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Container in .ipa files?

Started by HackAttaCk, Feb 11 2012 07:24 PM

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#1 HackAttaCk

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 07:24 PM

Hey guys
Recently, I saw in more or less each Application (for example DoodleJump, AngryBirds, DoodleScore, etc.) a file which was between 1 - 10MB large. It hadn't also a type. It was described as "file". Every other files were between 1 to 50KB (from type .nib, .plist). I didn't find also the files with the contains of the game. I suspect, it's a container. So, I wanted to unpack it with WinRAR. But WinRAR open this file with the Editor :(
Is there any possibility to unpack it, if it's a container?
Thx for help

P.S. Sorry about my bad english ;)

#2 A12danrulz

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 07:38 PM

iFile has a built in ipa unpacker

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 07:55 PM

Sounds like your talking about the actual executable for each app. 
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 1.3 - GM d- s+:- a-- C++(++++) 
UBLS*+++ P+ L++ E? W++ N+ o-- K w++ 
O- M- V- PS+++ PE Y+ PGP t 5 X+ R+ 
tvn+ b++ DI-- D++ G+ e h r++ y+
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

#4 HackAttaCk

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 08:09 PM

@A12danrulz
I've tried it with iFile, but there it is the same problem.

@B4NND1T
Yes, I mean.

#5 A12danrulz

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 09:01 PM

Its an executable obj-c binary. Its the heart of the app. Its not a container.

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#6 HackAttaCk

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 09:04 PM

But why show the file me things like:

?èXXð?éfIyD hXð?édI"yD hXð?ébKcI "{DyDh hèXXð|é_IyD h^HxD hXðré\IyD hXðné? ???YKÀ"Ò{DQFWL|D?h

Could it be, cause I'm using Windows?

Edit: Or could I see the right file contents with a program?

#7 A12danrulz

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Posted 12 February 2012 - 08:23 PM

no, those are the ARMv7 instructions

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Posted 12 February 2012 - 11:19 PM

It sounds like he wants to reverse engineer the app and then remake it.
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Posted 13 February 2012 - 02:07 AM

you need a hex editor and amazing skillz to make this happen.

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Posted 13 February 2012 - 05:00 PM

Awh! i Was just gonna ask if there was a way to pull an app apart and play with it :(

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Posted 13 February 2012 - 09:36 PM

View PostChris230291, on 13 February 2012 - 05:00 PM, said:

Awh! i Was just gonna ask if there was a way to pull an app apart and play with it :(

There a way to do just about anything, but it's not always easy.

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Posted 13 February 2012 - 09:37 PM

yeah, i wanted a one button click to open it in xcode or whatnot lol. Sounds like you may as well just learn all the mad shit rather than spend the time pulling it appart?

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