Solve this crackme and win a Free Book!

Download here: https://crackmes.one/crackme/68bd2491224c0ec5dcedbde9

It's been a few days since I made a post. Suffice it to say, I did not succeed in my goal of posting every day of October but that's okay. I'm going to continue doing my best to post as frequently as possible. Today, I was looking for a challenge and stumbled on ryanmerket's Hacker's Edge Book CrackMe v3. It is described as a C/C++ x64 executable written for Windows with a difficulty rating of 3.7. It's meant to promote the authors new book and after reading through the landing page, I can't wait to get my hands on it. It was only published last month!! Test your skills and see if you can solve it... even if you're unsuccessful, you might still get a prize ;)

I got into reverse engineering to cheat in video games... and to impress the ladies (obviously). I never imagined it would ever get me anything. Even though it is only a book, it's proof that if I stick with it, maybe one day I can actually make a living doing what I love. If you or somebody you know is looking for an entry level reverse engineer, please reach out!

 I've messaged the author the flag and I'll update once I get a response. Here's the redacted proof: 

 

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