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Kindle DRM Cracked

Posted by on Wednesday, 23 December, 2009

Looks like somebody had a little free time and decided to crack the kindle code. They have amusingly called the python code to do so ‘swindle’

On a side note, here is an excellent website pointed out to me who does what with your privacy on e-book readers http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/12/e-book-privacy

You can find the original code here http://pastie.org/753699

In case it disappears, here it is

#! /usr/bin/python
 
# unswindle.pyw, version 5-rc1
 
# To run this program install a 32-bit version of Python 2.6 from
# <http://www.python.org/download/>.  Save this script file as unswindle.pyw.
# Find and save in the same directory a copy of mobidedrm.py.  Double-click on
# unswindle.pyw.  It will run Kindle For PC.  Open the book you want to
# decrypt.  Close Kindle For PC.  A dialog will open allowing you to select the
# output file.  And you're done!
 
# Revision history:
#   1 - Initial release
#   2 - Fixes to work properly on Windows versions >XP
#   3 - Fix minor bug in path extraction
#   4 - Fix error opening threads; detect Topaz books;
#       detect unsupported versions of K4PC
#   5 - Work on new (20091222) version of K4PC
 
"""
Decrypt Kindle For PC encrypted Mobipocket books.
"""
 
__license__ = 'GPL v3'
 
import sys
import os
import re
import tempfile
import shutil
import subprocess
import struct
import hashlib
import ctypes
from ctypes import *
from ctypes.wintypes import *
import binascii
import _winreg as winreg
import Tkinter
import Tkconstants
import tkMessageBox
import tkFileDialog
import traceback
 
#
# _extrawintypes.py
 
UBYTE = c_ubyte
ULONG_PTR = POINTER(ULONG)
PULONG = ULONG_PTR
PVOID = LPVOID
LPCTSTR = LPTSTR = c_wchar_p
LPBYTE = c_char_p
SIZE_T = c_uint
SIZE_T_p = POINTER(SIZE_T)
 
#
# _ntdll.py
 
NTSTATUS = DWORD
 
ntdll = windll.ntdll
 
class PROCESS_BASIC_INFORMATION(Structure):
_fields_ = [('Reserved1', PVOID),
('PebBaseAddress', PVOID),
('Reserved2', PVOID * 2),
('UniqueProcessId', ULONG_PTR),
('Reserved3', PVOID)]
 
# NTSTATUS WINAPI NtQueryInformationProcess(
#   __in       HANDLE ProcessHandle,
#   __in       PROCESSINFOCLASS ProcessInformationClass,
#   __out      PVOID ProcessInformation,
#   __in       ULONG ProcessInformationLength,
#   __out_opt  PULONG ReturnLength
# );
NtQueryInformationProcess = ntdll.NtQueryInformationProcess
NtQueryInformationProcess.argtypes = [HANDLE, DWORD, PVOID, ULONG, PULONG]
NtQueryInformationProcess.restype = NTSTATUS
 
#
# _kernel32.py
 
INFINITE = 0xffffffff
 
CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT = 0x00000400
DEBUG_ONLY_THIS_PROCESS = 0x00000002
DEBUG_PROCESS = 0x00000001
 
THREAD_GET_CONTEXT = 0x0008
THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION = 0x0040
THREAD_SET_CONTEXT = 0x0010
THREAD_SET_INFORMATION = 0x0020
 
EXCEPTION_BREAKPOINT = 0x80000003
EXCEPTION_SINGLE_STEP = 0x80000004
EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION = 0xC0000005
 
DBG_CONTINUE = 0x00010002L
DBG_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED = 0x80010001L
 
EXCEPTION_DEBUG_EVENT = 1
CREATE_THREAD_DEBUG_EVENT = 2
CREATE_PROCESS_DEBUG_EVENT = 3
EXIT_THREAD_DEBUG_EVENT = 4
EXIT_PROCESS_DEBUG_EVENT = 5
LOAD_DLL_DEBUG_EVENT = 6
UNLOAD_DLL_DEBUG_EVENT = 7
OUTPUT_DEBUG_STRING_EVENT = 8
RIP_EVENT = 9
 
class DataBlob(Structure):
_fields_ = [('cbData', c_uint),
('pbData', c_void_p)]
DataBlob_p = POINTER(DataBlob)
 
class SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES(Structure):
_fields_ = [('nLength', DWORD),
('lpSecurityDescriptor', LPVOID),
('bInheritHandle', BOOL)]
LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES = POINTER(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES)
 
class STARTUPINFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('cb', DWORD),
('lpReserved', LPTSTR),
('lpDesktop', LPTSTR),
('lpTitle', LPTSTR),
('dwX', DWORD),
('dwY', DWORD),
('dwXSize', DWORD),
('dwYSize', DWORD),
('dwXCountChars', DWORD),
('dwYCountChars', DWORD),
('dwFillAttribute', DWORD),
('dwFlags', DWORD),
('wShowWindow', WORD),
('cbReserved2', WORD),
('lpReserved2', LPBYTE),
('hStdInput', HANDLE),
('hStdOutput', HANDLE),
('hStdError', HANDLE)]
LPSTARTUPINFO = POINTER(STARTUPINFO)
 
class PROCESS_INFORMATION(Structure):
_fields_ = [('hProcess', HANDLE),
('hThread', HANDLE),
('dwProcessId', DWORD),
('dwThreadId', DWORD)]
LPPROCESS_INFORMATION = POINTER(PROCESS_INFORMATION)
 
EXCEPTION_MAXIMUM_PARAMETERS = 15
class EXCEPTION_RECORD(Structure):
pass
EXCEPTION_RECORD._fields_ = [
('ExceptionCode', DWORD),
('ExceptionFlags', DWORD),
('ExceptionRecord', POINTER(EXCEPTION_RECORD)),
('ExceptionAddress', LPVOID),
('NumberParameters', DWORD),
('ExceptionInformation', ULONG_PTR * EXCEPTION_MAXIMUM_PARAMETERS)]
 
class EXCEPTION_DEBUG_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('ExceptionRecord', EXCEPTION_RECORD),
('dwFirstChance', DWORD)]
 
class CREATE_THREAD_DEBUG_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('hThread', HANDLE),
('lpThreadLocalBase', LPVOID),
('lpStartAddress', LPVOID)]
 
class CREATE_PROCESS_DEBUG_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('hFile', HANDLE),
('hProcess', HANDLE),
('hThread', HANDLE),
('dwDebugInfoFileOffset', DWORD),
('nDebugInfoSize', DWORD),
('lpThreadLocalBase', LPVOID),
('lpStartAddress', LPVOID),
('lpImageName', LPVOID),
('fUnicode', WORD)]
 
class EXIT_THREAD_DEBUG_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('dwExitCode', DWORD)]
 
class EXIT_PROCESS_DEBUG_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('dwExitCode', DWORD)]
 
class LOAD_DLL_DEBUG_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('hFile', HANDLE),
('lpBaseOfDll', LPVOID),
('dwDebugInfoFileOffset', DWORD),
('nDebugInfoSize', DWORD),
('lpImageName', LPVOID),
('fUnicode', WORD)]
 
class UNLOAD_DLL_DEBUG_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('lpBaseOfDll', LPVOID)]
 
class OUTPUT_DEBUG_STRING_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('lpDebugStringData', LPSTR),
('fUnicode', WORD),
('nDebugStringLength', WORD)]
 
class RIP_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [('dwError', DWORD),
('dwType', DWORD)]
 
class _U(Union):
_fields_ = [('Exception', EXCEPTION_DEBUG_INFO),
('CreateThread', CREATE_THREAD_DEBUG_INFO),
('CreateProcessInfo', CREATE_PROCESS_DEBUG_INFO),
('ExitThread', EXIT_THREAD_DEBUG_INFO),
('ExitProcess', EXIT_PROCESS_DEBUG_INFO),
('LoadDll', LOAD_DLL_DEBUG_INFO),
('UnloadDll', UNLOAD_DLL_DEBUG_INFO),
('DebugString', OUTPUT_DEBUG_STRING_INFO),
('RipInfo', RIP_INFO)]
 
class DEBUG_EVENT(Structure):
_anonymous_ = ('u',)
_fields_ = [('dwDebugEventCode', DWORD),
('dwProcessId', DWORD),
('dwThreadId', DWORD),
('u', _U)]
LPDEBUG_EVENT = POINTER(DEBUG_EVENT)
 
CONTEXT_X86 = 0x00010000
CONTEXT_i386 = CONTEXT_X86
CONTEXT_i486 = CONTEXT_X86
 
CONTEXT_CONTROL = (CONTEXT_i386 | 0x0001) # SS:SP, CS:IP, FLAGS, BP
CONTEXT_INTEGER = (CONTEXT_i386 | 0x0002) # AX, BX, CX, DX, SI, DI
CONTEXT_SEGMENTS = (CONTEXT_i386 | 0x0004) # DS, ES, FS, GS
CONTEXT_FLOATING_POINT = (CONTEXT_i386 | 0x0008L) # 387 state
CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS =  (CONTEXT_i386 | 0x0010L) # DB 0-3,6,7
CONTEXT_EXTENDED_REGISTERS =  (CONTEXT_i386 | 0x0020L)
CONTEXT_FULL = (CONTEXT_CONTROL | CONTEXT_INTEGER | CONTEXT_SEGMENTS)
CONTEXT_ALL = (CONTEXT_CONTROL | CONTEXT_INTEGER | CONTEXT_SEGMENTS |
CONTEXT_FLOATING_POINT | CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS |
CONTEXT_EXTENDED_REGISTERS)
 
SIZE_OF_80387_REGISTERS = 80
class FLOATING_SAVE_AREA(Structure):
_fields_ = [('ControlWord', DWORD),
('StatusWord', DWORD),
('TagWord', DWORD),
('ErrorOffset', DWORD),
('ErrorSelector', DWORD),
('DataOffset', DWORD),
('DataSelector', DWORD),
('RegisterArea', BYTE * SIZE_OF_80387_REGISTERS),
('Cr0NpxState', DWORD)]
 
MAXIMUM_SUPPORTED_EXTENSION = 512
class CONTEXT(Structure):
_fields_ = [('ContextFlags', DWORD),
('Dr0', DWORD),
('Dr1', DWORD),
('Dr2', DWORD),
('Dr3', DWORD),
('Dr6', DWORD),
('Dr7', DWORD),
('FloatSave', FLOATING_SAVE_AREA),
('SegGs', DWORD),
('SegFs', DWORD),
('SegEs', DWORD),
('SegDs', DWORD),
('Edi', DWORD),
('Esi', DWORD),
('Ebx', DWORD),
('Edx', DWORD),
('Ecx', DWORD),
('Eax', DWORD),
('Ebp', DWORD),
('Eip', DWORD),
('SegCs', DWORD),
('EFlags', DWORD),
('Esp', DWORD),
('SegSs', DWORD),
('ExtendedRegisters', BYTE * MAXIMUM_SUPPORTED_EXTENSION)]
LPCONTEXT = POINTER(CONTEXT)
 
class LDT_ENTRY(Structure):
_fields_ = [('LimitLow', WORD),
('BaseLow',  WORD),
('BaseMid', UBYTE),
('Flags1', UBYTE),
('Flags2', UBYTE),
('BaseHi', UBYTE)]
LPLDT_ENTRY = POINTER(LDT_ENTRY)
 
kernel32 = windll.kernel32
 
# BOOL WINAPI CloseHandle(
#   __in  HANDLE hObject
# );
CloseHandle = kernel32.CloseHandle
CloseHandle.argtypes = [HANDLE]
CloseHandle.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI CreateProcess(
#   __in_opt     LPCTSTR lpApplicationName,
#   __inout_opt  LPTSTR lpCommandLine,
#   __in_opt     LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpProcessAttributes,
#   __in_opt     LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpThreadAttributes,
#   __in         BOOL bInheritHandles,
#   __in         DWORD dwCreationFlags,
#   __in_opt     LPVOID lpEnvironment,
#   __in_opt     LPCTSTR lpCurrentDirectory,
#   __in         LPSTARTUPINFO lpStartupInfo,
#   __out        LPPROCESS_INFORMATION lpProcessInformation
# );
CreateProcess = kernel32.CreateProcessW
CreateProcess.argtypes = [LPCTSTR, LPTSTR, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES,
LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, BOOL, DWORD, LPVOID, LPCTSTR,
LPSTARTUPINFO, LPPROCESS_INFORMATION]
CreateProcess.restype = BOOL
 
# HANDLE WINAPI OpenThread(
#   __in  DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
#   __in  BOOL bInheritHandle,
#   __in  DWORD dwThreadId
# );
OpenThread = kernel32.OpenThread
OpenThread.argtypes = [DWORD, BOOL, DWORD]
OpenThread.restype = HANDLE
 
# BOOL WINAPI ContinueDebugEvent(
#   __in  DWORD dwProcessId,
#   __in  DWORD dwThreadId,
#   __in  DWORD dwContinueStatus
# );
ContinueDebugEvent = kernel32.ContinueDebugEvent
ContinueDebugEvent.argtypes = [DWORD, DWORD, DWORD]
ContinueDebugEvent.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI DebugActiveProcess(
#   __in  DWORD dwProcessId
# );
DebugActiveProcess = kernel32.DebugActiveProcess
DebugActiveProcess.argtypes = [DWORD]
DebugActiveProcess.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI GetThreadContext(
#   __in     HANDLE hThread,
#   __inout  LPCONTEXT lpContext
# );
GetThreadContext = kernel32.GetThreadContext
GetThreadContext.argtypes = [HANDLE, LPCONTEXT]
GetThreadContext.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI GetThreadSelectorEntry(
#   __in   HANDLE hThread,
#   __in   DWORD dwSelector,
#   __out  LPLDT_ENTRY lpSelectorEntry
# );
GetThreadSelectorEntry = kernel32.GetThreadSelectorEntry
GetThreadSelectorEntry.argtypes = [HANDLE, DWORD, LPLDT_ENTRY]
GetThreadSelectorEntry.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI ReadProcessMemory(
#   __in   HANDLE hProcess,
#   __in   LPCVOID lpBaseAddress,
#   __out  LPVOID lpBuffer,
#   __in   SIZE_T nSize,
#   __out  SIZE_T *lpNumberOfBytesRead
# );
ReadProcessMemory = kernel32.ReadProcessMemory
ReadProcessMemory.argtypes = [HANDLE, LPCVOID, LPVOID, SIZE_T, SIZE_T_p]
ReadProcessMemory.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI SetThreadContext(
#   __in  HANDLE hThread,
#   __in  const CONTEXT *lpContext
# );
SetThreadContext = kernel32.SetThreadContext
SetThreadContext.argtypes = [HANDLE, LPCONTEXT]
SetThreadContext.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI WaitForDebugEvent(
#   __out  LPDEBUG_EVENT lpDebugEvent,
#   __in   DWORD dwMilliseconds
# );
WaitForDebugEvent = kernel32.WaitForDebugEvent
WaitForDebugEvent.argtypes = [LPDEBUG_EVENT, DWORD]
WaitForDebugEvent.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI WriteProcessMemory(
#   __in   HANDLE hProcess,
#   __in   LPVOID lpBaseAddress,
#   __in   LPCVOID lpBuffer,
#   __in   SIZE_T nSize,
#   __out  SIZE_T *lpNumberOfBytesWritten
# );
WriteProcessMemory = kernel32.WriteProcessMemory
WriteProcessMemory.argtypes = [HANDLE, LPVOID, LPCVOID, SIZE_T, SIZE_T_p]
WriteProcessMemory.restype = BOOL
 
# BOOL WINAPI FlushInstructionCache(
#   __in  HANDLE hProcess,
#   __in  LPCVOID lpBaseAddress,
#   __in  SIZE_T dwSize
# );
FlushInstructionCache = kernel32.FlushInstructionCache
FlushInstructionCache.argtypes = [HANDLE, LPCVOID, SIZE_T]
FlushInstructionCache.restype = BOOL
 
#
# debugger.py
 
FLAG_TRACE_BIT = 0x100
 
class DebuggerError(Exception):
pass
 
class Debugger(object):
def __init__(self, process_info):
self.process_info = process_info
self.pid = process_info.dwProcessId
self.tid = process_info.dwThreadId
self.hprocess = process_info.hProcess
self.hthread = process_info.hThread
self._threads = {self.tid: self.hthread}
self._processes = {self.pid: self.hprocess}
self._bps = {}
self._inactive = {}
 
def read_process_memory(self, addr, size=None, type=str):
if issubclass(type, basestring):
buf = ctypes.create_string_buffer(size)
ref = buf
else:
size = ctypes.sizeof(type)
buf = type()
ref = byref(buf)
copied = SIZE_T(0)
rv = ReadProcessMemory(self.hprocess, addr, ref, size, byref(copied))
if not rv:
addr = getattr(addr, 'value', addr)
raise DebuggerError("could not read memory @ 0x%08x" % (addr,))
if copied.value != size:
raise DebuggerError("insufficient memory read")
if issubclass(type, basestring):
return buf.raw
return buf
 
def set_bp(self, addr, callback, bytev=None):
hprocess = self.hprocess
if bytev is None:
byte = self.read_process_memory(addr, type=ctypes.c_byte)
bytev = byte.value
else:
byte = ctypes.c_byte(0)
self._bps[addr] = (bytev, callback)
byte.value = 0xcc
copied = SIZE_T(0)
rv = WriteProcessMemory(hprocess, addr, byref(byte), 1, byref(copied))
if not rv:
addr = getattr(addr, 'value', addr)
raise DebuggerError("could not write memory @ 0x%08x" % (addr,))
if copied.value != 1:
raise DebuggerError("insufficient memory written")
rv = FlushInstructionCache(hprocess, None, 0)
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not flush instruction cache")
return
 
def _restore_bps(self):
for addr, (bytev, callback) in self._inactive.items():
self.set_bp(addr, callback, bytev=bytev)
self._inactive.clear()
 
def _handle_bp(self, addr):
hprocess = self.hprocess
hthread = self.hthread
bytev, callback = self._inactive[addr] = self._bps.pop(addr)
byte = ctypes.c_byte(bytev)
copied = SIZE_T(0)
rv = WriteProcessMemory(hprocess, addr, byref(byte), 1, byref(copied))
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not write memory")
if copied.value != 1:
raise DebuggerError("insufficient memory written")
rv = FlushInstructionCache(hprocess, None, 0)
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not flush instruction cache")
context = CONTEXT(ContextFlags=CONTEXT_FULL)
rv = GetThreadContext(hthread, byref(context))
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not get thread context")
context.Eip = addr
callback(self, context)
context.EFlags |= FLAG_TRACE_BIT
rv = SetThreadContext(hthread, byref(context))
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not set thread context")
return
 
def _get_peb_address(self):
hthread = self.hthread
hprocess = self.hprocess
try:
pbi = PROCESS_BASIC_INFORMATION()
rv = NtQueryInformationProcess(hprocess, 0, byref(pbi),
sizeof(pbi), None)
if rv != 0:
raise DebuggerError("could not query process information")
return pbi.PebBaseAddress
except DebuggerError:
pass
try:
context = CONTEXT(ContextFlags=CONTEXT_FULL)
rv = GetThreadContext(hthread, byref(context))
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not get thread context")
entry = LDT_ENTRY()
rv = GetThreadSelectorEntry(hthread, context.SegFs, byref(entry))
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not get selector entry")
low, mid, high = entry.BaseLow, entry.BaseMid, entry.BaseHi
fsbase = low | (mid << 16) | (high << 24)
pebaddr = self.read_process_memory(fsbase + 0x30, type=c_voidp)
return pebaddr.value
except DebuggerError:
pass
return 0x7ffdf000
 
def get_base_address(self):
addr = self._get_peb_address() + (2 * 4)
baseaddr = self.read_process_memory(addr, type=c_voidp)
return baseaddr.value
 
def main_loop(self):
event = DEBUG_EVENT()
finished = False
while not finished:
rv = WaitForDebugEvent(byref(event), INFINITE)
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not get debug event")
self.pid = pid = event.dwProcessId
self.tid = tid = event.dwThreadId
self.hprocess = self._processes.get(pid, None)
self.hthread = self._threads.get(tid, None)
status = DBG_CONTINUE
evid = event.dwDebugEventCode
if evid == EXCEPTION_DEBUG_EVENT:
first = event.Exception.dwFirstChance
record = event.Exception.ExceptionRecord
exid = record.ExceptionCode
flags = record.ExceptionFlags
addr = record.ExceptionAddress
if exid == EXCEPTION_BREAKPOINT:
if addr in self._bps:
self._handle_bp(addr)
elif exid == EXCEPTION_SINGLE_STEP:
self._restore_bps()
else:
status = DBG_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
elif evid == LOAD_DLL_DEBUG_EVENT:
hfile = event.LoadDll.hFile
if hfile is not None:
rv = CloseHandle(hfile)
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("error closing file handle")
elif evid == CREATE_THREAD_DEBUG_EVENT:
info = event.CreateThread
self.hthread = info.hThread
self._threads[tid] = self.hthread
elif evid == EXIT_THREAD_DEBUG_EVENT:
hthread = self._threads.pop(tid, None)
if hthread is not None:
rv = CloseHandle(hthread)
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("error closing thread handle")
elif evid == CREATE_PROCESS_DEBUG_EVENT:
info = event.CreateProcessInfo
self.hprocess = info.hProcess
self._processes[pid] = self.hprocess
elif evid == EXIT_PROCESS_DEBUG_EVENT:
hprocess = self._processes.pop(pid, None)
if hprocess is not None:
rv = CloseHandle(hprocess)
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("error closing process handle")
if pid == self.process_info.dwProcessId:
finished = True
rv = ContinueDebugEvent(pid, tid, status)
if not rv:
raise DebuggerError("could not continue debug")
return True
 
#
# unswindle.py
 
KINDLE_REG_KEY = \
r'Software\Classes\Amazon.KindleForPC.content\shell\open\command'
 
class UnswindleError(Exception):
pass
 
class PC1KeyGrabber(object):
HOOKS = {
'b9f7e422094b8c8966a0e881e6358116e03e5b7b': {
0x004a719d: '_no_debugger_here',
0x005a795b: '_no_debugger_here',
0x0054f7e0: '_get_pc1_pid',
0x004f9c79: '_get_book_path',
},
'd5124ee20dab10e44b41a039363f6143725a5417': {
0x0041150d: '_i_like_wine',
0x004a681d: '_no_debugger_here',
0x005a438b: '_no_debugger_here',
0x0054c9e0: '_get_pc1_pid',
0x004f8ac9: '_get_book_path',
},
}
 
@classmethod
def supported_version(cls, hexdigest):
return (hexdigest in cls.HOOKS)
 
def _taddr(self, addr):
return (addr - 0x00400000) + self.baseaddr
 
def __init__(self, debugger, hexdigest):
self.book_path = None
self.book_pid = None
self.baseaddr = debugger.get_base_address()
hooks = self.HOOKS[hexdigest]
for addr, mname in hooks.items():
debugger.set_bp(self._taddr(addr), getattr(self, mname))
 
def _i_like_wine(self, debugger, context):
context.Eax = 1
return
 
def _no_debugger_here(self, debugger, context):
context.Eip += 2
context.Eax = 0
return
 
def _get_book_path(self, debugger, context):
addr = debugger.read_process_memory(context.Esp, type=ctypes.c_voidp)
try:
path = debugger.read_process_memory(addr, 4096)
except DebuggerError:
pgrest = 0x1000 - (addr.value & 0xfff)
path = debugger.read_process_memory(addr, pgrest)
path = path.decode('utf-16', 'ignore')
if u'\0' in path:
path = path[:path.index(u'\0')]
if path[-4:].lower() not in ('.prc', '.pdb', '.mobi'):
return
self.book_path = path
 
def _get_pc1_pid(self, debugger, context):
addr = context.Esp + ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_voidp)
addr = debugger.read_process_memory(addr, type=ctypes.c_char_p)
pid = debugger.read_process_memory(addr, 8)
pid = self._checksum_pid(pid)
self.book_pid = pid
 
def _checksum_pid(self, s):
letters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ123456789"
crc = (~binascii.crc32(s,-1))&0xFFFFFFFF
crc = crc ^ (crc >> 16)
res = s
l = len(letters)
for i in (0,1):
b = crc & 0xff
pos = (b // l) ^ (b % l)
res += letters[pos%l]
crc >>= 8
return res
 
class Unswindler(object):
def __init__(self):
self._exepath = self._get_exe_path()
self._hexdigest = self._get_hexdigest()
self._exedir = os.path.dirname(self._exepath)
self._mobidedrmpath = self._get_mobidedrm_path()
 
def _get_mobidedrm_path(self):
basedir = sys.modules[self.__module__].__file__
basedir = os.path.dirname(basedir)
for basename in ('mobidedrm', 'mobidedrm.py', 'mobidedrm.pyw'):
path = os.path.join(basedir, basename)
if os.path.isfile(path):
return path
raise UnswindleError("could not locate MobiDeDRM script")
 
def _get_exe_path(self):
path = None
for root in (winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE):
try:
regkey = winreg.OpenKey(root, KINDLE_REG_KEY)
path = winreg.QueryValue(regkey, None)
break
except WindowsError:
pass
else:
raise UnswindleError("Kindle For PC installation not found")
if '"' in path:
path = re.search(r'"(.*?)"', path).group(1)
return path
 
def _get_hexdigest(self):
path = self._exepath
sha1 = hashlib.sha1()
with open(path, 'rb') as f:
data = f.read(4096)
while data:
sha1.update(data)
data = f.read(4096)
hexdigest = sha1.hexdigest()
if not PC1KeyGrabber.supported_version(hexdigest):
raise UnswindleError("Unsupported version of Kindle For PC")
return hexdigest
 
def _is_topaz(self, path):
with open(path, 'rb') as f:
magic = f.read(4)
if magic == 'TPZ0':
return True
return False
 
def get_book(self):
creation_flags = (CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT |
DEBUG_PROCESS |
DEBUG_ONLY_THIS_PROCESS)
startup_info = STARTUPINFO()
process_info = PROCESS_INFORMATION()
path = pid = None
try:
rv = CreateProcess(self._exepath, None, None, None, False,
creation_flags, None, self._exedir,
byref(startup_info), byref(process_info))
if not rv:
raise UnswindleError("failed to launch Kindle For PC")
debugger = Debugger(process_info)
grabber = PC1KeyGrabber(debugger, self._hexdigest)
debugger.main_loop()
path = grabber.book_path
pid = grabber.book_pid
finally:
if process_info.hThread is not None:
CloseHandle(process_info.hThread)
if process_info.hProcess is not None:
CloseHandle(process_info.hProcess)
if path is None:
raise UnswindleError("failed to determine book path")
if self._is_topaz(path):
raise UnswindleError("cannot decrypt Topaz format book")
if pid is None:
raise UnswindleError("failed to determine book PID")
return (path, pid)
 
def decrypt_book(self, inpath, outpath, pid):
# darkreverser didn't protect mobidedrm's script execution to allow
# importing, so we have to just run it in a subprocess
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False) as tmpf:
tmppath = tmpf.name
args = [sys.executable, self._mobidedrmpath, inpath, tmppath, pid]
mobidedrm = subprocess.Popen(args, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
universal_newlines=True)
output = mobidedrm.communicate()[0]
if not output.endswith("done\n"):
try:
os.remove(tmppath)
except OSError:
pass
raise UnswindleError("problem running MobiDeDRM:\n" + output)
shutil.move(tmppath, outpath)
return
 
class ExceptionDialog(Tkinter.Frame):
def __init__(self, root, text):
Tkinter.Frame.__init__(self, root, border=5)
label = Tkinter.Label(self, text="Unexpected error:",
anchor=Tkconstants.W, justify=Tkconstants.LEFT)
label.pack(fill=Tkconstants.X, expand=0)
self.text = Tkinter.Text(self)
self.text.pack(fill=Tkconstants.BOTH, expand=1)
self.text.insert(Tkconstants.END, text)
 
def gui_main(argv=sys.argv):
root = Tkinter.Tk()
root.withdraw()
progname = os.path.basename(argv[0])
try:
unswindler = Unswindler()
inpath, pid = unswindler.get_book()
outpath = tkFileDialog.asksaveasfilename(
parent=None, title='Select unencrypted Mobipocket file to produce',
defaultextension='.mobi', filetypes=[('MOBI files', '.mobi'),
('All files', '.*')])
if not outpath:
return 0
unswindler.decrypt_book(inpath, outpath, pid)
except UnswindleError, e:
tkMessageBox.showerror("Unswindle For PC", "Error: " + str(e))
return 1
except Exception:
root.wm_state('normal')
root.title('Unswindle For PC')
text = traceback.format_exc()
ExceptionDialog(root, text).pack(fill=Tkconstants.BOTH, expand=1)
root.mainloop()
return 1
 
def cli_main(argv=sys.argv):
progname = os.path.basename(argv[0])
args = argv[1:]
if len(args) != 1:
sys.stderr.write("usage: %s OUTFILE\n" % (progname,))
return 1
outpath = args[0]
unswindler = Unswindler()
inpath, pid = unswindler.get_book()
unswindler.decrypt_book(inpath, outpath, pid)
return 0
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
sys.exit(gui_main())

BBC goes Creative Commons

Posted by on Monday, 20 April, 2009

Well, looks like hell is perhaps warming up after all.

According to http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/04/bbc-launches-program-under-creative-commons-license.ars

BBC airs, releases program under Creative Commons license

In its continuing efforts to experiment with new ways of handling its content, the BBC has started producing a monthly technology program that it will make available for download under a Creative Commons license.

The BBC has always taken a somewhat unusual approach to its content. The broadcaster is supported by licensing fees paid by UK citizens and, as such, it has focused on providing them access to its programs, either through standard broadcasts or over the Internet. Outside its home turf, however, the BBC is all about making a profit through things like its cable channel and DVD sales of the series it produces. That’s left it with a somewhat erratic approach to things like access to content and DRM, alternately restrictive and open to experimentation. In its latest effort on the experimentation end of the spectrum, the BBC is releasing a program under a Creative Commons license.

Read more here

Now I’ve always had a lot of respect for the BBC, this just raises the bar a notch!


Open Letter – Call for major websites to opt out of Phorm

Posted by on Friday, 17 April, 2009

From http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2009/03/22/open-letter-call-for-major-websites-to-opt-out-of-phorm/

Open letter, sent to Chief Privacy Officers or equivalent at:

(i) Microsoft
(ii) Google / Youtube
(iii) Facebook
(iv) AOL / Bebo
(v) Yahoo
(vi) Amazon
(vii) Ebay

Dear Sir / Madam,

We are writing this open letter to you to ask you if you will act to protect your users’ privacy.

We are asking you to exercise your ability to opt out of the Phorm system, that is planned to be rolled out in the near future under the “Webwise” brand by BT, Virgin and TalkTalk, the three largest UK ISPs.

You may already be aware of the very significant concerns being expressed by many of your UK Internet customers about the interception and processing of their data whenever it is viewed by customers whose ISPs deploy the Phorm/Webwise system.

This was recently highlighted in a widely reported meeting held in Parliament, hosted by Baroness Miller, at which Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, made a firm stand against
technologies which ’snoop’ on the Internet, because of the highly sensitive nature of those communications.

Further demonstrations of the worries about Phorm include over 21,000 members of the public signing a petition against Phorm’s deployment:

<http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ispphorm/>

We believe that many of your customers will feel exactly the same way. They may be using other Internet providers, but the information they put on your website may well be viewed by them as personal, and they will not wish it to be read and stored by third party technologies.

Even where your customers are using Phorm / Webwise ISPs, we are entirely unconvinced that the information they are given will ensure that they give ‘informed consent’ to the processing of all the data they send to and receive from your website.

Additionally, you may have concerns of your own; that a third party will be processing the contents of your website, without asking your permission, in order to construct profiles of your customers.

You may already be aware of our view that the Phorm / Webwise system is illegal. Communications cannot be lawfully intercepted, as this system does, without the informed consent of both the sender and receiver. The system will make copies of copyright material without permission, a further unlawful activity. Also, by forging extra ‘tracking’ cookies in your name, it may well bring your own system into disrepute.

We strongly believe that it is clearly in your company’s interest, it is in the interests of all of your customers, and it will serve to protect your brand’s reputation, if you insist that the Phorm/Webwise
system does not process any data that passes to or from your website.

You may well wish to reserve the right to take legal action on your own account. However, Phorm have announced an alternative and relatively simple way of taking action, in that it is possible to “opt
out” of their system by simply sending an email to website-exclusion at webwise.com.

They provide full details at:
<http://www2.bt.com/static/i/btretail/webwise/help.html#how-do-i-prevent-webwise-from-scanning-my-site>.While we recognise that an “opt-out” is an entirely second-rate way of dealing with this problem, we would strongly urge you to take advantage of it, in order to immediately reduce the risk of harm to
your company and to your customers.

Making your decision public will provide reassurance to your customers, and will help them retain confidence in your brand, as well as in the integrity of the Internet as a whole.

We therefore strongly urge you to exercise your ability to “opt out” as soon as possible, and declare publicly to us and to your customers that data sent to and from your website will not be snooped upon by the Phorm/Webwise system.

Yours faithfully

Jim Killock, Executive Director, Open Rights Group

Richard Clayton, Treasurer, Foundation for Information Policy Research

Alexander Hanff

Pete John