscation technology. I certainly disapprove of Microsoft claiming copyright to my program, but realistically I can't do much about that. Nor can I advocate that folks mirror my program against their local laws.

Presently Microsoft has yet to been able to fix this vulnerability -- is it possible for them to repair PlaysForSure without totally starting over?

As soon as I release something, Microsoft can certainly patch around it. I can do the same. I don't believe that either of us has a nuclear option.

What do you think of Microsoft's latest memo, which claims to patch version 1.2?

I'll reserve full commentary until I've had a chance to examine the new IBX in more detail. I'll release a new version sometime this week.

How do you think FairUse4WM affects the industry? Do you worry that cracking PlaysForSure is going to lead to the end of subscription-based services?

I think FairUse4WM is a good thing for the industry -- it demonstrates that the entire world doesn't turn upside down when there's no effective protection on content. I doubt subscription based services are impacted -- programs exploiting the analog hole were already widely spamvertised. The value of a subscription is the continuing access to new titles, which isn't dependent on the protection. I wonder if any subscription company will publicly admit that FairUse4WM was good for them.

Microsoft supposedly has a new DRM scheme they've cooked up for their forthcoming Zune media player. What do you think about their jettisoning PFS for their own device, and this new DRM system of theirs?

I don't have any insight into the politics at Microsoft. If I come across a Zune, I might have more comments on their DRM system at that point. :)

I know a lot of people at Microsoft and its PlaysForSure partners read us -- what do you have to say to them?

I think the biggest mistake with the PlaysForSure / WM design is that it's targeted too broadly. By incorporating forced product obsolesence and platform restrictions, it misses the mark in managing content rights. My suggestion to future designers is simple: don't bother with weak client-side decryption. Instead, provide a public specification for licenses using digital signatures, manage the PKI through a not-for-profit organization, and apply social and legal pressure to programs that don't comform. Accept that folks can trivially patch around the system, but if the restrictions aren't onerous most people won't go through the hassle. If WM files were already interoperable and the license terms were clearly communicated, there wouldn't be anything left for a program like FairUse4WM to accomplish.

Thanks!

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[AudioFreeq]

Thanks much for the advice...

OK, I found something.

Getting the "unhandled situation" error when I clean.
Assume that means my WMP has been updated?

[blutach]

Interesting interview

Regards

[UsedUser]

I have files with licenses I can no longer re-download. The music store closed down and the servers quit issuing new licenses.

I have working licenses and the files play fine in WMP9. I can't re-individualize or upgrade, or AFAIK, the licenses I have will no longer work, and they are the only licenses I will ever have for these files.

DrmClien.DLL v9.0.0.3250
IndivBox.key v8.0.0.4477

Perhaps because of the old version of the IBX, I have no drmstore.hds file.

I get the following errors:

FU4WM 1.1:
When trying to recover keys:
Pop-up titled "Unable to recover private key".
Error msg: "Windows Error 80030002 while DRM_HDS_OpenStore".

Somehow I get 2 keys in blackbox-keys.txt anyway.

When trying to decrypt:
"UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Windows Error 80030002 while DRM_HDS_OpenStore."

FU4WM 1.2:
When trying to recover keys:
Pop-up titled "Unable to recover private key".
Error msg: "Unhandled situation -8600 while Creating Windows Media instance."

Somehow I get 2 keys in blackbox-keys.txt anyway.

When trying to decrypt:
"UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Windows Error 80030002 while finding KID in V9 store."

DecryptIt opens the file in WMP, plays the file, closes WMP, and loops infinitely. Running drmdbg does nothing. I get a bunch of CRC statements in the cmd window, but then nothing happens. Nothing is written to the drm2 folder.

Anybody able to help? Much appreciated.

[krystof]

Hi guys !
Thank you very much for this great program !!!
And congratulation to Viodentia !
This program ( 1.2 fix) works with WMP ( 9.00.00.3250version ).
It' s so easy !!!
Thank you so much !!
Excuse my english, i' m french !
Does somebody know which upgrade from micro$oft can failed Fairuse4wm ?
Then, i won' dowloaded it.
Thank you !

[xpigeo]

im using 1.2 fix
and when i go to to recover the key for a music file
wmp 11 (beta 2) just freezes at the opening media screen
it doesnt exit automatically and if i close it manually then fu4wm stops responding
if anyone can tell me how to fix this then thank you
o ya heres all the information that pops up when i go to recover keys

at the extract DRM v1 keys window it says
DrmClien.DLL v10.0.0.3802

at recovering unique identifiers screen it say
Indiv01.key v11.0.5497.6285

I'm having the same problem. It had worked fine until I reinstalled my windows last week. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

[rjamorim]

Version 1.3 is coming soon http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/devil.gif

Actually it's already at my server, but I'll wait for viodentia to announce it.

[viodentia]

As some of you have encountered, Microsoft has released a new individualization version, without updating the IBX version number. This would cause the "Unhandled Situation -9000" error, as this new code has some minor differences.

This new version uses a new extraction approach, courtesy of c0redump. The method no longer requires the selection of a DRM protected file, and should retrieve all ECC keys at once.

FairUse4WM has been my own creation, and has never involved Microsoft source code. I link with Microsoft's static libraries provided with the compiler and various platform SDK files.

Thanks for Rjamorim for graciously hosting in Brazil.
http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/FU4WMver13.zip

12815576c78a799114025b3b266dd156 *FairUse4WM.exe

[smsmasters]

EDIT: Works now

[rjamorim]

Thanks for Rarejim for graciously hosting in Brazil.

It's rjamorim, dude. Roberto José de Amorim :P

[sillKotscha]

but Rarejim sounds nice too :-P

[seanyseansean]

So has doom9 been subpoenad for IP addresses and stuff yet?

smsmasters: As i understand it the website you got that file from is a subscription service which terminates access to the porn once you stop paying. In which case you might want to read doom9's TOS.

[vice101]

hey guys..
i've got a few questions that i'd like to ask you guys
first of all, wat's this "individualization" that u guys've been talking about (sorry but i dont know much about computer)
and if anyone could write a step-by-step guide for me newb that would be very much appreciated

thanks

[Bend But Don't Break]

Glad to see 1.3, already have it in my grubby little paws. The one thing I still can't do, though, is apparently get past the DRM on the oldest of the files that I purchased, which apparently were done under WMP 9 DRM. I get the error about being unable to truncate the file. How does one remedy this?

Viodentia, once again - thank you. I continue to keep my purchased files to myself, only now I can listen to them more freely. You're a life saver!

[George64]

Hello,

I'm trying to use WMA-files from www.surf2music.nl. I'm using version 1.2 fix
The system check they perform worked out well. I downloaded my first album, no problem. I can play it as well. Than I started fairuse2wm:
- programms starts
- say's something that the license file is not avilable (I'm not sure because I cannot check it from this pc) and that I have to click the large button, so I did
- programm gives message about DLL. Clicked ok
- Programm askes for licened wma-files
- Went to the directory were I downloaded my wma-files to, and clicked on one of the files
- media player opens, and say's opening sourse
- no music to be heard and fairuse2wm hangs (based on the task manager)

I have:
DrmClien.DLL 10.0.0.3802
Invidbox.key 11.0.5497.6285
Windows Media Player 10.00.00.4036


Can anyone help?

Thnkx

[viodentia]

I apologize for the typo, rjamorim.

"not licensed to you" errors -

This is because the supplier of the WMV wants to track viewers. Some bonus tracks apparently choose to do this so they can get statistics on their audience or possibly for more nefarious purposes.

To work around these one-play license -
- Set your Wmplayer to prompt on license acquisition
- Open the file, and let Wmplayer acquire the license
- Do NOT click "Play", leave the Wmplayer license window open
- While the window is open, you can use FairUse4WM on the file


For the "truncated" errors -
I have plans to better handle ASF files that don't conform to the standard. I didn't get that implemented in time for this version.

[AudioFreeq]

As some of you have encountered, Microsoft has released a new individualization version, without updating the IBX version number. This would cause the "Unhandled Situation -9000" error, as this new code has some minor differences.

This new version uses a new extraction approach, courtesy of c0redump. The method no longer requires the selection of a DRM protected file, and should retrieve all ECC keys at once.

FairUse4WM has been my own creation, and has never involved Microsoft source code. I link with Microsoft's static libraries provided with the compiler and various platform SDK files.

Thanks for Rjamorim for graciously hosting in Brazil.
http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/FU4WMver13.zip

12815576c78a799114025b3b266dd156 *FairUse4WM.exe


(:-D)

[skal]

http://www.robots.engadget.com/2006/09/26/microsoft-sues-viodenta-for-copyright-infringement/

(rhetoric question: imagine fairuse4wm.exe being propagated using IE's long-standing 0-day or VML exploits, would MS sue everybody that has IE installed?)

[rjamorim]

but Rarejim sounds nice too :-P

Your avatar is nice. Everything else is secondary :cool:

[josh2]

Awesome! Thanks for the new version viodentia. Working perfectly. The new key extraction process is SLICK.

There is only one thing that is semi-bugging me about FairUse4WM.. and that is that I can't set a path for the output files that FU4WM will remember. Is there any way I can add a path (my desktop) to the output path list, and have it stay on the list?

Josh

[smsmasters]

I apologize for the typo, rjamorim.

"not licensed to you" errors -

This is because the supplier of the WMV wants to track viewers. Some bonus tracks apparently choose to do this so they can get statistics on their audience or possibly for more nefarious purposes.

To work around these one-play license -
- Set your Wmplayer to prompt on license acquisition
- Open the file, and let Wmplayer acquire the license
- Do NOT click "Play", leave the Wmplayer license window open
- While the window is open, you can use FairUse4WM on the file


For the "truncated" errors -
I have plans to better handle ASF files that don't conform to the standard. I didn't get that implemented in time for this version.

WOW, it worked! By the way, you're famous now.

[Nqon]

Thanks for all the hard work! works fine for me!

Is it anyway to donate?

[George64]

I have a Dutch version of WMP. Where can I find the option:
- Set your Wmplayer to prompt on license acquisition?

www.surf2music.nl pop ups a window where I have to enter my user-id + pwd. If I don't enter this information, nothing is going to happen. Do I overlook something?

Thnkx

[rjamorim]

Thanks for all the hard work! works fine for me!

Is it anyway to donate?

That would probably make it all to easy for Microsoft - and whatever else holds a grudge against viodentia - to track him down and bring him to court.

[George64]

:eek: started the new version of FU4WM, and it worked! :thanks:

[usual_suspect]

Hi, I'm having problems. When I try to recover keys, the window pops up saying that fairuse has to close, gives the options to debug, send error report etc. This pops up as soon as it says testing 1282 possibilites for primary private key. Any ideas? cheers

[Unquist]

Viodentia: you're a genius sir! Thanks for the kick ass software.

[mayang]

It is ashamed on microsoft, that they claimed their source code was stolen to create Fairuse4WM.

"It does not need any access to the source code as Microsoft alleges in their federal lawsuit. It is totally not necessary to see the source code to execute this tool.

For those of you who are real software and crypto geeks, you know that the explanation makes perfect sense and leads one to suspect the allegations of source code theft. But then again, this is merely my opinion." ....GoodStorm

[protectyoursources]

Make Sure you Digg the engadget story

http://digg.com/tech_news/Viodentia_responds_to_Microsoft_releases_FairUse4WM_1_3#c3223201

[usual_suspect]

Hi agen, i worked out that i needed to be playing a drm file in wmp before i clicked start. are there any ways to get the keys for '-not licesnsed to you files' in 1.3?

[mayang]

Hi agen, i worked out that i needed to be playing a drm file in wmp before i clicked start. are there any ways to get the keys for '-not licesnsed to you files' in 1.3?

If the program say "not licensed to you" it mean you have not a valid license for the media. Please don't ask about this again. This tool as it name is Fair Use for your purchased media, hope this clearly to understand this tool is not a hacking tool.

USE THIS ONLY ON FILES THAT YOU *OWN*

[protectyoursources]

If the program say "not licensed to you" it mean you have not a valid license for the media. Please don't ask about this again. This tool as it name is Fair Use for your purchased media, hope this clearly to understand this tool is not a hacking tool.

USE THIS ONLY ON FILES THAT YOU *OWN*

I have some protected media that I legitamtly own that have been issued with invalid\incorrect licences from a content services DRM clearance house , so this person could be trying to excerise thier fair use rights and make thier media work like it is supposed to.

If you didnt get the protected content legitamtly then refer to rule 6.

[driftr]

I'm also getting the "UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Packet truncated, 1553400203 needed, 66 remains, at offset 25" error with 1.3. So 1.3 fixed getting the key which I couldn't do before, but now all versions give that error. This is on amazon unbox avis not asf files.

[usual_suspect]

sure thing, i wont try to use fairuse on any files that i dont own. as a matter of fact the files that brought up this error are owned by me, i bought them over napster- note i bought not rented.

[mayang]

If you sure you have the right or license installed for the media and you get this type of message or error please refer to this steps.
http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=880589&postcount=271

If still not work, you are not lucky because there are various protection scheme on DRM (restriction) such as limiting to date and number of plays as well as the permission to transfer to a portable device.

Look at this
_http://www.buydrm.com/demo.php

Pay Per View
Allows content owners to sell their content in a Video On Demand Format where customers buy access to a singular file at a time.

TOKEN
Allows content owners to sell their customers tokens instead of selling them files. When a customer plays a file, KeyOS subtracts the appropriate number of tokens from the customers account. When all the tokens are used, the customer is denied access to the content, until they buy more tokens.

SUBSCRIPTION
Allows content owners to sell their content in a Membership Type format. The content owner can allow users access to their entire content collection for a set period of time. When the time period expires, customers are denied access to the content, until they re-purchase access, or re-billed.

MARKETING
Allows content owners to give content away for free, but only after users have entered key demographic information such as age, gender, and email address.

SILENT
Allows content owners to protect their content with out forcing the user to perform any actions in order to get a key. This model allows content owners to freely distribute their content, but track the content, and expire the content globally at some point in the future.

PRE-DELIVERY
Using our Pre-Delivery Code for Membership sites, available in PHP or ASP, you can now seamlessly deliver a license directly to an enduser through Internet Explorer 5+, without compromising the overall end-user experience.

[Danj]

Some more details on the lawsuit Microsoft has filed against "John Does 1-10 a.k.a viodentia" have shown up on the web here (http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/107132.asp) in PDF format.

[viodentia]

For the v11 individualization, v2ksndv.bla (or v2ks###.bla) is now an XML file. There are two tags of particular interest, the first 40 bytes of "c:PKCert" is the public key for ECC encryption and the "Keys" which stores all the secondary keys.

Each time you re-individualize, the DLL sends "escrowed" key information to Microsoft's servers which decrypts it and re-encrypts it inside this secondary key table. These are all the keys for previous individualizations.

The <Keys> tag is encrypted with AES in Counter mode using the displayed key. To decrypt, create a 16-byte BIG-ENDIAN counter (that is, 16 bytes of 0, next would be 15-bytes of 0's and one 1 byte, and so forth). Encrypt that with the AES key. XOR the output with the next 16-bytes from the tag.

Once decrypted, the Keys tag holds a XML document which in turn has both the old ECC keys (which v1.3 happily extracts for you), and some RSA keys - the RSA keys are apparently new for v11, and I don't know what they're for.

By the way, if one looks at the individualization process in Wireshark, it's conceivable that future individualizations can be handled with the assistence of Microsoft's own servers.

[rakesh]

Dear Viodentia you're a genius sir! Thanks for the kick ass software. Indeed one of the most amazing software I have ever used. HATS OFF TO YOU MY DEAR SIR.

[blutach]

Thanks for the update viodentia!

Regards

[valiant2]

Viodentia.......

Your new version works a treat....thanks. I hope the rest of this post isn't considered to be off-topic (if it is then, mods, feel free to delete it); but I feel some things need to be said/asked.

I hope you realise how many people are 'lurking' in this thread (the number of hits must be tasking the server!) and I hope you also realise how grateful hundreds/thousands of people like me are to see Microsoft's DRM strategy finally being made a fool of........it's a fascinating story and absolutely fascinating to watch! I've been glued to Google News for the past few weeks. Please don't be tempted to take ANY risks with your anonymity......there ARE temptations.....I'm sure you realise how important it is to ignore them, no matter where you live. Infamy can be an addictive drug. With those guys on your tail you need to be fastidiously careful.....we can't lose you!

I hope you're also aware of the extent of the support you have. If you need any help to keep this up (whatever it might be) then I hope you realise how easily you can get it. I hope you know that all you need to do is ask. It must take a lot of your time to analyse the code. Why not break some of the more tedious bits of it up into bite-sized pieces and publish your need for analysis (on Usenet or something). I get the impression that secrecy isn't a problem or a particular issue.

I've read all your posts on here and your interview with Engadget but if you find the time I'd really appreciate your views on the following. It's basically all part of the same question:

Realistically, how long do you think that you (or anyone else who's capable of taking the baton) can keep this up? Indefinitely? Everyone realises that Microsoft are SERIOUSLY embarrassed and you don't have to be a genius to realise that they'll probably respond by throwing a floor of programmers/money at the problem but, in the context of your statement to Engadget that "their only defense is through obfuscation", how likely is it that they could 'obfuscate' successfully enough in the near or distant future to make a future version of FairUse4WM take months (rather than hours) to develop?........even in the context of a team effort by those who you could recruit to help?





Valiant

[Lord_KiRon]

According to this http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/14031 - Microsoft sues viodentia for "code theift" since they do not know any other way he could hack their patch that quickly :)

What a morrons, I guess while sue itself has no basis it's all about reviealing his identity, after that they will try either to "buy" him or intimidate him.

viodentia , my advice - please give your sources to someone so if something happen to you (hope not, but you know "legal stuff") this "Someone" will publish them on the net without your knowlege so people could continue to develop and we will not end up with situation like with DVDDecripter.

Also you might consider using Tor ( http://tor.eff.org/index.html.en ) free anonimization network .

And for DOOM9 I think it would be wise to delete the logs and their backups before some court demends to hand them over.

[PatheticCockroach]

so people could continue to develop and we will not end up with situation like with DVDDecripter.
Yes, that would be a pity. RIP DVD Decrypter... :(

[Zenitram]

FairUse4WM has been my own creation
Is it possible to have the source code of FairUse4WM?

[garyhasbigfeet]

Is it possible to have the source code of FairUse4WM?
I'm sure if it was V would have released it by now.

Just enjoy the ride and once M$ really gets serious I'd imagine
Viondetta will post it up on Sourceforge, Smartpunters, Rapidshare, Megashare, and just about any other filestoring/blogging sites that hold more than 1mb of file :)

[vice101]

hey guys..
i've got a few questions that i'd like to ask you guys
first of all, wat's this "individualization" that u guys've been talking about (sorry but i dont know much about computer)
and if anyone could write a step-by-step guide for me newb that would be very much appreciated

thanks

anyone care to help me out ?? T-T

[Web Junkie]

Just read about M$ wanting to sue you viodentia, I think M$ are panicking because they believe no one could possibly be more intelligent than them :D

I don't think DVD John stole the CSS source code to make his little piece of code did he? No, he used his brain, something M$ thinks no one else can do ;)

M$ are known for their security breaches, so probably someone hacked them and stole some code again, so now they're conveniently blaming you :rolleyes:

I think M$ don't like being told 'FU M$', lol!!

[garyhasbigfeet]

anyone care to help me out ?? T-T

I don't think individualization is required anymore. If you still
want to do it try http://www.usethesearchbutton.com/individualize/my/drm/files

Just read about M$ wanting to sue you viodentia, I think M$ are panicking because they believe no one could possibly be more intelligent than them :D

I don't think DVD John stole the CSS source code to make his little piece of code did he? No, he used his brain, something M$ thinks no one else can do ;)

M$ are known for their security breaches, so probably someone hacked them and stole some code again, so now they're conveniently blaming you :rolleyes:

I think M$ don't like being told 'FU M$', lol!!

Agreed. Here's a link to the article on Cnet.
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+sues+over+source+code+theft/2100-1025_3-6119892.html

Bastard judges in the courts are so old and technophobic they'll probably not have a clue either.

[MINz]

I'm having some trouble decrypting WMA files with FairUseWM 1.3. It gives me a warning that the file "requires a different private key."

The files play fine in WMP11, but I can't remove the DRM.

What am I doing wrong?

[protectyoursources]

Is it possible to have the source code of FairUse4WM?

Microsoft must have signed up to Doom 9 :p

[viodentia]

I'm having some trouble decrypting WMA files with FairUseWM 1.3. It gives me a warning that the file "requires a different private key."

The files play fine in WMP11, but I can't remove the DRM.

What am I doing wrong?

If you get "requires a different private key", go back to the first page and re-extract keys. With v1.3, watch for the final message, it should say "Primary and # secondary keys (0 bogus)".

If it didn't recover the primary, you can reindividualize - this will put the primary as a secondary key (which are easier to recover).

If it reports bogus keys, there's a bug in v1.3. Let me know

If it doesn't recover any keys, then my parsing code wasn't flexible enough to handle this particular variety.

[MINz]

If you get "requires a different private key", go back to the first page and re-extract keys. With v1.3, watch for the final message, it should say "Primary and # secondary keys (0 bogus)".

If it didn't recover the primary, you can reindividualize - this will put the primary as a secondary key (which are easier to recover).

If it reports bogus keys, there's a bug in v1.3. Let me know

If it doesn't recover any keys, then my parsing code wasn't flexible enough to handle this particular variety.

I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. Your code is solid!

Thanks for the great work!

[P0t]

hm
when i start the program it says no keys loaded
i click in recover keys,click ok and then "Preparing to launch Media player" (indivbox.key has version 10.0.0.3930)
Clicking ok...the i select the protectet .wmv file and the i got this error "Unable to recover private key - No license available for specified file"
What is wrong here?

[pjay]

Awesome work on FairUseWM 1.3 viodentia, but I have something weird going on that maybe the "bogus keys" your mentioning. Everytime I go to play these files I can get the licences and play it through wmp, but when I use FairUseWM on the files they always play with green screen and squares which shows me that it didn't decyrpt correctly. The keys seem to always be the same for these files. btw I did look at your single post answer for the "not licensed to you" problem and tried that, but I still get a green screen and squares, I'm assuming I'm not the only one with this problem. also by reindividualize do you mean going back to microsoft's page and individualize again, because I thought they had fixed the individization so FairUseWM couldn't work anymore

P.S. sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place, or if I shouldn't of posted this at all, but I feel this was relevent to the bogus keys problem

[Lord_KiRon]

Wow !
Several 3-4 posts users in this thread just apeared, looks like investigation ios under way.

About posting the source codes now - it's a wrong move, will make M$ easier to patch.

About posting after "identified" - wrong move again since this will be probably violation of court order or something like it was with DVDDecriptor.

So my solution is the best - give sources to someone now, and if "catched" this "someone" will release them on net without your knowlege.

[dirtminer]

Awesome work on FairUseWM 1.3 viodentia, but I have something weird going on that maybe the "bogus keys" your mentioning. Everytime I go to play these files I can get the licences and play it through wmp, but when I use FairUseWM on the files they always play with green screen and squares which shows me that it didn't


I had that problem - ez fix! Rename your "My Documents\blackbox-keys.txt" and get the keys again.

[pjay]

heh if only it where that easy, I have done the rename/delete of blackbox-keys.txt for the past couple of weeks and still have the problem but thanks for the tip dirtminer. Should I go back to Microsoft's website and individualize again. Or will that break FairuseDRM usability for me.

[rjamorim]

So my solution is the best - give sources to someone now, and if "catched" this "someone" will release them on net without your knowlege.

I agree, that is the best approach.

[pjay]

This pops up as soon as it says testing 1282 possibilites for primary private key.

am I suppose to get something like this because so far FairUse4WM v1.3 seems the same to the previous versions in how it retreves the keys (unless as usual I'm missing something here).

[unskinnyboy]

I agree, that is the best approach.
I can bet that it will also be construed as violation of whatever C&D pact he would have to sign if he was caught OR worse, there is nothing stopping the prosecuting party from accusing viodentia of leaking the sources after he was caught, even if just for the purpose of making their case stronger.

M$ might have already reverse engineered FairUse4WM to study its code (they did say that they have "examined" the tool). Why wouldn't they? Anti-Virus corporations do that all the time to crack virii and release patches. So it's not like FairUse4WM's code is dead secret or anything.

Best would be to GPL and release the code so that others can also contribute or pick up when/where viodentia leaves off. I hope he never have to leave though.

[Sharktooth]

They analized it and... didnt provide any proof.
It's only their words vs Viodentia's words.
If they want to prove it they should release to the court their source code and prove it is part of the product sources that they claim Viodentia stolen, so an impartial expert (if both parties can afford his services, otherwise a public disclusure...) can analize it and compare it with the FairUse4WM sources.

[P0t]

about the "<path>.wmv does not appear to be licensed to you." msg...
I have the lincense.I can oben the file in wmp10 - it asks for the license.Then it says "License Installed - Please click on the Play Button below".Working...
I extractet the keys with fairuse4wm ..found 2 keys.

Extraction in progress on "Indivbox.key" 11.0.5497.6285 -- Please wait.
Phase 0 : Blocks: 1335 Large 6 Small, Errors: 0,0 Candidates: 6,3,2
AES KEY: 9e 47 24 a7 82 65 90 fb ef cf 14 4a 56 4c 38 f8
Testing 1794 possibilities for primary private key.
Completed. Primary and 1 secondary ECC key recovered (0 bogus).

Then i added the file tryed so many times to undrm but every time "does not appear to be licensed to you" blaaaaahhh

clicked it again and again.Then it works Oo
So why does it works only sometimes?bug?

[viodentia]

Then i added the file tryed so many times to undrm but every time "does not appear to be licensed to you" blaaaaahhh

clicked it again and again.Then it works Oo
So why does it works only sometimes?bug?

You are very likely running into a "one play" license. FairUse4WM only works if you have a license and doesn't have the ability (... yet ... ) to ask the servers for a new license.

The solution to this is let FairUse4WM use the license instead of Media Player - by acquiring but not playing the file.
- Set your media player to ALWAYS PROMPT before acquiring a license. You should have this as your common setting anyway, because it will save you from folks using the DRM URL to deliver IE Exploits.
- Open the file in Media Player and acquire the license, but DON'T click play
- While the dialog is open you should be able to use FairUse4WM on that file. You can also exit Media Player (Click close) and collect licenses for multiple files.

A future version of FairUse4WM will probably include code to request the licenses from the server -- especially if anyone happens to be handy with Wireshark and a debugger (The IBX encrypts part of the string with the server's public key - you'd need to "fix" that or otherwise extract the temporary key it creates).

[viodentia]

A Everytime I go to play these files I can get the licences and play it through wmp, but when I use FairUseWM on the files they always play with green screen and squares which shows me that it didn't decyrpt correctly. The keys seem to always be the same for these files.

Version 1.3 shouldn't have this problem, but .. There's a few things you can do.
A future version of FairUse4WM will verify the content key better. It's likely that you are running into a case where a provider reuses the same KID multiple times -- but with a different content key each time! Try running this while prompting for a license, that may help get the "correct" content key.

If that doesn't help, plese send a PM with more details

[P0t]

Damn thats it.thx very much viodentia ;)

[mayang]

A Everytime I go to play these files I can get the licences and play it through wmp, but when I use FairUseWM on the files they always play with green screen and squares which shows me that it didn't decyrpt correctly. The keys seem to always be the same for these files.

You got green screen and squares for wmv files because the files has been converted with WRONG combination key pair or with another word, wrong SID information.

Some media files (wma/wmv) have a same KID and use a same SID. For example :

<KID>September Video</KID>
<SID>xxxxxxxxxxyyyyyyy</SID>

Above key pair valid for all media you download for september video.(just an example)

But maybe provider change/update the SID for another files that use the same KID, but with different SID as below

<KID>September Video</KID>
<SID>yyyyyyyyzzzzzzzzz</SID>

To solve the problem, try to recover key again and convert the file ALONE not multiple or batch.

Good Luck

[pjay]

Thanks mayang, I thought it was the wrong keys on those files. Because sometimes different keys will come up for files I tried to undrm before with the first keys, but with no luck, then I try the second keys and they work.

[Sx66gns]

thanks folks


/Salute.

[Pulp Catalyst]

just wanted to say really, you may already do this, but hey just in case, as microsoft are obviously reverse engineering you program to no end, you should make it more harder for them, and encrypt your executable as much as possible, i.e. Armadillo, as this would make it very hard for them, and help protect your code from prying eye's, as your finding holes in there software, but by looking at your code, will help feel there holes,

just thought it would be great if you could make there task forever difficult of reverse engineering your fine work,
armadillo is good, but you need to knit the protection as much as possible in your source code, and create 1000's of jmp calls,

but of course you maybe doing this already, and if you are, then don't listen to me,

p.s. not sure if armadillo is the best, but if used wisely can be very powerful, but of course this logic works the opposite to,

[Pulp Catalyst]

1 more thing, untill the lawsuit blows over, it may be a good idea to upload the file from a public terminal, cybercafe for example, as i.p. tracing will start, and changing the name of the file may help aswell, sorry to go on, but i'm sure everyone here agrees that extra methods to keep you safe should be deployed,

also go to different terminals aswell (different terminal sites), this will in effect spoof your i.p., can't trace a i.p. if it's always different, this is all great what your doing, but it's more paramount to protect your self, then to risk getting caught, great work has been achieve from great people in history because they never got caught,

i know i know, i'll shut up now....just worried about you that's all, after all they caught up with DVD jon in the end, he was lucky, but you may not be so lucky, just protect your self, and leave no traces,

maybe a good idea to encrypt your hard drive or at the very least all references to the source code with AES encryption with 50 no make that 80 character long (a famous passage, or a sequence for password, but just keep doubling it up so it becomes 80 characters long)

i heard that drive crypt is suppose to be good, but the thing about commercial software is you never know if there is a backdoor, go with 7zip with AES 256bit key.

i hear you....i'll shut up now.

[ross_MoHaX]

Hi! Is there any detailed description how MS-DRM v.2 work and what vulnerability was used to remove DRM protection?

[Sharktooth]

the "ultimate" distribution method: http://freenet.sf.net

[CruNcher]

Microsoft must have signed up to Doom 9 :p

There were allready Microsoft Employers from the Media Division registered here on Doom9, before Fairuse4WM has been posted here.

[rjamorim]

the "ultimate" distribution method: http://freenet.sf.net

My arse. Using freenet is a huge pain. I'd rather use Tor or bittorrent or eMule (the latter ones are not as anonymous, but "anonymous enough").

[protectyoursources]

The TOR network is sufficent enough to upload FU4WM to mirror sites and if you install the TORpark browser its sets up TOR and Firefox automaticly and dont use your regular email adress if the site requires registration .

http://www.torrify.com/

[Sharktooth]

My arse. Using freenet is a huge pain. I'd rather use Tor or bittorrent or eMule (the latter ones are not as anonymous, but "anonymous enough").
It's a pain but its completely anonymous...

[Boost]

FairUse4WM has been my own creation, and has never involved Microsoft source code. I link with Microsoft's static libraries provided with the compiler and various platform SDK files.

You could ofcause protect the future of FairUse4WM and proove to everybody that that is infact so by releasing the source to the public. Should you go under by Microsoft thugs they have no way of attacking the software as anyone could continue to develop it.

[Pulp Catalyst]

don't release the source, if you do that and they catch up with you, your arse will be fried, and not only that, MS would love to look at your source file, if any think i think you should protect your source like i said before, if you know that you have not used there source code of any kind, well then you have nothing to prove.

innocent until proven guilty mate, the ball is in there court (so to speak),

let them show there hand first, and keep your self hidden, unless of course your a billionair and can stand up to them through the system, if not, then like old school, be invisible,

[Rrrough]

For those who don't know:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/06/29/bill_gates_roots/

This is why M$ thinks viodentia must have used their sourcecode :D

cheers

[rjamorim]

don't release the source, if you do that and they catch up with you, your arse will be fried, and not only that, MS would love to look at your source file

Dude, Microsoft doesn't need the source file. They surely have enough resources to support a reverse engineering effort. Sources would only make their job slightly easier.

f any think i think you should protect your source like i said before, if you know that you have not used there source code of any kind, well then you have nothing to prove.

It's not about proving anything, it's about avoiding that FU4WM has the same sad fate as DVDDecrypter.

innocent until proven guilty mate

That won't help him when he is dragged to court and is forced to start shelling out big bucks for lawyers and court procedures and the like.

[Boost]

It's not about proving anything, it's about avoiding that FU4WM has the same sad fate as DVDDecrypter.

Exactly my point

[blutach]

Let us hope that viodentia has protected himself and leave him to make his own decision regarding his code. He is clearly no fool.

Regards

[LANjackal]

Does anyone have any idea how to deal with the truncation issue? It appears like this in my case:

K:\My Music\Quicksand\Slip\Quicksand_Slip_Fazer_160kbps.WMA UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Size Error: 9957960910 cannot be truncated to 1368026318.

The question has been asked by several other users, but no definitive answer has been forthcoming. Thanks.

[protectyoursources]

I got the truncation error when one of the partitions on my hard drive was full.

[LANjackal]

I got the truncation error when one of the partitions on my hard drive was full.

Thanks, but I have plenty of space on this end so that's not it.

[vice101]

so i finally was able to converted some of the files but there are still some left that gave me error messages

UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Unsupported Error correction (ad) at packet offset 0.
UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Packet truncated, 60085 needed, 220 remains, at offset 24
UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Packet truncated, 32302 needed, 138 remains, at offset 19

these are the errors i've got. can anyone fix it ??

ps thanks for the program tho

[yirm]

Does anyone have any idea how to deal with the truncation issue? It appears like this in my case:



The question has been asked by several other users, but no definitive answer has been forthcoming. Thanks.


Not sure if it's the same case, but I've had to deal with files that were too long for the program to handle (for whatever reason). I'd suggest renaming the source files with shorter names (if applicable), and directing the output to a folder not so deep in the directory structure.

-yirm

[viodentia]

The truncation errors that I have seen so far are all the result of files that aren't compliant with the ASF specification. I didn't want to write out corrupt files, so I aborted processing rather than quietly ignoring these faults.

A future version should have a more tolerant ASF parser
Until then, you can use "fairuse4wm" to get the encryption keys and use drm2wmv to decrypt ( right-click on the files)
Or, for those with programming inclinations, it's possible to rewrite the ASF file to be conformant without knowing the encryption keys.


--
Total pathname length is a problem. You can work around this by using "subst" to create shorter paths. Working around this seems require changing C-style file operations to use Win32 native API's, so I haven't been eager to address this.

[emirikol]

I'm having problems with unDRM my files. The program works and produces a file, but I when I play it I get a tiny bit of garbled video(colored blocks at top of frame) and the audio is off for a minute or so. The video clears after the first 30 seconds and the audio corrects later about 1 or 2 minutes later. What's happened? Is there something I can do to fix this? BTW, I've already retried again after deleting the blackbox-keys.txt and it doesn't correct the problem. Any help here?

[chuckyboy5]

Hi guys, I downloaded this program a few weeks back and it was working great, now for some reason it won't work any longer. When ever I try to unDRM a video file of mine I get an error message that says "no license available for specified file" The thing is I do own the license to the files, it has worked before, and WM Player doesn't even pop up like it used to, to try and recover the license, I just get this message by default for every video file I have now.

Is there any solution to this? I've already tried uninstalling the program and reinstalling, and I've deleted the black-box file. I'm just confused why it would work one day, and not the next. Is there maybe a new security device that they're putting in the files now?

Thanks for any help I can get,
Chuckyboy5

[mayang]

@emirikol
The problem is about ASF stream or codec used for the file. FairUse4WM at this time not support for file re-encoding. Its only remove DRM license information in the file.

@chuckyboy5
You download FairUse4WM a few weeks ago? Version 1.3 just has been released 3 days ago. Download the latest one, refer to the first page from this thread for download link.

Welcome all to all new members and new posters. I hope before posting about problem using FairUse4WM, please read previous post, do a search, then ask if it is necessary to post or ask about your problem.

:rolleyes: Just curious about spammed

[n3rdyguy]

Hello everyone!

I've been following this thread closely and finally, when ver. 1.3 was released I unDRM'ed my first movie file, and have since done more than 500 music files.. So I thought I'd share some free filehost links with you :

This is the FU4WMver13.zip from page 14 of this thread.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/pboj28
http://maxupload.com/36D11188
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2BQANXGF
http://www.filefactory.com/file/e7be32/

Enjoy.

[garyhasbigfeet]

I think it's still up pretty much everywhere in the thread
It's still on the oth2.net (http://www.oth2.net/forums) forums (version 1.3)

[trodas]

I would just like to say a big THANKS for the autor of this little nice proggy :D

It, sadly, did not help me with file that is not licensed to me (what pig*ucker share on emule RAM protected files?!) yet have catchy title (at least for me :D ) - but still awesome work.

Is there anything that can kill the license w/o being actually able to play it, so I can see that the insides of the file are irrelevant to my interests and I was been just, well, tricked? :p ;)

(no, the license-getting thing always say that it cannot connect to, so probably the license issuer are out of bussines or the file is fake (advert only?), maybe? Possibly?)

[Yusaku]

It, sadly, did not help me with file that is not licensed to me
You DO have licence for the file, right?
:readrule:
This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use) might be an interesting read for you.

And please leave that kind of language for your friends at a pub or comments at www.idnes.cz.

[blutach]

@trodas - you have been here long enough to know better.

Plus, please do not be ill mannered in your posting. This thread is all about FU4WM assisting members in excercing their Fair Use rights, not for piracy. Strike issued.

Regards

[lpm]

... Until then, you can use "fairuse4wm" to get the encryption keys and use drm2wmv to decrypt ( right-click on the files)

Let's clarify the steps involved in this process:

1) First you need to obtain the keys (KID/SID) for the DRM'ed file.

Fire up FairUse4VM
Drag and Drop the DRM'ed file into the FairUse4VM Windows
Right click on the filename of the DRM'ed file in the FairUse4VM window and select "KID/SID"
Copy everything between <KID> and </SID> into the clipboard

2) Use drm2wmv (ed2k://|file|drm2wmv.exe|87552|f653367a8d03bff546c7374caa39fcb9|) to make the file device-independent

Create a text file drm.key, paste the KID/SID into it and add the DRM2WMV tag (and optionally an INFO tag) as such:<DRM2WMV2>
<KID>VeY*ap0pAEiCgoMmIZ43GQ==</KID>
<SID>sdhtUExMi/atMjFIxpXnFPQBdio=</SID>
<INFO>I'll be back</INFO>
</DRM2WMV2>

Place drm.key in a subdirectory called drm2, and place drm2wmv.exe in the same directory as drm2.
Drag and Drop the DRM'ed file onto drm2wmv.exe

[mayang]

How exactly do you do that ? (I.e., what are the specific steps to use FairUse4VM to extract KID/SID but not to decrypt, and use drm2wmv to decrypt? )

I know how to use drm2wmv but I don't know how to get FairUse4VM to display the KID/SID for a DRM'ed file.

Welcome!!! lpm
A future version should have a more tolerant ASF parser
Until then, you can use "fairuse4wm" to get the encryption keys and use drm2wmv to decrypt ( right-click on the files)
Or, for those with programming inclinations, it's possible to rewrite the ASF file to be conformant without knowing the encryption keys.

( right-click on the files)

[wschlessman]

Been wanting to download FairUse4WM but, can't seem to find a site that has it. Would seem from what has been said here that it is available on Doom9 but, I can't seem to find it. Any help out there?

setrip_old, Found it right after I posted this.
Thanks :-)

[setarip_old]

Hi!I can't seem to find itYou'll find the link in post #2 of this thread...

[chuckyboy5]

Hi guys, I downloaded this program a few weeks back and it was working great, now for some reason it won't work any longer. When ever I try to unDRM a video file of mine I get an error message that says "no license available for specified file" The thing is I do own the license to the files, it has worked before, and WM Player doesn't even pop up like it used to, to try and recover the license, I just get this message by default for every video file I have now.

Is there any solution to this? I've already tried uninstalling the program and reinstalling, and I've deleted the black-box file. I'm just confused why it would work one day, and not the next. Is there maybe a new security device that they're putting in the files now?

Thanks for any help I can get,
Chuckyboy5



@chuckyboy5
You download FairUse4WM a few weeks ago? Version 1.3 just has been released 3 days ago. Download the latest one, refer to the first page from this thread for download link.



I've tried the new version as well as the old version and it's the same problem. Ironically it was the older version, 1.2 I think, that worked for files from the same source at first. Any other suggestions?

[garyhasbigfeet]

Been wanting to download FairUse4WM but, can't seem to find a site that has it. Would seem from what has been said here that it is available on Doom9 but, I can't seem to find it. Any help out there?
There's like 10 links right above your post...

[odyssey]

What to do when files are not one-play, plays fine in WMP10, and only some files from the same album "... does not appear to be licensed to you"? And yes I DID pay for the damn thing, now I want to actually use it!

[protectyoursources]

What to do when files are not one-play, plays fine in WMP10, and only some files from the same album "... does not appear to be licensed to you"? And yes I DID pay for the damn thing, now I want to actually use it!:search: Search the Forums .. About 2 pages back I think .

[odyssey]

:search: Search the Forums .. About 2 pages back I think .

:angry: Read my post and read the thread if you want to be smart! i did - several times, hence I post now!

about the "<path>.wmv does not appear to be licensed to you." msg...
I have the lincense.I can oben the file in wmp10 - it asks for the license.Then it says "License Installed - Please click on the Play Button below".Working...
I extractet the keys with fairuse4wm ..found 2 keys.

Extraction in progress on "Indivbox.key" 11.0.5497.6285 -- Please wait.
Phase 0 : Blocks: 1335 Large 6 Small, Errors: 0,0 Candidates: 6,3,2
AES KEY: 9e 47 24 a7 82 65 90 fb ef cf 14 4a 56 4c 38 f8
Testing 1794 possibilities for primary private key.
Completed. Primary and 1 secondary ECC key recovered (0 bogus).

Then i added the file tryed so many times to undrm but every time "does not appear to be licensed to you" blaaaaahhh

clicked it again and again.Then it works Oo
So why does it works only sometimes?bug?

You are very likely running into a "one play" license. FairUse4WM only works if you have a license and doesn't have the ability (... yet ... ) to ask the servers for a new license.

The solution to this is let FairUse4WM use the license instead of Media Player - by acquiring but not playing the file.
- Set your media player to ALWAYS PROMPT before acquiring a license. You should have this as your common setting anyway, because it will save you from folks using the DRM URL to deliver IE Exploits.
- Open the file in Media Player and acquire the license, but DON'T click play
- While the dialog is open you should be able to use FairUse4WM on that file. You can also exit Media Player (Click close) and collect licenses for multiple files.

A future version of FairUse4WM will probably include code to request the licenses from the server -- especially if anyone happens to be handy with Wireshark and a debugger (The IBX encrypts part of the string with the server's public key - you'd need to "fix" that or otherwise extract the temporary key it creates).

Version 1.3 shouldn't have this problem, but .. There's a few things you can do.
A future version of FairUse4WM will verify the content key better. It's likely that you are running into a case where a provider reuses the same KID multiple times -- but with a different content key each time! Try running this while prompting for a license, that may help get the "correct" content key.

If that doesn't help, plese send a PM with more details

It's NOT a one-play license, as I stated - I can play it as many times I want, and the properties says unrestricted, also why would an audio album have different license restrictions?

[blutach]

Let's have cooler tempers please.

Regards

[Sharktooth]

Another mirror can't be a bad thing:
http://www.webalice.it/f.corriga/misc/FU4WMver13.zip

Let's have cooler tempers please.

Regards
However he's right, the 2nd post link doesnt work.

[blutach]

Be that as it may, we should always be polite to each other.

Regards

[Sharktooth]

Im at home with flu so im actually quite polite...
But im much less polite when im stressed by my job.
Everyone has his own crappy day...
However more mirrors are welcome since i dont know how much time i can keep it up...

[nfm]

Mirror - Version 1.3 (http://www.zeroangel.ch/XP64_ua_cd_pack/nfmfiles/other/FU4WMver13.zip)

[HostFat]

Does it support WinXP 64Bit ?
It gives this error: ibx components do not appear to be present
If not, can you add the support about the 64bit version?

[RichW]

I'm kind of a newbee here but I was hoping someone could help me with this one.
I am using FairUse4WM v1.3 and amd getting an error when trying to remove the drm.
The DrmClien.DLL version is 10.0.0.3802
The IndivBox.key version is 10.0.0.3930
After I play a song and close WM I get an error...
"Unhandled situation -9020 while Creating Windows Media instance." I tried this on a bunch of songs (all of which I own) but always get the same error. I downloaded a few samples from ezdrm.com but I always get the warning that the song requires a different private key.

Is there something I need to do in addition to running FairUse4WM? I was able to get this to work at work (don't remember the file versions - yes I downloaded songs at work) without a problem but can't get it to work at home. I've tried different songs but cannot get it to work. Please help...Thanks

[linx05]

Remember it's up on FileForum too: link (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/FairUse4WM/1156529648/1).

[UsedUser]

I'm kind of a newbee here but I was hoping someone could help me with this one.
I am using FairUse4WM v1.3 and amd getting an error when trying to remove the drm.
The DrmClien.DLL version is 10.0.0.3802
The IndivBox.key version is 10.0.0.3930
After I play a song and close WM I get an error...
"Unhandled situation -9020 while Creating Windows Media instance." I tried this on a bunch of songs (all of which I own) but always get the same error. I downloaded a few samples from ezdrm.com but I always get the warning that the song requires a different private key.

On one of my machines, I get the same errors with the same file versions you have.

Per this post (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=880967#post880967), I was going to re-individualize to see if the keys could be extracted as secondary keys, but I haven't fully decided on it, as I can't re-download these particular files or get licenses for them again.

Do you have files you could re-download and re-acquire licenses for? If so, you could re-individualize and try FU4WM again. Back up your C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM folder before re-individualizing, in case you need to restore it later.

After you re-individualize, try to unDRM your files first, before acquiring any new licenses. If it doesn't work, then try acquiring new licenses. You could also try dropping the files into the list in FU4WM, right-clicking and getting the key info, and then using that with drm2wmv, but it won't work for me (no private key found for the files).

[monkeygrudge]

using ver. 1.3 to convert, i get following:

UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Error writing 8948 bytes (155) at offset 1499136 in file ...

i tried new keys for files, no luck.

when i logged on to a certain service, it first updated wmp11.

ideas?

i tried to undrm files i had just dloaded.

[odyssey]

Does it support WinXP 64Bit ?
It gives this error: ibx components do not appear to be present
If not, can you add the support about the 64bit version?

x64 has excellent support for 32bit applications, and I'm running it without problems. Did you try this on a 32bit Windows, to see if it reproduces the same error?

I'm still in problems with a few of my audio files with 1.3: Properties of the files claim they are unrestricted and therefore not "one-play"-files. They however, work fine in WMP. It's only happening to a few files from the same album, and I have not had problems with files bought from other stores.

Error is "... does not appear to be licensed to you"

[prostaferesi]

Hi to all,

I just wanna try FU4WMver 1.3 but I can't find some files with drm. Please give me some link where I can download a drm file.
bye

[odyssey]

I just wanna try FU4WMver 1.3 but I can't find some files with drm. Please give me some link where I can download a drm file.
bye

That, however was mentioned in the very first post:

The program's functioning can be verified with "Demo" DRM files from fairuse4wm.com and ezdrm.com, as well as those from other Microsoft Solution partners.

[endeffects]

deleted

[prostaferesi]

That, however was mentioned in the very first post:

Thanks so much

[MINz]

One of my clients PC had a motherboard with leaking capacitors. After about an hour his machine would start to flake out.

Over the past year he spent hundreds of dollars purchasing music via his online service. Since he used WMP10 I tried to backup his license and restore it on his new system....surprise it didn't work.

So thanks to viodentia amazing FairUseWM, my client was able to recover the music he paid for and save himself hundreds of dollars. What a classic example of this tool's ability to protect my clients fair use rights.

Thanks viodentia! Keep up the good work we are all behind you.

[RichW]

Thanks UsedUser for your reply -

I'm still a bit confused though. I was hoping I could just find the keys and convert the files but I guess nothing in life is easy. All I want to do is back up MY music in its original format in case my machine dies.

I believe I have the licenses on my machine since I can play the songs. I can't redownload them unless I contact them (Walmart.com). I was hoping to get this to work without having to download the songs again.

I really don't want to update my WMP just in case I can still remove the DRM with the version I have now. I individualized with the files from ezdrm.com, do I need to continue doing this each time?

I got a copy of drm2wmv but I'm not really sure how to use it. I looked at pages and pages in the forums and it's not really that straightforward.

I'm not sure I want to screw around with the files in my DRM folder because if I hose them up, I'm really screwed.

If you or anyone else has any other suggestions in solving this "Unhandled situation -9020 while Creating Windows Media instance." error, I would really appreciate it. Thanks

[prostaferesi]

Hello,

where can I find some informations about encoding process of Microsoft DRM. I just wanna know how it works.
bye

[Yusaku]

Hello,

where can I find some informations about encoding process of Microsoft DRM. I just wanna know how it works.
bye

You can start by reading this thread. Viodentia posted a link with very detailed description of the process...

[resource]

Because of it, myself and two other friends are paying members of Yahoo! Unlimited.

DRM makes online music very unappealing.
They don't get that.

Is it possible to have FairUse4WM remember the file path in its next version?

Hate to seem whiny, but that really is the only flaw with the program.

Thanks.

[JasonFly]

Thanks for this great tool which managed to remove drm from wmv files that I bought from two french vod websites(canalplay and tf1vision)
:thanks:

[blutach]

Hate to seem whiny, but that really is the only flaw with the program.I don't call that a flaw - it's merely an inconvenience which I am sure viodentia will take account of when he has time.

Regards

[protectyoursources]

Because of it, myself and two other friends are paying members of Yahoo! Unlimited.

DRM makes online music very unappealing.
They don't get that.

Is it possible to have FairUse4WM remember the file path in its next version?

Hate to seem whiny, but that really is the only flaw with the program.

Thanks.

Yahoo Music is one of the companies that does get it (http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2006/02/25/dave-goldberg-to-record-labels-no-drm-please/) and Ian Rogers one of the Main Product managers at Yahoo Music despises DRM big time (http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-FDuiCSg4eqinB8z.GGJ7TmAz?p=613) .

Yahoo Music released a Jessica Simpson song (http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2006/07/19/buy-a-customized-jessica-simpson-mp3-at-yahoo-music/) without DRM for for $1.98 that had your name embeded in it as a promotion and Jesse Macartney's recent album (http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-do-you-want-it/) was released as MP3 on Yahoo for $9.99 (Jesse Macartney is released on Hollywood records, a Disney company)

If you really hate DRM that much get a eMusic (http://www.emusic.com/) subscription that will get you 90 MP3s a month for $19.95 .
(eMusic is the second biggest online retailer of online Music after iTunes)

[prostaferesi]

You can start by reading this thread. Viodentia posted a link with very detailed description of the process...

Hello,
Thanks for the answer.
Do you mean this? :
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/solar/papers/CCS2003.pdf
posted by viodentia in the first page.

That pdf doesn't describe Microsoft drm encoding process.
Maybe you mean another post.
Please let me know, I can't find it.

[Yusaku]

Hello,
Thanks for the answer.
Do you mean this? :
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/solar/papers/CCS2003.pdf
posted by viodentia in the first page.
2 minutes of searching:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=114436

[TheVMan]

Because of it, myself and two other friends are paying members of Yahoo! Unlimited.

DRM makes online music very unappealing.
They don't get that.



Same here, every since this came out, I've had 3 of my friends sign up to Urge for the first time. And I already had a subscription and I still continue to keep it. I love to be able to download the songs I want that I paid for and keep them.

[sonicbox]

You shouldn't mention services by name here. Also, you *can* keep DRM'd music if you purchased the tracks instead of using the "subscription" model. This tool really wasn't designed to abuse the subscription model. It was designed to free your purchased content.

[sonicbox]

Since he used WMP10 I tried to backup his license and restore it on his new system....surprise it didn't work.That's only for DRM you created yourself. To restore purchased content DRM to other systems, you need to use the application/process provided by the vendor. Most services allow 5 PCs at one time, and will allow you to deauthorize old systems, too. Anyway, it's moot.

[Yogi2k7]

hi guys
Fair use 4 wm is a great tool to get rid of that <censored> DRM Crap so i done my part and add an another miurror for the 1.3 version

here the link
http://rapidshare.de/files/35219869/FU4WMver13.zip.html

greetings

yogi

[raisincain]

I don't know if this is unusual or not, but 1.1 still works on my computer. Should I just ride it out or upgrade? My service has done it's upgrades and my computer has been rebooted several times. But it still works.

[supergirl260]

I don't know if this is unusual or not, but 1.1 still works on my computer. Should I just ride it out or upgrade? My service has done it's upgrades and my computer has been rebooted several times. But it still works.

you you should update since you probly will have too sooner or later besides many things have changed in the new versions

[garyhasbigfeet]

I don't know if this is unusual or not, but 1.1 still works on my computer. Should I just ride it out or upgrade? My service has done it's upgrades and my computer has been rebooted several times. But it still works.
If it still works that means Microsoft hasn't hit you with the patch. You can use it or upgrade. It doesn't really matter until you install that patch.

You won't see an difference with the upgrade.

[celicagt1993]

here's an idea on how to improve this program. i download alot of music at a time, and it would be great to have the options to do this. Search your entire music library folder for protected WMA's, convert them all, and restore them back in the same folder and have the option to over write the original without the [nondrm] on the front.

[JoernP]

I'm still in problems with a few of my audio files with 1.3: Properties of the files claim they are unrestricted and therefore not "one-play"-files. They however, work fine in WMP. It's only happening to a few files from the same album, and I have not had problems with files bought from other stores.

Error is "... does not appear to be licensed to you"

It may not be of any help, but I'm having the same problems.
I bought and downloaded some albums, WMP picked up the licenses and is able to play all songs.
But FairUse4WM (tried v. 1.2 and 1.3) tells me, that some files from an album don't seem to be licensed to me, while it rips the DRM perfectly from other songs of the same album.
Also I can't use these files to recover keys ("No license available for specified file").

Instead I removed the DRM by burning a CD with the DRM'ed files and ripped them back.
(I know there are other tools to do this job, but I don't want to spend money on them because usually I don't buy music online.)

[setarip_old]

Instead I removed the DRM by burning a CD with the DRM'ed files and ripped them back.Forgive my ignorance but, it really can't be that simple, can it?

How does this simple procedure remove the DRM?

[sonicbox]

Forgive my ignorance but, it really can't be that simple, can it?

How does this simple procedure remove the DRM? Uh, yes it's that simple. All/most purchased (non-subscription) DRM audio content is burnable to CD. Once it's on an Audio CD, there is no copy protection.

[JoernP]

Forgive my ignorance but, it really can't be that simple, can it?

How does this simple procedure remove the DRM?

Well, there are some requirements and conditions that have to be met.
First of all it only works with applications that can handle DRM (like Windows Media Player & Napster). A normal CD burning program will not work.
And then the license has to allow you to burn a CD from the file. There is a field in the license header which can forbid it (subscription services are using this feature).

I think this option has been implemented to allow people to listen to their (bought and legal) music on "normal" CD-players (which of course don't know anything about DRM).
Once you have a "normal" CD it's no problem to rip it to any (unprotected) format you like.

[protectyoursources]

It may not be of any help, but I'm having the same problems.
I bought and downloaded some albums, WMP picked up the licenses and is able to play all songs.
But FairUse4WM (tried v. 1.2 and 1.3) tells me, that some files from an album don't seem to be licensed to me, while it rips the DRM perfectly from other songs of the same album.
Also I can't use these files to recover keys ("No license available for specified file").

Instead I removed the DRM by burning a CD with the DRM'ed files and ripped them back.
(I know there are other tools to do this job, but I don't want to spend money on them because usually I don't buy music online.)
:search:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=881126#post881126

[Qwertie]

I can't get past the opening screen (that says "This program will extract the personally identifiable information..."). I click "Recover Keys" which produces the error "IBX components do not appear to be present". Upon clicking OK, the following message appears:

'Attempting to recover DRMv1 keys

FairUse4WM will use a WM-installed DLL to determine system specific information.

"DrmClien.DLL" has version 9.0.0.3287'

It doesn't matter whether I push OK, Cancel or Skip because nothing happens. In any case I stay on the program's opening screen.

By the way, this is on Windows 2000 SP4, and I have WMA tracks bought from PureTracks.

[mayang]

I can't get past the opening screen (that says "This program will extract the personally identifiable information..."). I click "Recover Keys" which produces the error "IBX components do not appear to be present".

You need to apply individualization first. Or another word, apply security upgrade to enable playing DRM v2 protected content. Read from previous post you will understand how to apply it. Download any sample drm v2 media from ezdrm.com or another place. Play the file then WMP will ask you to apply security upgrade, click ok and then IBX will be downloaded to your computer. Then it will present in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM...

[HostFat]

It doesn't work with my WinXP 64Bit.
There must be a problem / bug ...

[protectyoursources]

You can force Individualization at this Microsoft Site

http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/Indivsite/en/indivit.asp

You Must use IE for the site to work .

[Blind Melon]

Ok... FairUse4WM v. 1.3 is not working for me. I get this error...

D:\Documents and Settings\Fej\My Documents\My Music\Alice in Chains\Unplugged\07 - Rooster.wma requires a different private key.


I tried that individualize link thing, but it wouldn't upgrade my security, so I'm just really confused as to why it doesn't work because one day, it just stopped all of a sudden.

[Deihmos]

Is this program still working? I tried it before and it worked but now it says there is no license.

Just got 1.3 and it freezes when I try to extract keys. Oh well i will just sign back up for napster to go.

[JoernP]

:search:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=881126#post881126
Thank you for trying to help, but just like in odysseys case I'm not using one-play licenses.

[protectyoursources]

Thank you for trying to help, but just like in odysseys case I'm not using one-play licenses.

Viadentia just pointed out one case where you might encounter that error ,There are other cases like a invalid license that will provide the same error .

[protectyoursources]

Ok... FairUse4WM v. 1.3 is not working for me. I get this error...

D:\Documents and Settings\Fej\My Documents\My Music\Alice in Chains\Unplugged\07 - Rooster.wma requires a different private key.


I tried that individualize link thing, but it wouldn't upgrade my security, so I'm just really confused as to why it doesn't work because one day, it just stopped all of a sudden.

Try the back button and extract the key many pieces of content can have different keys ...

[Redmondman]

Most of my files work great. I have this one stubborn file (purchased track, have the license, FU4WM converts successfully), but when I try to play it, WMP pops up the missing license error (C00D1356). I confirmed with a metadata editor that "Is_Protected" is false.

Other interesting notes: WMVCOPY (from the SDK) works, but also results in a files that pops C00D1356. However, DSCOPY also works and results in a playable file.

Which leads me to suspect the resulting metadata (the output of DSCOPY has the bare minimum metadata). If considered interesting, I can post the metadata here.

[Blind Melon]

Try the back button and extract the key many pieces of content can have different keys ...

SO THATS WHAT I DO WITH THE BACK BUTTON AND RECOVER KEYS... Genius. Thank you so much... now if only I can get iPodRip to work. Haha. Also, one last question... is there a way I can just get rid of the "No-DRM" that appears before every file other than having to go in each file and deleting it from the file name?

[valiant2]

Here in the UK, Sky Broadband (movie downloads) pulled their service a few weeks back after the first version of FairUseWM came out, stating that they had to "make an essential update" to the "security system". Google cache here:

http://tinyurl.com/y23vah

Today the service seems to have been re-instated:

http://www.skymovies.com/skybybroadband/home/0,,,00.html

Has something changed? Has Microsoft brought out another patch that I've missed? Or maybe they've finally decided that DRM isn't worth the hassle?

[Danj]

Here in the UK, Sky Broadband (movie downloads) pulled their service a few weeks back after the first version of FairUseWM came out, stating that they had to "make an essential update" to the "security system". Google cache here:

http://tinyurl.com/y23vah

Today the service seems to have been re-instated:

http://www.skymovies.com/skybybroadband/home/0,,,00.html

Has something changed? Has Microsoft brought out another patch that I've missed? Or maybe they've finally decided that DRM isn't worth the hassle?

Well, [deleted]. I can only assume that either they've decided they don't care any more, or they thought that 30 days would be a long enough period to allow for Microsoft to fix the issue.

[blutach]

@Danj - please refer to rule 6.

Regards

[zhuwg]

Thanks ang good job

[TheVMan]

... Also, one last question... is there a way I can just get rid of the "No-DRM" that appears before every file other than having to go in each file and deleting it from the file name?...

That's my favorite part! :) Now I can easily tell my DRM'd from my non-DRM'd files. I love the [NoDRM].

[unknownsoldierX]

Is there a way to unDRM WMV files without having to play each one first? I load a dozen files that all share the same license into FU4WM and I get warnings for the ones I haven't played yet.

Warnings like

1.wmv does not appear to be licensed to you.
6.wmv does not have a recognizable DRM header.

[Blind Melon]

That's my favorite part! :) Now I can easily tell my DRM'd from my non-DRM'd files. I love the [NoDRM].

I like to have my file names, what they're named... like, track 1 name, not having a NO-DRM in front of it... that really annoys me. But if there's no fix, that's all cool-in-the-gang.

[Danj]

I like to have my file names, what they're named... like, track 1 name, not having a NO-DRM in front of it... that really annoys me. But if there's no fix, that's all cool-in-the-gang.

You could always use one of the many batch renaming tools available on the internet to fix up the filenames? Besides, it seems like a good thing that the utility doesn't overwrite the original file, in case something goes wrong.

[Danj]

Is there a way to unDRM WMV files without having to play each one first? I load a dozen files that all share the same license into FU4WM and I get warnings for the ones I haven't played yet.

Warnings like

1.wmv does not appear to be licensed to you.
6.wmv does not have a recognizable DRM header.

If the vendor you bought the files off didn't use the "predelivery" license method, and you haven't played the files yet, then you won't have gotten a license for them. You don't have to play them all the way through, you just have to load them up and make sure WMP acquires the license. Assuming you have WMV files associated to WMP, you could just multiple select them in Explorer, hit Enter, then press the Next Track button after WMP acquires each license and starts to play.

[Deihmos]

If the vendor you bought the files off didn't use the "predelivery" license method, and you haven't played the files yet, then you won't have gotten a license for them. You don't have to play them all the way through, you just have to load them up and make sure WMP acquires the license. Assuming you have WMV files associated to WMP, you could just multiple select them in Explorer, hit Enter, then press the Next Track button after WMP acquires each license and starts to play.

Does Fairuse still work with napster tracks? Doesn't seem that it does.

[odyssey]

First of all it only works with applications that can handle DRM (like Windows Media Player & Napster). A normal CD burning program will not work.Nero works too! (However, I like the concept of having the original source files, and are smaller than storing lossless decompressed)

[Blind Melon]

You could always use one of the many batch renaming tools available on the internet to fix up the filenames? Besides, it seems like a good thing that the utility doesn't overwrite the original file, in case something goes wrong.

Oh no, not overwriting the file, just having the no-drm show up, it's just a little nit-picking from me, sorry. Thanks to whoever made this program though!

[n3ro]

Not sure what my problem could be. I've gone to the site below...

http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/Indivsite/en/indivit.asp

Attempted to play the video i'm trying to undrm & i get high cpu usage, see pic below.

http://tinyurl.com/yj76gf

Attempted to play a video from ezdrm.com but when media player 9.00.00.2980 loads i get the same result as above.

Specs:
WinXP SP1
1gb DDR
Athlon Xp 2200(1.8GHz)

Under C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM

IndivBox.key version 10.0.0.3646

[Danj]

Not sure what my problem could be. I've gone to the site below...

http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/Indivsite/en/indivit.asp

Attempted to play the video i'm trying to undrm & i get high cpu usage, see pic below.

http://tinyurl.com/yj76gf

Attempted to play a video from ezdrm.com but when media player 9.00.00.2980 loads i get the same result as above.

Specs:
WinXP SP1
1gb DDR
Athlon Xp 2200(1.8GHz)

Under C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM

IndivBox.key version 10.0.0.3646

I'm just guessing here but maybe you need to update your Windows Media Player to version 10? You can still get it from Microsoft's web site here (http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/2/A/12A31F29-2FA9-4F50-B95D-E45EF7013F87/MP10Setup.exe) (right click and save as). Also, I don't know if you've heard, but Microsoft have ended support for Windows XP SP1, so unless you update to SP2 soon, you won't be able to get Windows Updates any more.

[unknownsoldierX]

@n3ero

I have WMP10 with all Windows updates installed (v10.0.0.4036) and FU4WM is working fine. You should update to SP2 and get the latest version of WMP10.

[Redmondman]

Oh no, not overwriting the file, just having the no-drm show up, it's just a little nit-picking from me, sorry. Thanks to whoever made this program though!

Just modify the following shell script to suit your needs:

var fso;

fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var folder = fso.GetFolder(".");

for (files = new Enumerator(folder.files); !files.atEnd(); files.moveNext())
{
var file = files.item();
if (file.name.toLowerCase().substring(0,7) == "[nodrm]")
{
fso.MoveFile(file.name, file.name.substring(8));
}
}

[n3ro]

@Danj & unknownsoldierX thanks for reply & help.

I think it's working now (video from ezdrm plays ok); Turned out to be my IE settings, had to enable a few things that made me nervous when using IE (activex, scripting), using firefox & opera now so i guess it's fine.

now if i could find a clean copy of mayang tool, so far my antivirus has gone nuts...

[Blind Melon]

Just modify the following shell script to suit your needs:

var fso;

fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var folder = fso.GetFolder(".");

for (files = new Enumerator(folder.files); !files.atEnd(); files.moveNext())
{
var file = files.item();
if (file.name.toLowerCase().substring(0,7) == "[nodrm]")
{
fso.MoveFile(file.name, file.name.substring(8));
}
}

Sorry, I'm only in beginning C++ class as of right now, but how would I edit the .exe?

[mayang]

Downlaoad this patch to remove No-DRM string for result file.
File to patch : FairUse4WM.exe
After you patched FairUse4WM, make sure when you converting your file, don't select 'Use Same Directory' to avoid any problem owerwriting the file while converting.

No more [No-DRM] string with decrypted files.

http://s22.quicksharing.com/v/1223018/Patch2remove.No_DRM.string.exe.html

[Redmondman]

Sorry, I'm only in beginning C++ class as of right now, but how would I edit the .exe?

Sorry, you don't edit the .EXE. Rather, you put the code I posted in a file called 'rename.js' and run 'rename.js' at the command line in the directory that has your files. Voila.

[buggs1a]

mayang
huh? There's no file to download.

[markloveshawaii]

Downlaoad this patch to remove No-DRM string for result file.
File to patch : FairUse4WM.exe
After you patched FairUse4WM, make sure when you converting your file, don't select 'Use Same Directory' to avoid any problem owerwriting the file while converting.

No more [No-DRM] string with decrypted files.

Quote:
http://s22.quicksharing.com/v/122301...tring.exe.html

THIS FILE HAS A VIRUS ATTACHED TO IT

Bloodhound W.32.1

[hanugro]

You need to apply individualization first. Or another word, apply security upgrade to enable playing DRM v2 protected content. Read from previous post you will understand how to apply it. Download any sample drm v2 media from ezdrm.com or another place. Play the file then WMP will ask you to apply security upgrade, click ok and then IBX will be downloaded to your computer. Then it will present in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM...

This is what bugging me. I can unDRM after I apply security upgrade (before FairUse4WM will complaint about IBX not available) but I am unable to find DRM folders in my systems. I searched it and found no match. I have turn on hidden folder and file but also can not find it (and indivbox.key). However FairUse4WM do find the IBX and IndivBox.key, weird. I just wondering where my system keeps all DRM licence file?

[mayang]

THIS FILE HAS A VIRUS ATTACHED TO IT
Bloodhound W.32.1

No virus attached to the file.
Its just a byte patcher packed with UPX.
Some antivirus detected packed PE or EXE and a packer itself as a virus because it change some signature in PE header.

Fairuse4WM is packed with UPX, the patcher i made is inline patcher to patch FairUse4WM(UPX packed) and the patcher itself is packed with UPX, not any other special packer.

The patcher size is only 8kb.

I got nothing by spreading any virus or trojan.
I just wanna to help some people here.

Hope any expert can explain about this.

Browse the file for online scan
Kaspersky (http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus)
Avast (http://onlinescan.avast.com/)
BitDefender (http://www.alken.nl/scan/Msie/index.html)
DrWeb (http://www.drweb-online.com/en/virustest.html)

and others online virus scanner.

[mayang]

However FairUse4WM do find the IBX and IndivBox.key, weird. I just wondering where my system keeps all DRM licence file?

At windows explorer select:
Tools --> Folder options --> View
- select show hidden files and folders
- untick(deselect) Hide protected operating system files

Then check
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM

IndivBox.key and other components will be there.

[Blind Melon]

Sorry, you don't edit the .EXE. Rather, you put the code I posted in a file called 'rename.js' and run 'rename.js' at the command line in the directory that has your files. Voila.

Hey, that's effing awesome. Thank you so much!

[bnick007]

Does anyone have this working in Vista RC2..??

[josh2]

I can attest to there being no virus in mayang's file.

And yes, UPX packed executables are often false identified as having viruses.. but usually only by crappy AVs. What anti-virus are you using?

Josh

[hanugro]

At windows explorer select:
Tools --> Folder options --> View
- select show hidden files and folders
- untick(deselect) Hide protected operating system files

Then check
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM

IndivBox.key and other components will be there.

Thanks, The hide protected OS file do the tricks! This FairUSe4WM is a nice apps to have.

[Blind Melon]

It detected a virus on my AV, which is Norton 03... I just went through safe mode and deleted FairUse, the download, and some .bak file that was created?

[protectyoursources]

It detected a virus on my AV, which is Norton 03... I just went through safe mode and deleted FairUse, the download, and some .bak file that was created?

Norton is a Virus .....:devil:

the .bak file is a backup of your DRM licences .

[josh2]

Yeah, Norton is a piece of crap. You may have downloaded a fake file, but I'm positive there is no virus in either FairUse4WM or the patch mayang posted.

Josh

[Yogi2k7]

works great here still on windows2003 server x64 and on windows xppro x32 i tested the programm under the windows vista Beta and works there too!

greetings yogi2k7:readguid:

[sjchmura]

So this should allow de-crypting of yahoo purchased music - correct? They are still using MS DRM.

[SWEEP001]

I'd like your opinion everyone.
I use a subscription service from one of the major providers. I know it is illegal to convert a subscription file using this program, but, if I have the album (analog Vinyl) do you think it is a "fair" use of this program?

[blutach]

Having the album on vinyl and breaching your licence regarding digital media are two different things. I would be reasonably certain you have no fair use rights due to owning the vinyl pressing. To get a better opinion, ask an Intellectual Property lawyer.

Regards

[Yogi2k7]

i think some kind of people gives a Fu** about the law and reconverting drm-protected files

:D :D

[muzicmaken]

I bough some music from Yahoo music and it wouldn't un-drm them said something about a different key

[Digga]

i think some kind of people gives a Fu** about the law and reconverting drm-protected files
:D :Dand they are welcome to do so but not here at Doom9.

[josh2]

I bough some music from Yahoo music and it wouldn't un-drm them said something about a different key

Are you using the latest version? (1.3)

Try hitting the back button and recovering keys again.

[bks]

I'm having problems with unDRM my files. The program works and produces a file, but I when I play it I get a tiny bit of garbled video(colored blocks at top of frame) and the audio is off for a minute or so. The video clears after the first 30 seconds and the audio corrects later about 1 or 2 minutes later. What's happened? Is there something I can do to fix this? BTW, I've already retried again after deleting the blackbox-keys.txt and it doesn't correct the problem. Any help here?

I'm having the same problem (sort of) as this guy. The program used to work fine, produces an unDRMed file and the file plays well. But it just started creating files (same kind of files) that when played, just shows blocks (http://i13.tinypic.com/2a0ap95.jpg) and audio's just random weird sounds. Any help would be appreciated.

[Danj]

Are you using the latest version? (1.3)

Try hitting the back button and recovering keys again.

Also if that does not help you could try deleting blackbox-keys.txt from your My Documents folder and then recovering the keys.

[josh2]

Also if that does not help you could try deleting blackbox-keys.txt from your My Documents folder and then recovering the keys.

Yeah, I forgot about this. Be sure to try that as well. I had the messed up video/audio problem as well and it was fixed by deleting and recovering the keys.

[Blind Melon]

Final issue, I swear. Is there a way to keep your albums in that same folder so when it nodrms the files, it essentially creates another folder in the place you're storing the songs, but respective to each folder they come in?

Example:

Two albums and I want to undrm the songs in each, let's label album 1 and album 2.

Album 1 has 15 songs
Album 2 has 4 songs

You add album 1 & 2 to Fairuse and you undrm the files...
you look in the folder you told it to save and should see album 1 (folder) and album 2 (folder) then inside those, 15 songs and 4 songs respectively. What I'm trying to get at is... I don't like how it just shows the songs, I'd like to have all the folders there too so I don't have to sift through each song and put it in their right folders.

[iure]

may I elaborate on the so-called "virus threat" bloodhound detected by norton's.Neither fairuse file or nodrm tag patch file are viri (plural of virus-latin grammar).The patching procedure is recognised by Norton as virus like activity and subsequently can quarantine the patched Fairuse file.
Solution:- disable nortons av when patching (but it's ok to enable after) and when stripping your wmv files of their licenses.Really no probs.
Cheers all and a BIG thanks to Mayang

[Sharktooth]

i have a better solution: dont waste money on Norton AV...
there are a LOT of free AVs that are even better than norton:
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82

As you can see Norton is payware and isnt even a good antivirus...

BitDefender freeware version 8.0.202 - 95.57%
Avast freeware version 4.7.871 - 87.46%
AVG freeware version 7.1.405 - 82.82%

Norton Professional 2006 - 83.18%

[Yogi2k7]

norton AV is very shitty like a blind guardian :-)

[garyhasbigfeet]

i have a better solution: dont waste money on Norton AV...
there are a LOT of free AVs that are even better than norton:
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82

As you can see Norton is payware and isnt even a good antivirus...

BitDefender freeware version 8.0.202 - 95.57%
Avast freeware version 4.7.871 - 87.46%
AVG freeware version 7.1.405 - 82.82%

Norton Professional 2006 - 83.18%
Most of the "fantastic freebies" are crap. They'll false-positive like a maniac and some will even ruin your operating system.

If you're truely sick of Norton (Symantec now) then get rid of the home edition and go with Corporate. It'll catch the bugs but doesn't suck all your resources.

[Sharktooth]

Go to the link i posted and read again.
Most of the "freebies" are identical to commercial versions, and yes, Norton Corporate still sucks.
False positives are an exception and even the best antivirus ever (kaspersky) can fail sometimes.

[garyhasbigfeet]

Go to the link i posted and read again.
Most of the "freebies" are identical to commercial versions, and yes, Norton Corporate still sucks.
False positives are an exception and even the best antivirus ever (kaspersky) can fail sometimes.
Not to spur the debate further, but your blatantly false claim that free A/V scanners are identical to commercial versions is laughable at best. There are several major differences in retail vs. free A/V software, not the least of which is large file manipulation. Try scanning a large rar/zip file with Norton Corporate then use a freebie. Which one finishes first?
;)

[Digga]

let's concentrate on decrypting issues, shall we? ;)

[blutach]

My thoughts exactly Digga. Discussions on AV progs and other software can be had in General Discussions.

Regards

[rakesh]

Hi Guys,I am reading all ur replies from the last 1 month, and I am amazed to see that no one has ever mentioned Viodentia in his post. Where is the great author of the program for the last one month? We never saw him on board after his last post on 30th September and now its the end of october. What has happened to him? Has Microsoft finaly got him, or he is still working on some new version? Kindly take some time out of ur dumb talks and try to find out where he is and what is he doing for us. He is a great guy and a great help for all of us, and dear viodentia, if you read this, plz atleast take some time from your busy schedule and life to reply us and tell us about ur health and the ongoing process on the greatest software. We all pray for ur safety and health. Take Care

[garyhasbigfeet]

I don't think Vio's absence is such a big deal simply because his last version works fantastically. :shrug:

He may be keeping a low profile. More on topic, I just started Fair4Use on another fantastic Amazon movie. :)

[n3ro]

It's not just a norton thing, my AV had a fit when trying to install undrm 2.0 (claimed it found some trojan) , but i scanned it w/ trojanhunter & it was fine...


Anyways just wanted to know if the image below is a web server error or a undrm error. thanks.

http://img15.imgspot.com/?u=/u/06/299/17/dfgo1161985596.JPG

[setarip_old]

What's "an Amazon movie"?

[Danj]

Anyways just wanted to know if the image below is a web server error or a undrm error. thanks.

http://img15.imgspot.com/?u=/u/06/299/17/dfgo1161985596.JPG

Looks like a web server error, but it sure is a weird one. Still, it says the server is running IIS, so I guess it's not that surprising. Check with your music/video provider that they are still issuing licenses for purchased content, if they have changed their configuration you might need to redownload or something.

[Danj]

Thanks for Rjamorim for graciously hosting in Brazil.
http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/FU4WMver13.zip

Btw, does anyone know what (if anything) happened to rjamorim and his site in Brazil?

[Digga]

Btw, does anyone know what (if anything) happened to rjamorim and his site in Brazil?...sadly the link didn't hold long so I guess that he either gave in to legal threats (unlikely :) ) or, more likely, his ISP pulled the file or his account.
he was not active in the forums for a while though AFAIK. he may be just busy, on vacation or whatever he decides to do.
let's hope the best for him and all people involved :)

[rjamorim]

...sadly the link didn't hold long so I guess that he either gave in to legal threats (unlikely :) ) or, more likely, his ISP pulled the file or his account.

Second choice (of course). My ISP sucks, I screamed a lot at them, but to no avail. Seems they would rather lose a customer than ignore empty legal threats :B

he was not active in the forums for a while though AFAIK. he may be just busy, on vacation or whatever he decides to do.

Busy with school.

let's hope the best for him and all people involved :)

Thanks :)

[blutach]

Good to see you rjamorim and hope to see the files re-hosted by you soon.

Regards

[zhuwg]

Thanks

[Wilbert]

Well, i got it finally working on my W2K using WMP9 and IndivBox.key = 10.0.0.3930!!! I used FairUse4WM to get the sid/kid keys and used drm2wmv_e.exe to remove the drm (FairUse4WM didn't work for me).

[AnonymousCitizen]

This is a bit off topic, but it's bugging me. Did Microsoft purposely destroy (or allow to be destroyed) this version of DRM in favor of whatever is planned for Zune? Without destroying the current DRM, wouldn't they be almost forced by hardware and music vendors to continue to support it Zune? Now that is utterly defeated, who would care?

[unknownsoldierX]

WMP11 is out now. I'd like to install it but I don't want to lose my ability to unDRM. What the word on FU4WM and WMP11?

[ron spencer]

why use V11?

[unknownsoldierX]

why use V11?

11 is more streamlined. I use WMP to catalog my media and I like the features in v11 better.

[unknownsoldierX]

I answered my own question. I went ahead and installed WMP11 and FU4WM no longer works. When I click on the Recover Keys button, I receive the error: "IBX Version 11.0.5741.6340 isn't supported yet."

Oh well. I don't have any media to unDRM at the moment. I hope newer versions of drm2wmv and FU4WM are not too far off.

[josh2]

Extracting keys don't work, but for some reason I can un-DRM files still. With WMP11. It'd be nice to see an update though.

[unknownsoldierX]

When I try to unDRM a file, it pops up with a warning.

"d:\file.wmv requires a different private key."

The file unDRMed fine with WMP10. The key the file needs should be unchanged from before.

[UserMan]

I wrote a small C# program in VS2005 that searches your music directory for any proteced WMV files. It will then run those files against the FairUse application to remove the DRM.

After that it renames the music files to their original name. (i.e. Removes the '[NoDRM]-' tag)

It is very useful if you have your protected/non-protected content in the same folders, or if you have a lot of songs that you have PURCHASED and want to remove the DRM quickly. It successfully ran on my computer, but I don't have a lot of Play4Sure songs.

You can download the C# code here
http://s12.quicksharing.com/v/5376103/WMFMetadataReader.Source.zip.html

or the program here
http://s12.quicksharing.com/v/7227149/FAIRUSE_BATCH_APP.zip.html

I do not warrant or guarantee this program, it is free with no restrictions, create commons, etc.

You must have Windows Media Player installed on your computer, and the FAIRUSE4WM program (any version) for this to work.

This program is for educational purposes only and in no way encourages you to do anything illegal, nor download any illegal programs.

[MINz]

I answered my own question. I went ahead and installed WMP11 and FU4WM no longer works. When I click on the Recover Keys button, I receive the error: "IBX Version 11.0.5741.6340 isn't supported yet."

I'm having the same issue after I installed WMP11 final.

[buggs1a]

looks like Viodentia is gone for good.

[warload01]

I downloaded a video with DRM form a japanese website and trying to use FairUse4WM to find out the key. However, it said 'Windows Error 80030002 while finding KID in V9store'
How can i unDRM that movie?

When i try to play that video, the following image is appeared:
http://flypicture.com/display/MTk0Ng==

here is the dl link of that movie
mms://shared-st.primestage.net/bitway/mob/bird/bird_02.wmv

[Blind Melon]

I wrote a small C# program in VS2005 that searches your music directory for any proteced WMV files. It will then run those files against the FairUse application to remove the DRM.

After that it renames the music files to their original name. (i.e. Removes the '[NoDRM]-' tag)

It is very useful if you have your protected/non-protected content in the same folders, or if you have a lot of songs that you have PURCHASED and want to remove the DRM quickly. It successfully ran on my computer, but I don't have a lot of Play4Sure songs.

You can download the C# code here
http://s12.quicksharing.com/v/5376103/WMFMetadataReader.Source.zip.html

or the program here
http://s12.quicksharing.com/v/7227149/FAIRUSE_BATCH_APP.zip.html

I do not warrant or guarantee this program, it is free with no restrictions, create commons, etc.

You must have Windows Media Player installed on your computer, and the FAIRUSE4WM program (any version) for this to work.

This program is for educational purposes only and in no way encourages you to do anything illegal, nor download any illegal programs.



:thanks: Rockin' program.

[protectyoursources]

Looks like a new IBX ....

"IBX Version 11.0.5741.6340 isn't supported yet"

Looks like it comes with WMP 11 Final ,

[Danj]

Looks like a new IBX ....

"IBX Version 11.0.5741.6340 isn't supported yet"

Looks like it comes with WMP 11 Final

It does kind of seem that way doesn't it. Looks like the best advice for people is, don't install Windows Media Player 11 final if you want to continue removing DRM from your files. Don't let Microsoft trick you with their promises of streaming media to the Xbox 360, I've heard a lot of people can't get it to work anyway.

[Deihmos]

Sooner or later M$ will make it a requirement to have WM 11 to use DRM. I am certain of that. It works with the beta version but did not work with beta 2 or the final. Does not matter to me though since i will keep my napster-to-go subscription.

[rdn98]

help I get that same error with the ibx with wmp11 final

Anybody know where I can get the earlier beta versions?
*************
Nevermind, I found the wmp11 beta 1. Anyway, before I used to use the URGE music service in conjunction with fairuse4wm, and the songs I got was fine.

I guess now when I try to use URGE on beta1, I can't download any music from URGE. I am forced to upgrade to v11 final. When I do that, any songs I download, I cannot seem to strip off the drm with fairuse4wm because I get an error about "Unhandled exception -9000" something. Plus, version 1.3 gives me error about the IBX version.

Similiarly, v1.1 fairuse4wm doesn't work on stripping the drm either.

If anybody can show me how to strip the drm from wmp11 final with the urge music service, I'd greatly appreciate it.

[mwsmith824]

looks like Viodentia is gone for good.

Probably not gone for good, but he's proven he can do it. They patched around it, he did it again. I doubt there's any intellectual challenge left to continuing the cat and mouse game. Especially since they're trying to make him the mouse in the legal system. Why bother with the headaches.

Unfortunately it means MP11 is unusable if you want to keep exercising your fair use rights until someone else comes along and does it again.

[buggs1a]

Gone for good to me says no updates and no more posting on this site. he's been gone over a month so I'm thinking he won't be back, :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

[rdn98]

or maybe he is working on new model?

[buggs1a]

rdn98, haha, i doubt that!!

[rdn98]

You never know, but if MS and the rest of the corporate world is after me for cracking DRM, then I'd probably run and hide too. :)

[Deihmos]

I would do the same plus i think it was some kind of inside job because he did it too easily. Why is it called fairuse? A program that allows you to download 2 million tracks without paying a cent cannot be considered fairuse.

[setarip_old]

@Deihmos

Hi!

It sounds like you've misunderstood the stated purpose of the program...

[Deihmos]

@Deihmos

Hi!

It sounds like you've misunderstood the stated purpose of the program...


And what might be the stated purpose be really? You really don't think the masses will use it for the 'stated' purpose do you

Why do you think a lawsuit was issued? this is bigger than P2P applications.

[blutach]

Let's keep on topic here please people.

Regards

[Danj]

And what might be the stated purpose be really? You really don't think the masses will use it for the 'stated' purpose do you

I think that if viodentia could have restricted FairUse4WM from working on subscription/rental files he probably would have. I imagine the license expiry and the DRM are tied up together, in much the same way that the copy protection and region protection are on a PS2, so you have to install a mod chip if you want to play imported original discs, even if you're not interested in piracy.

[monkey boy]

I have made a determination to the effect that existing logic embedded inside fairuse4wm suffices for the individualized components contained within microsoft's latest release of wmp11.

While I disavow all authorship claims to the original code; please allow my presentation of a executable patch to fairuse4wm enabling this support

http://storeandserve.com/download/573983/fu4wm13fix.zip.html
http://maxshare.4000webs.com/download.php?file=a2ca51a601f525c0617a9bce4867c022
http://www.ex0.biz/uploads/1106/1163043340.zip
51cceb20d7d600c6e1c982f86d968061 *fu4wm13fix.exe

fairuse4wm has been corrupted by reversing upx compression and redacting these locations, provided by me as hexa offset, starting value and finalized result
0004238D: 75 90
0004238E: 08 90
00042395: 74 EB
00042909: 04 24
00085444: 00 66
00085446: 00 69
00085448: 00 78

[trence]

Anyone try this yet?

[josh2]

monkey boy, thanks a TON. Works flawlessly.