PC Guard for .NET/Win32

LIST OF MAIN FEATURES

- Advanced software copy protection. Protect software from illegal copying from one computer to another. - Simple and effective protection procedure. No need for additional programming. Source code editing is not required. - Application encryption. Protect software from reverse engineering and analyzing. - Application password protection. Protect access to application with password. - Evaluation (trial) version feature. Easily create demo version of software with execution, date, fixed date and timer limitations. - Serial numbers feature. Mark each copy of your software with unique serial number. - Flexible machine locking. Lock software to target computer. Seven locking parameters are available: HD volume ID, Bios ID, OS ID, CPU ID, Network card ID, HD hardware ID and CD/DVD hardware ID. - Secure distribution. Securely distribute your software over the Internet or on any distribution media CD/DVD/floppy... - Secure and simple license management. Enable licenses by phone, fax or e-mail. - protection interface system. Easily check license status and interact with protection code directly from your application. STANDARD PROTECTION INTERFACE The following information can be accessed via protection interface: - Application name - User information (name, address, company, custom user information) - Protection method (remote, network, plain, code) - Site code - Machine ID (MID) code - Next Site code - Next Machine ID code - Application status (locked/unlocked) - Activation code (for already activated application) - Update ID - Updates policy: validity period (number of days from activation) - Updates policy: fixed validity period (start date - end date) - Serial numbers feature flag (0 - off, 1 - on) - Serial number set flag (0 - no, 1 - yes) - Serial number string (XXXX-XXXX-XX-XXXX-XXXX) - Serial number features - Custom features (16 features passed via activation code) - Custom counters (10 counters) - Demo mode status (on/off) - Demo mode: number of days left - Demo mode: number of uses left - Demo mode: fixed date limitation (start - end) - Limited license status (on/off) - Limited license: number of days left - Limited license: number of uses left - Limited license: fixed date limitation (start - end) - Maximum number of application instances (if available) - Maximum number of network seats (network protection method) - Network configuration file status (loaded/not loaded) - Network configuration file start date - Network configuration file expiration date ADVANCED PROTECTION INTERFACE Interact with embedded protection code via interface functions: GetInterfaceData() Function will retrieve information about current license. UpdateCustomCounters() Function will update (save) custom counters. UnlockApplication() Function will process Activation code and unlock application or extend evaluation period depending on Activation code and custom features passed via it. LoadActivationFile() Function will load and process activation file and thus activate application or extend evaluation period (if extend evaluation period feature was enabled in activation code). RemoveLicense() Function will remove current license and return valid Removal code. TransferLicense() Function will transfer active license to another computer. Current license is removed and valid activation code is calculated based on passed Site code value. ExtendLicense() Easily update issued license before it expires. Update features, counters, limitations... CheckDemoLimitations() Function will check demo (date and fixed date) limitations. CheckLimitedLicense() Function will check limited license expiration status. FreeAppInstance() Function will free application instance from the list of currently active application instances (see network protection method notes for more information). CountActiveInstances() Function will return number of currently active instances. CountActiveNetworkSeats() Function will return number of currently active network seats. SetLicenseValidityPeriod() Function will set new license validity period. SetSerialNumber() Function will validate and set serial number for protected application. InvalidateSerialNumber() Function will invalidate existing serial number and reset license. - License removal feature. Allow your client to securely remove program licenses from his computer. - License transfer feature. Allow your client to transfer program licenses from one computer to another. - Limited license feature. Rent or lease your software by combining available license limitations (number of runs, number of days, fixed date limitation). - Activation file feature. Pass activation code, serial number and user informationa in single activation file. - License extension feature. Easily update issued license before it expires. Update features, counters, limitations... - Updates policy feature. Limit free updates by setting updates policy for protected application. - Custom features. Easily enable or disable features (modules) inside your application. 16 features can be passed via standard activation code. Up to 320 additional features can be passed via extended activation codes by using custom counters as sets of features. Feature status can be checked from protected application by using protection interface. - Evaluation period extension feature. Demo (evaluation) period can be extended after it expires by issuing special activation code. - Runtime encryption system. (*) Fragments of code are marked in source code by using special start and end labels. These fragments of code in compiled application are recognized by PC Guard and are additionally encrypted during protection process. Runtime encrypted code always stays encrypted in memory. It is not decrypted during application startup. It's managed by special code each time it should be executed. Once it is executed it's encrypted again. - Language editor. You can manage (edit/load/save) more than 70 interface messages for 15 different languages including messages from all interface dialog boxes. - Custom dialogs feature. Use your own dialogs instead of default interface dialogs! - IP Filtering system. Easily enable access to protected application only from computers with specific IP addresses or from specific sub-domains. You can define up to 30 different IP filters (unique IP addresses or sub-domains). IP filtering can be combined with any protection method. - Network licensing. Network protection method is suitable for controlling (limiting) number of workstations simultaneously accessing protected program located on network server. You can combine network protection method with IP filtering feature to additionally lock protected program to target network. - Machine ID feature. Securely check the status of locking parameters in order to prevent false requests for new unlocking codes in the case of HD crash, bios upgrade, disk format, virus attack and similar events. - Easy management of protected program updates. Auto-unlocking feature is available for protected program updates. - "Lock program to installation directory" feature. You can now lock program protected with remote protection method to its installation directory. Once it's unlocked, program can not be started from different directory. This counts for current and all future installations of the same program. - "Limit number of application instances" feature. You can now easily control (limit) number of application instances per computer. For applications running under Windows server terminal services number of instances is valid per server and not per workstation. You can thus use this feature to implement network floating licensing in such environment. - Custom counters feature. You can now securely manage (change/save) 10 custom (long integer) counters directly from your application by using protection interface. - Four customizable buttons for activation dialog box. You can enable/disable four buttons and assign action string for each button. Action string can be a document name, folder name or http link for example. This will allow your client to open your web page, help or license agreement file just by pressing appropriate custom button. - Advanced overlay management code (AOM) Advanced overlay management (AOM) is a new, universal approach for managing protection of non-standard applications with internal overlays. - Unique support for non-standard applications. Special support for the following compilers/applications is available: - ACD FotoAngelo files (http://www.acdsystems.com) - Active e-book compiler (http://www.ebookcompiler.com) - Adventure Game Studio (AGS) (http://www.bigbluecup.com) - AL Pictures Slideshow Studio! (http://www.al-soft.com) - AutoPlay Media Studio (http://www.indigorose.com) - Bink video player (http://www.radgametools.com) - Brilliant Database SDK (http://www.brilliantdatabase.com) - Dark Basic compiler (http://www.darkbasicpro.com) - FlashJester - Jugglor (http://www.flashjester.com) - Flash2EXE applications - Flash2X applications (http://www.flash2X.net) - FreeWrap applications - Game editor applications (http://game-editor.com) - Help and Manual compiler (http://www.helpandmanual.com) - LabView (http://www.ni.com/labview) - Lectora (http://www.lectora.com) - Linder Setup Builder (http://www.lindersoftware.com) - MatchWare Mediator (http://www.matchware.net) - Macromedia Authorware (http://www.macromedia.com) - Macromedia Director (http://www.macromedia.com) - Macromedia Flash (http://www.macromedia.com) - Microsoft Camcorder files (http://www.microsoft.com) - Multimedia fusion applications (http://www.clickteam.com) - NeoBook applications (http://www.neosoftware.com) - Opus Pro applications (http://www.digitalworkshop.com) - Photoshop droplet files (http://www.adobe.com) - PPT to Flash Studio (http://www.pptflashstudio.com) - Power Builder applications (http://www.sybase.com) - Real Basic applications (http://www.realbasic.com) - Runtime Revolution compiler (http://www.runrev.com) - SecurePack V1/V2/V3 files  (http://www.mvps.org/skp/securepack) - SWF Encrypt 3.0 (http://www.amayeta.com/software/swfencrypt) - Techsmith's Camtasia files (http://www.techsmith.com) - TrainerSoft (http://www.trainersoft.com) - Visual DBase applications (http://www.borland.com) - WBTExpress applications (http://www.wbtexpress.com) - WinBatch applications (http://www.windowware.com) - WinDev applications (http://www.windev.com) - Zinc (http://www.multidmedia.com) - Activation center (ACEN) Full featured ASP .NET 2.0 WEB application for online management of clients, programs, orders and licenses with flexible automated activation system. More info... - Support for third party licensing. You can fully control third party licensing with AC Generator. - Support for calculation of activation codes over Internet connection. Easily integrate calculation of activation codes over Internet with AC Generator WEB. - Support for calculation of activation codes from your own application. Easily integrate activation code calculation into your application with AC Generator API. (*) feature not available for .NET applications.