FairUse4WM - a WM/DRM removal program

[viodentia]

FairUse4WM is a GUI version of drmdbg that supports individualization version .3930 and some WM11 versions.

Basic requirements
1. Does not work with Win98 or similar.
2. Works with both individualized content and some DRMv1 files
3. Supports WM9, WM10 and WM11beta1 and 2

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.

This program is ONLY designed and intended to enable fair-use rights to PURCHASED media.
- While I haven't been able to support license expiration/rental detection, please don't use this to abuse rental license
- This code does NOT allow import of KID/SID pairs to preclude its use for piracy

Note that some WM installations will have multiple ECC key-pairs, so you will likely have to "Extract Keys" using multiple licensed files. If you find a file that doesn't convert, try extracting keys wth it. Once your whole set of keys is extracted, you will no longer need to run WM per file.

Finally, I'd like to thank the people who helped me test this program. Thanks for the suggestions, and yes, even the problems. With your help, I hope I am able to release a stable tool for Wm conversion.

[viodentia]

Latest version is 1.3.
This provides interoperability with Microsoft's IBX release of 9-23-2006
Thanks to c0redump for the static extraction technique.
Thanks to Rjamorim for hosting outside the reach of Microsoft's C&D orders

USE THIS ONLY ON FILES THAT YOU *OWN* - either through purchase or that you have ripped yourself.

FairUse4WM.EXE: 12815576c78a799114025b3b266dd156

http://pessoal.onda.com.br/rjamorim/FU4WMver13.zip

[mayang]

New FairUse4WM v1.3
HERE (http://s9.quicksharing.com/v/9438118/FU4WMver13.zip.html)

[johner23]

Thanks, guys !! ;)

Just like happen with some other great decrypting tools, I hope that the developer always keep FairUse4WM updated.

@mayang: do you know if drmdbg is frequently updated, according any important WM10 or WM11 patching updates too? If so, please, let us know, to get the most current version to use with these nice GUI.

With your help, I hope I am able to release a stable tool for Wm conversion.

If many people from community test and report any problem/bugs, soon we can have such a "stable" and maybe "generic" program to help us to UnDRMed our private ( and legal obtained ) files.

Thanks again for your work and efforts, guys! ;)

devil (johner)

[viodentia]

I'll do my best to keep this updated, and if anyone with a decent WTL and C/C++ wants to take this over when I get bored with it, please let me know.
I'm already exploring a second version, but it doesn't work with WM11 yet. If anyone is up for a challenge, and understands http://www.cs.arizona.edu/solar/papers/CCS2003.pdf (to start with), let me know either by PM or email to my nick at yahoo.co.uk.

[Digga]

another mirror:
MU (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z9PZ0OMO)

[JiJi]

Congradumilations on the release. :)

Plenty thanks for all the work you put into this.

[drummer7]

Yes. Very nice! :thanks:

[unknownsoldierX]

This is just like drmdbg, in that you can not have WMP updates installed? I do have 3646 installed, so I'm just curious.

[WalterK]

Yes this is a great tool thank you viodentia and mayang if you had anything to do with helping in the development.
Better get it and go wild folks, no telling how long before MS releases a "patch" to fix WMP 10/11

[gabuchi]

Thanks. Many thanks.
Enjoy!

[toon12]

This is just like drmdbg, in that you can not have WMP updates installed? I do have 3646 installed, so I'm just curious.

works with updates, at least for me.

[ron spencer]

How does this work....I get error:

Widows Error ffff while getting path for Blackbox DLL

[somnus]

Man I cant believe it!! Finally something that works for me. I have all updates and this thng UnDRMed my files flawlessly. Thanks!!!

[ron spencer]

I still get the error I posted 2 above after I point it to my valid DRM audio files....any ideas?

[Pasqui]

How does this work....I get error:

Widows Error ffff while getting path for Blackbox DLL
I have the same issue with WMP 10.00.00.4036 (WinXP SP2 French).

[mayang]

I still get the error I posted 2 above after I point it to my valid DRM audio files....any ideas?

Make sure you have individualization your system.
I think your audio file is drm1 and the licenses information is not store in IndivBox.key. Download any demo drm video from ezdrm.com to individualize your system first.

Or you can go here to automatically individualization your system. http://services.wmdrm.windowsmedia.com/indivSite/en/indivit.asp

[ron spencer]

that is it mayang...works!!!!

[WalterK]

Doing my part to keep access up here are a few mirrors

http://www.filefactory.com/file/f75e74/
http://www.badongo.com/file/1270460
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B5M9PXUM

[johner23]

Nice to see that many people are getting successfully drm'ed with their files. ;)

If anybody see any update about drmdbg and their components, please, let us know and their alternative links, ok?

Thanks for all, folks.

devil (johner)

[johner23]

I had one doubt about my files after drm'ing: when I free all of them, I will get generally WMA and WMV files as result.

Well, but if I wanna convert those files in other formats, just like MP3 or AVI (xvid, divx, etc) which programs do you suggest, to have the best quality possible during these convestion between formats?

Thanks.

[dager]

I'm having trouble - it will unDRM, but then it can't be used in any editing programs to change it to MP4 format.

[WalterK]

see the guides on the forums or doom9 site or www.videohelp.com for converting.

[GoodOmens]

Might as well get it to as many sites as possible before microsoft attacks :-p

http://www.filefactory.com/file/c18e1d/
http://d.turboupload.com/d/917535/FairUse4WM.zip.html
http://www.uploading.com/?get=CQLBKEA6
http://www.sendmefile.com/00457915

[johner23]

These tool are a great piece of proggy and many people are using it around the world.

That's nice... but... Micro$oft and maybe other companies soon will notice / realize the program fame and will do some patching engine security to break the FairUse4WM success.

---> http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/25/fairuse4wm-strips-windows-media-drm/

---> http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7875.cfm

---> http://www.all-streaming-media.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=25

---> http://forum.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=78454&page=81#post1527541

---> http://forum.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=78454&page=1&pp=25

Please, developers: always be updated ( if it's possible ) against newer DRM craps, ok?

Very, very nice tool.

If any people who know programming and how to deal with such DRM protection files wanna help, it'll be very nice for the whole community. :D

Good job, guys!! ;)

devil (johner)

[Panda]

Ok, I am new to DRM (but I am smart enough to know it sux...)
but does FairUse4WM work on audio files?

[unskinnyboy]

Ok, I am new to DRM (but I am smart enough to know it sux...)
but does FairUse4WM work on audio files?
If you had taken the time to read the whole thread, you would have seen that most people *are* using FairUse4WM on their DRM'd audio files.

Most importantly, the golden rule: Thou shalt try before thou asks.

[Xenomorph]

while this has worked on most of my DRM'd WMA files, there are some that the program doesnt seem to notice the Key. it opens WMP, plays the file, but never closes.

when i manually close WMP, the program gives me this error:

Unhandled situation -9000 while Creating Windows Media instance.

any ideas? i have the license for the file, and WMP can play it just fine. because of issues i've had to deal with after doing a clean install of Windows, i dont want to mess with its DRM any more.

[gtanning]

Thank you so much for this program. It has worked flawlessly for me so far.

I do appreciate FairUse4WM very much.

G. T.

[Panda]

If you had taken the time to read the whole thread, you would have seen that most people *are* using FairUse4WM on their DRM'd audio files.

Most importantly, the golden rule: Thou shalt try before thou asks.

I did try. ;)
At first I had the Blackbox.DLL error. So I went to the posted URL, and it did not give me the button to upgrade. So I tried one of the Demo files from EZDRM.com - They would not download. Then I realised I was using Firefox ( I knew I was using it, I just forgot that MS does not like it...) So I went back to the URL with Innernet Exploiter and did the update. Then I got an Error:

Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies.WMA UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Size Error: 5217873102 cannot be truncated to 922905806.

So then I went to EZDRM and downloaded one of the "Free DRM" vidoes - FairUse worked very well at that.

I tried the test audio file again and got the same error again.

Before posting all that, I wanted to make sure I was not trying a video only proggie for audio DRM...

I did say I was new to DRM ;)

[mayang]

More active discussion can be found below:

Link 1 (http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/25/fairuse4wm-strips-windows-media-drm)

Link 2 (http://www.digg.com/music/FairUse4WM_strips_Windows_Media_DRM)

Link 3 (http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7875.cfm)

[helloz]

I have the version: 10.00.00.4036 SP2 Spanish and found correctly ;)

Thx all! (coders, developers...)

[viodentia]

Just to drop in to say that I am aware of the following issues

1. DRMv1 support is more common than I believed. This is being addressed. I believe this to be at the root of some "odd" behavior

2. Panda's problem involves extra data appended at the end of some WMA files. Truncating these files to the length in the File Properties Object should fix the problem. If anyone can find what this data is used for, if anything, it'd help. Thanks for the find, Panda.

Thank you all for your feedback.

[johner23]

Once FairUse4WM have work so many times, it's easier for people to relate bugs and help for later program's improvement.

More than that: once people could have solve that DRM restrictive environment, other programers can study and create similar engines that are able to deal with such "protections".

Just like happen with dvd's in the past: once Macrovision/CSS were removed by DVD-Jon and other people, these make possible some other programers be able do the same and many softwares were created after that. :p

I just wish many other people have time and talent/knowledge to improve more and more FairUse4WM and /or create similar tools that can do the same: un-drming skills.

PS: any FairUse4WM update or improvement, let us know. ;)

Thanks, folks.

[Web Junkie]

It's suddenly stopped working for me?

All my licenses are working as I can play my protected DRM video files, individulized my player and all I get is:

Windows Error 80030002 while DRM_HDS_OpenStore

This is on every file that I now try, but before it worked? What is the problem here, anyone know?

*UPDATE*

Solved the problem! Installed WMP10 and it still complained with same message as above, but after deleting the DRMSTORE.HDS file and re-acquiring my licenses again everything went like clockwork :)

[viodentia]

It's suddenly stopped working for me?

All my licenses are working as I can play my protected DRM video files, individulized my player and all I get is:

Windows Error 80030002 while DRM_HDS_OpenStore

This is on every file that I now try, but before it worked? What is the problem here, anyone know?

DRM_HDS_OpenStore is part of the DRM License library that FairUse4WM uses to pull licenses from drmstore.hds
The error 80030002 means that it can't be opened, either because another program has it exclusively locked, or that it doesn't exist.
Please send me a directory listing of your "All Users"\"DRM" directory (use "dir /a" since the files are usually hidden)

[johner23]

Some other places to discuss about DRM and similar things.

---> http://www.wmptalk.com/index.php

---> http://all-streaming-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211

---> http://hymn-project.org/forums/index.php?sid=500812637e994521965f0b0a27d3619f

Thanks

[Web Junkie]

I fixed the problem, see the update in post #35!

The file was already present and not locked. Used a tool called Unlocker 1.8.4 to see if the file was locked and it wasn't, so no reason for Fairuse to not read it, unless of course it was corrupt somehow?

[polychrome]

When I use the tool I get a messagebox with the title "Unable to recover private key" and message text "Unhandled situation -9000 while Creating Windows Media instance."

The tool starts, I select a demo file downloaded from ezdrm.com, WMP starts, the video plays, the video ends, I close WMP and the messagebox appears. repeated trials show that the messagebox doesn't appear until WMP is closed.

WMP version 10.00.00.4306
Windows XP Pro SP2

[viodentia]

The error -9000 is a generic catch-all that just means that Wmplayer exitted before the program could find the keys in memory.
Verify that your system is individualized, and please post the version information (right-click) from "indivbox.key" in "All Users"\DRM directory.

[spike2000]

viodentia, awsome job apreciate the tool so much :D

[Thracks]

Hi, how are you? :) A fantastic little tool you've got here, but I seem to have the same -9000 error. I've individualized my PC, and I can't even load a key from the EZDRM site you linked to as a proof-of-concept test.

Here's my .key version: 11.0.5497.6285

Help?

[polychrome]

to follow up on the 9000 error...

the system is individualized as far as I can tell by having used the MS link and sucessfully using the various demos on ezdrm.com.

The \Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM\IndivBox.key version is 11.0.5497.6285

[Airlik]

I've been burning to virtual CDs and ripping to be able to play my Napster purchases on my H140 - thanks much for this faster and lossless tool!

[CruNcher]

Microsoft reacted fast, patch for the IBX is out, if they only would be fast like this for other stuff too hehe :P

[ciaran77]

The BBC news site have just run the story, and referenced Doom9.org.......good news travels fast!

[dirtminer]

(link)
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/microsoft-already-on-their-way-to-patching-fairuse4wm/

5. If the IBX file version is 11.0.5497.6285 or greater, then the updated IBX is installed


Possible Workaround from Engadget
I opened my "IndivBox.key" file (for me, it was located in Docs & Settings / All Users / DRM) in ResHacker. Sure enough, there is an entry:
VALUE "FileVersion", "10.00.00.3930"
Which I changed to:
VALUE "FileVersion", "11.0.5497.6285"


So it seems that you might be able to continue using this tool, but only if you took advance steps

[anybody]

I also get the -9000 error.

My IndivBox.key Version is 11.0.5497.6285 and i'm using Windows Media Player 10 Build 3802.

The 'industrial.wmv' does play fine in Windows Media Player, as well as my Coral Reed Adventure DVD. So the keys should be there...

Any clues what i can do to get this work?

[anybody]

(link)
5. If the IBX file version is 11.0.5497.6285 or greater, then the updated IBX is installed


:scared:

Is there any way to get the older one?

[johner23]

See that above:

---> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2009666,00.asp

Yes, the Windows Media Licensing Department and Microsoft Windows Digital Media Division are patching quicky. LOL.


PS: I hope many other programers ( not just only Viodentia and others ) do the job again and help the community in many other times. And I trust it doesn't wait too long for that happens. ;)

Good luck, guys !!! Keep going nice !!

Thanks.

devil (johner)