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apps_compressed.bin

With PSAS (only FULLversion) it is possible to "decompress" apps_compressed.bin for investigation.
It uses Algo:
TkToolVer:1.6.3
I don't know way to make own apps_compressed.bin.
As Multiloader for instance not accept decrypted apps_compressed.bin
As example some older apps_compressed.bin from S8500.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2JIKS8QD
Best Regards

u reache some limit bro........... cant download from RS........but good going

can u write a tutorial
so that other members too can find something
thanx!
gr8 gng mate

PSAS can only decrypt in Full Version.
Costs 30 Euro...
BUT I can upload via Request some decrypted files for study.
I'm not an Seller of PSAS nor I force you to buy PSAS.
But this is the only Tool I know, which decrypt these apps_compressed.bin and bootloader.mbn. Tested by me with:
S5250
S5330
S5750
S7230
S8500
S8530
http://forum.revskills.de/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=700
Wait few minutes. I will upload to megaupload... from S8500 as example.
Best Regards
Edit:
Download example apps_compressed.bin taken from S8500:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2JIKS8QD
Same as in first post.

So what did u get inside that?? What was compressed in layman terms pls.......

Expect not too much. Depend on knowledge...
Now file is "human readable"... Ready for Reverse engineering.
Minimum Requirement HEX Editor...
Then you can find Text like this:
Please receive DB2 by TkFileExplorer.exe !!primaryRecord
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Remember where u saw TkFileExplorer.exe else...
You could search for Textstrings... like:
widget
bondi
.
.
.
So many things to explore.
Best Regards

hi guys I'm working on some bada's modding projects...
is it possible to have an example of uncompressed files?
thank you in advance
edit : I have now seen the uploaded uncompressed file...
I hoped it was more "human" readable...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PFWCKTGZ
This is from XXJID... bada 1.2 S8500 stuff.
Best Regards

adfree said:
But this is the only Tool I know, which decrypt these apps_compressed.bin and bootloader.mbn.
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Hi,
could you upload the decrypted bootloader, too? Maybe someone here will find some exploitable code in that will help "jailbrake"-ing the system, or allow booting unencrypted OS (modified Bada or Android from Galaxy S for exmaple...)
TIA!

@ anghelyi
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10304951&postcount=3
Here I have attached some more things about Bootloader... some ELF files included... maybe "easier" for Reversing.
Best Regards

adfree said:
@ anghelyi
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10304951&postcount=3
Here I have attached some more things about Bootloader... some ELF files included... maybe "easier" for Reversing.
Best Regards
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Thanks! I'll check it!

Little overview...
Best Regards

Hi adfree,
Can you say me the name of PSAS software please?

http://psas.revskills.de/
RevSkills is the new name of PSAS.
This feature only in registered Fullversion possible.
NOT in Trial Version.
Best Regards

Thanks but seems to be not compatible with windows 7 64 bits
Will try later, Have a good night adfree

look like that apps_compressed.bin contains a big secret
i flashed amss.bin file & apps_compressed.bin file from spoofable fw as an update for non spoofable fw and the result was getting a spoofable fw with its code name in the about phone menu but i lost all the updates made in the non spoofable fw
can anyone know where is the part in the app_compessed.bin that allow spoofed games run or not?????

To clarify:
I'm NOT support spoofing.
Prior files were not decompressed, "only" decrypted.
But now.
http://rapidshare.com/files/453882158/XXJL2decrypted_apps_decompressed.rar
File is from XXJL2.
Maybe we can find other usefull infos.
Best Regards

Now we can encrypt.
Thanx to ho1od
Any suggestions?
Mabye few things can be enabled or disabled...
TRUE can be found 600 x
FALSE over 700 x
Best Regards

I'm working on decompression QMD, thanks to mijoma

I was looking for the decompressed files of apps_compressed.bin (S8500XXJL2 and S8500XEKC1 only), but the link does not work.
If anyone (or you, adree) can decompress (not only decrypt) those files and upload them somewhere, that would be very kind/nice. Maybe I can work something out and if we are ever able to encrypt the files back, we may have a new better cleaned up version by that time.
Btw, thanks for the efforts, adree and ho1od.

QuB an mighty Tool for Samsung handsets

This Tool is amazing. Many features.
Source is here:
http://rk-team.net/showthread.php?11-%CD%EE%E2%FB%E5-%E2%E5%F0%F1%E8%E8-QuB
"Lesson 1"
Make hidden folders visible for research and Backup.
For instance folder System is the RC1 file, mounted into RAM...
Many Thanx RusEm and Team.
Best Regards

Hi thank you for this tool but it is only for "qualcomm" platforms i think (not sure). In s8500 qualcomm is only processor for calls.

QuB is designed for Samsung handsets.
This command is 100 % working on S8500 and U700, tested by me.
You have to select same COM Port like you would choose for File Manager...
No magic.
Then you have access to nvm folder, system folder and few more...
System folder is read only as it is the mounted RC1 file...
Best Regards

But... with this... what kind of researches could be done?

"Lesson 2"
Decrypt Firmware files, like:
apps_compressed.bin
and
boot_loader.mbn
Best Regards

adfree said:
"Lesson 2"
Decrypt Firmware files, like:
apps_compressed.bin
and
boot_loader.mbn
Best Regards
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If you can decrypt bootloader... that's mean you're closer to install other os?
Ok, maybe the information given in "lessons" can cause more expectation
Waiting for lesson three!

does all these features run on trial mode???
or should i buy the app
there is no profile for s8500 why???
i know you are not the developer of the app adfree but i just wanted to put those questions

does all these features run on trial mode???
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Yes.
Public solution.
Tested with QuB_public_v.0.3_001_beta.rar
Best Regards

@adfree: take a look at the screen, i got only question mark on the application. do you know what is the problem?? may be due to lang files ??

Main Language is Russian.
See Screenshot. Blue marked... then you see right Russian-> change into English.
Not all Text is translated.
Best Regards

wonderful new tool
-i am able now to view the files in the ram but don't know what to do with them
-after decryption of apps_compressed.bin i found out that i have a very little brain to modify in that file
i can't wait for lesson 3
thanks adfree and good luck

"Lesson 3"
apps_compressed.bin
Decompressed example from XXJL2 is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12300153&postcount=17
Code:
Type : Unofficial Version
Number : 362
Builder : Administrator
Host : S1-AGENT05
Date : 2010/12/23
Time : 14:24:54
[B][COLOR="Red"]Size[/COLOR][/B] : 82576764 bytes
CheckSum : 0x32cdbee8
I was not able to decompress with QuB, maybe my fault...
Helpfull would be, to know which part is with CheckSum.
82576764 bytes
Best Regards

Really nice tool.
Setting FmSecureMode to off gives us the chance to see where everything is located and we can investigate and chang the files on the pc. now we need to find a way to get them back to the wave
Maybe with PfsDeleteList.txt / *.pfs ?
Also after reboot FmSecureMode is set to on again.
But we can already see where the fonts are located, that the sms viewer is html/css based like the one for email and any other messages (so we can easiely change layout, colors, font-size,...) and a lot of other things like replacing images etc.
When we get this working, nothing keeps us anymore from a fully customized bada

In combination of TkFileExplorer 2.4 you can see this.
Caution!
Renaming or other Directory Manipulation can lead to Bootcycle.
At your own risk.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12515691&postcount=20
Thank you very much for posting Xenon.
Best Regards

yes indeed the tool works fine

adfree said:
Main Language is Russian.
See Screenshot. Blue marked... then you see right Russian-> change into English.
Not all Text is translated.
Best Regards
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How did you get the s8500 otion in handset? I dont have it. Do you have a plugin for it?

How did you get the s8500 otion in handset?
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I've made my own... but not all Settings... So it makes no sense to upload.
Best Regards

adfree said:
I've made my own... but not all Settings... So it makes no sense to upload.
Best Regards
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Still can u please upload it? Its a kind request.

There is nothing special...
Make folder + S8500XXJL2.ini...
Folder is nearly empty... I've made an Logo.jpg with text.
But again. You NOT need it. As mandatory parameter are wrong or missing...
[Loader]
[PreConf]
[Patch]
...
1.
You can use S8500 or other not listed Samsung handsets like U700 with QuB. BUT not with all features...
2.
Many features NOT need attached handset...
Best Regards

Need help in decompressing Rc1 and Rc2 files. I see some tabs in Qub saying Rc1 and Rc2. Dont know how to use them to dump rc1 and rc2 files. And if I do, is there any way to upload them back like in trix. Or can you use trix to decompress rc1 and rc2 files? If yes, how? Help would be very much appreciated.

Simple tool for viewing of Bada firmware

This is a my program for viewing of bada firmware.
This source code

Thanks ho

tried it with simple test
dumped a ShpApp file then save it to another location
and here is the surprise
i did a hash check between both files and they didn't match!!!!!!!
have the same size same name differs in dates and differs in hash check
i think you have to work on your beta app more
keep the good work
and by the way the UI is more simple than trix so i pet it will beat it when it is finished

mylove90 said:
i did a hash check between both files and they didn't match!!!!!!!
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Thank you for the test
Hash should be different. Programs use different ways to sort the directory
The file will be correct

@ mylove90
Multiloader 5.62 for instance checks without attached handset.
Best Regards

adfree said:
@ mylove90
Multiloader 5.62 for instance checks without attached handset.
Best Regards
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ok adfree you are so right
i can't argue with you off course
who am i to do it?
sorry but i just wanted to tell the app maker about that maybe he can try to improve that point

MD5 Hash is only "mandatory" for Multiloader. But you can also disable MD5...
NO MD5 Hash needed.
Important is only that structure of created files is valid and content files are not corrupt...
But for instance sort Order from A to Z or from 1-10 or versa vi is not important.
I mean position from content files in created files like FFS...
Example, 3 files:
1
2
3
Second attempt with different sort order:
3
2
1
Both created files are valid, but MD5 differs, NOT equal...
Generally. Hashes like MD5... if only 1 Byte is different. Then Hash complete different.
Sorry, bad english description but I hope you understand what I mean...
Forget MD5.
Anyway. Thank you for testing mylove90.
Best Regards

adfree said:
MD5 Hash is only "mandatory" for Multiloader. But you can also disable MD5...
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Multiloader does not check the MD5 hash, it checks the signature on the offset 440 bytes from the end of the file. My program calculates and corrects the signature.

New version 0.0.1
New features:
Added drag and drop files to the dump
Added drag and drop files to add the firmware
Added preview ini, txt, xml, jpg, png files
The program can be downloaded in the first post

@ ho1od
Maybe if you have time. You could integrate also RC2.
The Adresses for RAW Pics from S8500 are floating around here.
For the others smaller bada we could little bit research... also S8530 have little differences. But Algo should be the same...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11919036&postcount=24
Thanx in advance.
Minimum support for RC2 could be change Value for Debug Level...
0 1 or 2
Best Regards

Ok, I'll do it

a request for ho1od
can you please examine S8500XXJB6 and make your tool able to extract it??
trix can't do it so if your app could it will be super
any file from that fw will be enough for me

Meanwhile for XXJB6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11070379&postcount=5
To extract *.img take an while...
I do it for every Frame from 48 + 1 Pics... via WinHex.
Best Regards

mylove90 said:
can you please examine S8500XXJB6 and make your tool able to extract it??
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Where can I download S8500XXJB6 ?

ho1od said:
Where can I download S8500XXJB6 ?
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Here friend: http://netload.in/datei0M2CPM5V3x.htm
Best Regards, XaToR BadaItalia

Update v 0.0.2
New features:
View images in a file RC2
Replacing images in this file. The file must be BMP 24bpp format
Change debug level
The program can be downloaded in the first post

I used your tool to create a custom SHPApp.app file. But I think multiloader checks the MD5 hash and does not enable me to upload it to the phone. I have read adfree's post on disabling it but I couldn't understand him. So if you could help me in detail, I would be grateful.
Thanks.

astrotom said:
I used your tool to create a custom SHPApp.app file. But I think multiloader checks the MD5 hash and does not enable me to upload it to the phone. I have read adfree's post on disabling it but I couldn't understand him. So if you could help me in detail, I would be grateful.
Thanks.
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I tested the program and flash the modified files via multiloader V5.64. Everything works fine. Upload your file and give me a link, I'll check it
PS. Signature at end of file, it is not MD5 hash, this is another hash function. I disassemble it from multiloader and inserted into the program. The file is signed correctly

ho1od said:
I tested the program and flash the modified files via multiloader V5.64. Everything works fine. Upload your file and give me a link, I'll check it
PS. Signature at end of file, it is not MD5 hash, this is another hash function. I disassemble it from multiloader and inserted into the program. The file is signed correctly
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One doubt. Will I have to extract and recompile using your software itself? Because I had extracted the software earlier using trix. So maybe that's making your software not sign it correctly? Also I don't see how I can extract amss and csc files with your software. When I select on your AMSS and CSC tabs, there's nothing. I can't find the fie button which is there on the FFS, PFS and SHPAPP tab.

I can make a separate menu item, for signing the files created in Trix. If need be.
Working with CSC and AMSS files will be in next update

Aio bada studio

All in One program Gui for Bada
Upload later for change...

Please, what is this?
I'll download, but I need more infos before install...
Thanx.
Best Regards

This is a collection of tools for bada
a screenshot form this program

please remove TriX from you package

Its not mine i dont know how remove it...
What's wrong whit you ?

we can edit rsrc1 file with this pack?

litebass2 said:
we can edit rsrc1 file with this pack?
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yes RC1Extractor Current version: 0.3.0.0a (ALPHA) is integrated

martinklaus said:
yes RC1Extractor Current version: 0.3.0.0a (ALPHA) is integrated
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but its not correct decompress and decrypt on S8500 and S8530 firmware, this one works fine on S5830.S5230...
Also in bundle you can use Extractor but not way to recompress...
Last WaveReMaker by Ho1od do it !

TriX is under developement - latest build you can always find at NokiX site - check my homepage link. This really pisses me off that someone says TriX doesn't work etc only because it uses program from unknown source. The second reason mentioned at the beginning is I'm still working on so the badastudio is permanently outdated (this also applies to Wave Remaker - 0.0.71 against 0.06 in badastudio)

Tigrouzen said:
but its not correct decompress and decrypt on S8500 and S8530 firmware, this one works fine on S5830.S5230...
Also in bundle you can use Extractor but not way to recompress...
Last WaveReMaker by Ho1od do it !
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Yes but with waveremakr we can only decompress Rsrc1 and we cannot compress the files back and build rsrc1 file..
if I mistake tell me how to do it..

litebass2 said:
Yes but with waveremakr we can only decompress Rsrc1 and we cannot compress the files back and build rsrc1 file..
if I mistake tell me how to do it..
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No way to recompress RC1 for the moment sorry, but this is the way easy to uncompress...

b.kubica said:
TriX is under developement - latest build you can always find at NokiX site - check my homepage link. This really pisses me off that someone says TriX doesn't work etc only because it uses program from unknown source. The second reason mentioned at the beginning is I'm still working on so the badastudio is permanently outdated (this also applies to Wave Remaker - 0.0.71 against 0.06 in badastudio)
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Oh sorry i dont know about that, i understand. Then what about NokiX ?

NokiX is tool for modify N*kia ARM7TDMI based firmwares. TriX also was designed for N*kia phones but it's very flexible so we can use it with different file types (ELF, PE, mobile firmwares)
If the author really want to include TriX in badastudio he should add small web check feature and download latest build when needed

I 'm the badaStudio author...do you want to say me anything?
badaStudio has been released 1 mounth ago...
the last version of wave remaker was the 0.0.6,
i'm not a mentalist....
the next badaStudio release is for bada2.0 tool...
I have written that the program inside the AIO is property of his author...
TriX is yours... Good..

TriX is not mine - was written by g3gg0 and krisha
I mentioned before TriX is still under development so the statement 'the program inside the AIO is property of his author' is very convenient for you because you aren't responsible for nothing.
Some solution could be integrated 'wget' module to download fresh package from the web. I'm open for suggestions

I have written 'the program inside the AIO is property of his author'
for WinImage (commercial program), for HxD (commercial program) and for WinHex (other commercial program)...
the responsibility is always of those who use the software,
if they download software from unknown source...
TriX was updated when I compiled the first version of badaStudio and
for what I needed it always worked (others have tested badaStudio)...
if you want to develop badaStudio send me a PM ...
it is programmed in Visual Basic.Net

How can we edit *.so file?

I found into shp folder *.so files and I want to ask if we can edit them
because I want to see what have in the files
OpEuroIME.so and OpEuroIMESetting.so

HEX Editor... expect not tooo much.
This leads to this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294406
But we could investigate, if this or other files about language is in arabic S8600...
Best Regards

.so are equivalents to .dll libraries which you can find in Windows. They contain almost only machine code.
And you cannot edit them, because these are digitally signed, first you'd have to bypass integrity&sign check mechanisms.

Some one using Linux can try this program please?
http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/so
Not to edit, but if it was possible at least to read .so file?

you can see GCC compiler in SDK files....of course if you have it
"SDK Path"\Bada\2.X.X\Tools\Toolchains\ARM\arm-bada-eabi\bin\gcc.exe
You can see this in the readme file too
The executables in this directory are for internal use by the compiler
and may not operate correctly when used directly. This directory
should not be placed on your PATH. Instead, you should use the
executables in ../../bin/ and place that directory on your PATH.
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So any ideas about a DEcompiler
This is just a compiler that make .so files....Maybe non-compressed ones only too
Best Regards

ML90 Did you try to see so file with SDK?
Because I never used it

There is nothing to see in there
You can use gce2elf plug-in for trix to decompress .so files from bada 2.0 and the files will be converted to elf files that were available in bada 1.2 FWs before
S8600 .so files can't be decompressed until now !
There is no way to compress files back yet !
As i say these files can contain pure code and no pics or any stuff like that as they are compiled from .O libraries files used by C/C++ apps
We need the real experts to come back and help us
Best Regards

Thanks for your answer.
Even if we got pure c++ code perhaps we should be able to see what for exemple setting.so file call on other file firmware... that was my idea
After I know we can not rebuild a file, but it's just to have some more infos that should be usefull?

After I know we can not rebuild a file...
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This is not 100 % correct...
*.so files are signed... So Security is main problem...
To modify or to rebuild is only problem of skills...
If "Android boys"... ...
See here:
*.so files are also known in Android world...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23559274&postcount=15
Android use folder lib with *so files...
Maybe good chance to find some source... if these files also open source...
But again.
Break first Security check, then you can modify *.so files... depend on your brain.
But at the moment Dead ends...
Smart skilled users on ""holiday""... or missing in action...
First "safe" attempt to remove Security Check:
apps_compressed.bin...
Compression Algo needed... as you have no full access in compressed BINary...
If Bootloader checks *.so files... maybe FOTA could help...
To break RSA 2048...
I hope few of our smart Devs come back to bada Hacking.
To search and find *.so sources in Android world is not useless...
Maybe it helps to better understand.
Best Regards

hi,
editing is not a problem - we dont need to compress gce back - similar situation to rc1/qmd image (gce is light weight qmd version)

Happy to see you there Kubica, we realy need your knowledge
Bada have no big interest if we can't custom firmware (thanks to samsung ).
Someone could post and edited so file please? it's just to see relation with others files in the firmware.

editing is not a problem - we dont need to compress gce back - similar situation to rc1/qmd image (gce is light weight qmd version)
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Thanx b.kubica
Attached is DEcompressed Admin.so from S8500 XXKK5 as example...
With Help of TriX easy task.
Thanx again.
Here we can see (if we want) Codes as TEXT Strings...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154945
Prior in bada 1.x they were located in apps_compressed.bin... now in this Admin.so...
In theory we could edit few Codes to harder combos... like:
*#1234567#
But how remove or "rebuild" GeneralSoInfo.so.sig Integrity check
Vodafone branded Firmware or S8600 for instance uses few different Codes... sometimes...
Maybe this could 1 of our first modified *.so file, if someone break *.so Security check.
Thanx.
Best Regards

adfree said:
if someone break *.so Security check.
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done

b.kubica said:
done
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How

simple 1 byte patching
later I will post more info

On bada 1.x
Better on XXJEB, other not tested yet...
Only first 4 KB are signed...
If you change something at higher address... above 0x1000
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25255252&postcount=47
Big thanx mijoma
Now I will check again XXLC1... bada 2...
Anyway.
Big thanx b.kubica
My Preconfig Code is now:
*#1234567*#
Best Regards
---------- Post added at 11:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 PM ----------
I can confirm... bada 2 on XXLC1 has improved Sig Check...
But now no problem anymore.
Thank you very much b.kubica
Best Regards

apps code:
Code:
// pseudo C
unsigned int AppPkgSvcRequest ( ... )
{
unsigned int action = *(struct field ptr);
switch ( action )
{
/* ... */
case 6:
/* check signature ;) */
break;
case 7:
/* ... */
}
}
assembled code:
Code:
patt: [B]06[/B] 28 3F D0 07 28
mask: FF FF 00 00 FF FF
replace first byte with anything grater than 7 and you'll know what are we talking about

Thank you very much b.kubica
For easy test... Code change in Admin.so:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23127738&postcount=54
Now we could for instance play with Dolfin.so ... Browser.
I need more time to find something usefull.
Best Regards

Someone can explain please? I don't get it

very simply mod - Radio without earphones connected
from LA1 but should works on similar too.