How long will the best software-only protections last?

[D-Jester]

Originally Posted by Android

If you like I can introduce a target that has lasted for about 2 years and nobody has managed to crack it up to now.

I believe you are refering to Code-Lock

_http://www.chosenbytes.com/challenge.php

Yeah...my names on that list. I lost interest once I realized that its not a protector persay, rather an add-on. I unpack, I don't keygen, inline, patch, etc...

Its an *.ocx (ActiveX) control protected with neolite, designed for VB developers.

It can be removed all you have to do is remove all the DLLFunction calls, it doesn't even compress the executable, but the key is his stipulations of what he considers a successful cracking of his protection:

1) Code-Lock will register a program with any registration code.

This would require modification of the *.ocx control so that its not application specific; possible but not likely since it needs the application ID to generate the registration code

2) The registered version protected by Code-Lock will run on any computer.

This would require modification of the *.ocx control so its not computer specific; possibel but not likely since a hardware ID is used to generate the registration code

3) You have to crack Code-Lock within 60 days of the Challenge.

Considering its written in VB, I'll give it 4 of 10 stars....but uncrackable, not even StarForce can make that claim, and its renowned for its complexity, and difficulty.

Peace...