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Summary

Adds two new FAQ entries to address common user questions:

  1. What is a keygen? - Explains what keygens are and their educational value
  2. Are the crackmes safe to run? - Addresses safety concerns and provides best practices

Changes

"What is a keygen?" (#what-is-keygen)

  • Defines keygen as a program that generates valid serial numbers/passwords
  • Explains the difference between keygens and patching
  • Lists benefits: demonstrates deep understanding, educational value, reusable solution
  • Notes that keygens can be written in any language and should be accompanied by a writeup

"Are the crackmes safe to run?" (#are-crackmes-safe)

  • Explains that we manually review every submission to prevent malware/viruses
  • Acknowledges there's always a small chance something could be missed
  • Recommends best practices:
    • Use a virtual machine (VM)
    • Take snapshots before running
    • Disable network access
    • Check crackme details and comments
  • Explains that antivirus detections on VirusTotal are completely normal because crackmes use techniques similar to malware (anti-debugging, obfuscation, self-modifying code, etc.)
  • Links to the #report-crackme section for users who believe they found actual malware

Test plan

  • Verify the FAQ page renders correctly with both new entries
  • Verify anchor links (#what-is-keygen, #are-crackmes-safe) work correctly
  • Verify the link to #report-crackme in the safety section works

Fixes crackmesone/crackmes.one#67
Fixes crackmesone/crackmes.one#65

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Add two new FAQ entries:
- "What is a keygen?" - Explains what keygens are, why they're preferred
  over patching, and their educational value
- "Are the crackmes safe to run?" - Explains our review process, recommends
  using VMs, and clarifies that antivirus detections are normal for crackmes

Fixes #67, Fixes #65

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@xusheng6 xusheng6 merged commit 030d980 into main Dec 31, 2025
@xusheng6 xusheng6 deleted the add-faq-keygen-and-safety branch December 31, 2025 04:32
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Create FAQ on "what is a keygen" Create FAQ on the safety of the crackmes

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