Resurrecting Moneta: Cracking and Patching Abandonware Software - A Methodology
This is a condensed visual summary to my in-depth blog article on the topic, using an old and obscure program a friend asked me to patch so that it can work on modern operating systems and without requiring the now unobtainable licensing credentials. This is presented in the context of abandonware, but is general enough that it is applicable to a wide range of software products. Full article: https://mattpilz.com/moneta/
00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Phase 1: Imaging the Original Media
02:17 - Phase 2: Assessing the Installer
03:59 - Phase 3: Auditing System Changes
05:30 - Phase 4: Probing the Underlying Software Architecture
06:12 - Phase 5: Determining the License Validation Method
09:07 - Phase 6: Patching the Executable
14:57 - Phase 7: Resource Editing
19:36 - Phase 8: Creating an Installer
22:31 - Phase 9: Whitelisting the Installer Executable