Megaupload country slots - (re)hacked ^_^
If you are one of those who occasionally download stuff from megaupload, chances are that you have already stumbled on the nasty error message stating that your country had no free download slot for the moment.
The issue is, unfortunately, quite common in countries like Mauritius.
Sure, until recently, there was the nifty user agent extension for firefox, which could simulate the megaupload toolbar being installed, and allowed you to download from MU. However, since mid august 07 it seems that megaupload have updated their toolbar, making the user agent switchers kind of useless.
However, there is still a breach. Indeed, the country slot thingie can still be bypassed. Here is how to do it.
Note: These instructions are for Mozilla firefox, but if you know how to use greasemonkey scripts in opera, it will also work. however please note that I do not know how to do it and thus will in no way be able to help you if you are using opera.
Now let`s go 
First thing you`ll need is the greasemonkey firefox extension. if you do not already have it, grab it here.
After the installation, come back here, and download My megaupload user script. You should be prompted to install a user script. You can view the source code if you want.
After installing the script, just go to megaupload.com to initialise the script.
Tadaa, now when you click a megaupload download link, you should normally be able to download your files ^_^
please note that the user agent extension is not required for this to work ^_^
Very special thanks Leo-kun and Mj-chan, without whom i probably wouldn`t have worked this out
Technical info, For the geeks 
So, wondering what is behind this trick? Simple. In fact, the new megaupload toolbar does indeed append something to the browser`s user agent string, but it seems to be just a decoy, as the site does not check the User agent.
One more thing the toolbar does is create two cookies, and these are what the megaupload site searches for. Thus, the solution was to fake those cookies, and this is just what that script above does. Want to take a look at the source? here it is:
// ==UserScript==
// @name Megaupload 2.0
// @include *megaupload*
// ==/UserScript==function Cookie(name,value,days) {
if (days) {
var date = new Date();
date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
var expires = “; expires=”+date.toGMTString();
}
else var expires = “”;
document.cookie = name+”=”+value+expires+”; path=/”;
}Cookie(’megauploadtoolbar_visibility’, ‘yes’, 7);
Cookie(’megauploadtoolbar_id’, ‘197A9F07D8724E438DEBE1C11EBBE405′, 7);
As you see, the script uses a function to create the the two cookies. this is done on going to megaupload.com (hence the initialisation step above.) Thus, if you do not plan to delete your cookies , after this step you could delete the script and it would still work ^_^
Here you are me friends ^_^ again my greatest thanks to Mj and Leo. And oh, the functions above? lol gnu gpl 2 ^_^ (joking of course… 
)
EDIT:
Thanks to Ahmed-max who gave a solution for opera users so here goes:
- type “about:config” into your address bar
- go to isp
- input ” ‘197A9F07D8724E438DEBE1C11EBBE405′, 7 ” and push save.
This should do the trick. I haven’t tested it though, i will asap 
Doesn’t work
July 19th, 2008 at 8:26 pmThis Firefox Addon works for me:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7464
July 12th, 2008 at 1:58 pmTHAKS MAN!!!!
June 10th, 2008 at 1:41 amOwesome Man..
April 30th, 2008 at 9:05 pmThanks everyone (ahmed-max in particular
will update the post with your instructions 
)
April 29th, 2008 at 11:20 pmthx man and the good news i foud the way to hack megaupload with opera
April 8th, 2008 at 9:43 pm:-) :-)
1-put in the adress bar about:config
2-go to isp
3-put in the id
‘197A9F07D8724E438DEBE1C11EBBE405′, 7(it’s from your site :-) :-) :-) ) and push save that’s itenjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
megarotic, anyone? @_@
April 6th, 2008 at 5:59 amThanks very very much, it really works.
March 16th, 2008 at 11:44 amThis doesn’t seem to be working for me
March 16th, 2008 at 10:59 amThank You Very Very Much
March 12th, 2008 at 8:51 pmguys wants to earn a rapidshare account legally and in very fast way?
here is the link :
i got my account in less a month for using this paid site. they pay u up to 7 $ per click. and when u register u can make straight away 27 $ so hurry up and register if u want ur rapidshare account
http://www.AWSurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm
March 4th, 2008 at 3:57 pmthank you so much for this
it really works.. i have been looking for working solution for a while now.. now the search is over
thanks again
good job and more power!!!
February 27th, 2008 at 12:23 pm@passesby
well the script is not there to create a premium account, but to bypass the need to install the toolbar to use the site withouth regional restrictions…
so if you are able to download files without a “you region is already using all the slots” kind of a message, then it works…
I don’t know if anyone knows how megaupload limits the downloads, and how much can you download… rapidshare (for free) gives one file at a time, then a pause about as long as the file is in megabytes (so about 100 minutes)… at least sometimes you can download several files in a sequence at megaupload…
February 26th, 2008 at 8:24 pmhi guys.. just want you to know that (i think) your script is not workin anymore.. why? as of today 11:53pm gmt+8, i was able to download 100mb file, then the next one, got a message tellin to download for the next 117mins… man? wtf!.. before used to download 3-4 consecutive links, then message to download for the next 15-20mins.. but now? holy cow! 117mins? single download?
guys, hopefully you could be able to update your script..
anyway, my MILLION THANKS to your group who made this script, coz i was able to download tons of files in a matter of few months (w/out payin for that premium acct..!)
you guys are awesome!
February 26th, 2008 at 8:02 pmThank you so much for this wonderful script! Up to a few weeks ago the premium link generator hack had worked wonderfully for me to bypass the slot limits & also the download limit but for some reason the hacks that I’ve used no longer works.
Thankfully I found this page and the script is working great
There’s still the matter of bypassing download limits but mind you I’m not complaining; being able to access MU is enough for me (for now) ;) Again, thank you!
January 20th, 2008 at 8:43 am@ everyone, real happy this turned out to be that helpful
please report here if (when?) you notice that megaupload has updated their toolbar recognition method, which would render the script useless. thanks to you all and i hope this lasts for at least some time ^_^
January 16th, 2008 at 1:22 pmHi get job buddy i wanted to download some papers for ocp exams from megaupload and was facing problems but you r solution has helped me a lot, thanks again.
Amit
January 16th, 2008 at 11:06 amfine job with the script
I was very suspicious when they said I should download a toolbar… but I knew there has to be a way around it
let’s just hope they’ll soon dump this method and that it will work (more or less) like on rapidshare and others…
thanx again.
December 28th, 2007 at 2:33 ambut have 1 problem here. after i insert the code, direct to download page, then i choose free download and redirect to the first page, enter the code again and looping forever….
how can i hack this? any help?
thanx in advance..
December 27th, 2007 at 3:53 pm@ a no-body I don`t know the specifics of kyu`s trick, but afaik the cookie`s value should be fixed. hope that answers your question
December 24th, 2007 at 1:52 pmWas just wandering, what does the string:
“‘197A9F07D8724E438DEBE1C11EBBE405′” means ?
just some random string ?
December 24th, 2007 at 1:04 pmbah… nice trick mate!
but what does the: “197A9F07D8724E438DEBE1C11EBBE405″ means?
are these just some random strings or there should be something specific ?
December 24th, 2007 at 1:01 pmok thanks MJ.. working but limited to 3 consecutive dloads.. wait for another hour or more..
anyways nice hack..
December 11th, 2007 at 2:28 pm@ Anon, possibly the cookie was reset, try to run the script again to see if it work
December 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pmhi.. last time i installed it, it was working flawlessly without the firefox megaupload extension, and be able to download 3 consecutive times, afte that..
need toolbar..
any idea guys?
December 8th, 2007 at 8:11 amthanks in advance!
cool man….tq very much….it’s work!!!!!!!!!
October 20th, 2007 at 3:46 pm@ Inf, really happy it worked out for you
Hey, if the speed is really bugging you, i would suggest you use the premium link generator link chervine gave ( http://daiphyer.com/megaupload.....gaupload.c ) (a manga and anime site what`s more ^_^) only thing is that registration is required, and afaik (havent counted) the generator is active from 4 am to about noon (mauritian time, gmt+4)
October 8th, 2007 at 3:21 pmHey thanks for the trick! Been using the User Agent trick, but it no longer works. But yours works so fine mate! Thanks!
Still, MU downloads are real slow…
October 7th, 2007 at 4:32 pmSi zot ena 1 hack pou rapidshare fer coner!! mne plein ar sa!
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:42 pmHey, an otaku site that is! lol double thanks chervine!!! now i can collect premium links while the generator is online, then batch download afterwards ^_^!
kyu, that got me thinking even more. as you know am using debian (etch) with iceweasel and d4x. well, if i go through the usual (non premium) method, and then flashgot the file at the last moment (ek d4x la mem), well, the url i get is in a similar format to the link generated by the site. haven`t tested this thouroughly though (uni just started for me now…) will investigate further on that, don`t you worry ^_^
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:29 pm@ Chervine cool!
thanks mate 
Actually some time ago i was also using another link generator, but since it went down i couldn`t find another one. well, thanks, plus, this site you gave seems to offer more than just the generator
just hope it doesn`t go down too…
Testing it right now
October 1st, 2007 at 10:32 amHey i have a better solution 4 u guys!! Why not use premium links!
Go to this website, register and you will be able to convert all the megaupload links to megaupload premium links:
NO COUNTRY SLOTS TO HACK, NO TIME TO WAIT, FASTER DOWNLOAD SPEED:
http://daiphyer.com/megaupload.....gaupload.c om
and on top of that its 100% free! and registration is mega fast & easy!
October 1st, 2007 at 9:34 amThanks mag ^_^ and don`t worry, along with a half dozen or so chosen ones, you are free to flood here as long as you want
Anyway, thanks for your insight. I also thought about ip detection but, erm, proxies? hey that would make all the user`s transfers (not just megaupload)
1. Insecure
2. not private anymore
3. heck slow T_T
You think they`d dare? hm… anyway am wondering why they haven`t dropped that system yet, I mean, AFAIK they are the only ones doing this…
Anyway for now we are set (i still can`t believe we sorted this out \o/
)
And oh, btw, NeXTstep is a *nix OS, draw your own conclusions ^_^
September 28th, 2007 at 5:50 pmoh, sorry to flood
^_^.
The next thing huh? in fact they used up 2 of the 3 main identification methods, which are
User agent strings
Browser cookies
ip Detection
(i know, they still check your ip, but they put emphasis on the cookies right now.)
So if there was to be a next step (ouch, am i really geek to have thought about nextstep when reading those words? lol) i think the extreme would be to set toolbar to make the browser go through a proxy, optionally with username/password authentification, and setting up megaupload only to accept connections coming from that proxy… it would slow the data transfer, but heck, if they are installing spyware on so many pcs i don`t think they really care about the users` transfer speeds anyway…
(ca fait froid dans le dos hein? heh, but the worst is that this scenario is technically viable, all which is required is a decentralised network of proxies to use… damn, hope they never do this…)
September 27th, 2007 at 5:42 pmnow i see making an xpi would be a bit extreme just to create two cookies ^_^
that`s the first script you make public right? lol (i mostly liked the autoit one which goes to narutofan every saturday to check if the last manga is out
)
m`enfin, nice nice
just make sure you pass those exams now, being stuck in college fun at all, believe me…
September 27th, 2007 at 5:26 pmThanks for the response guys
am (very) happy it worked out 
I`m wondering what they`ll find next though. i mean, for the prebeta and v1 they used user agents, then for the v2 they set cookies, what would they try for their v3?
@ Leo, as for exams stress, heh you might be very right ^_^ its true i felt much better after coding / testing / uploading this script
September 27th, 2007 at 12:50 pmHehe….
MU downloads are back on track.
Thx a lot for the hack.
September 26th, 2007 at 9:56 pmoO!!! O M G, the hacker is back! `tin, kyu, t`es franchement un malade dans ta tete tu sais?
(/private joke)
and quick too, i see that Mj just commented about it this morning…
someone needed to code something to get rid of exam stress i guess ^_^ anyway nice job there kyu.
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