is it possible to crack HASP protected program without the dongle?

[leetone]

I wish I had more information to give you but a friend of mine not too long ago craceked v-ray for 3ds max and maya, both require a dongle and I believe utilize HASP (correct me if I'm wrong, it rings a bell..) and he was able to do it simply by patching some bytes up in 2 different DLL files. It may be a lot simpler than you think, does the program have any protection of you simply subverting the current roadblock? Some, like vray, don't - it's bloody funny! They sell it at $1,500 a license and don't give a damn when it is cracked.