There are many questions from our customers on how to protect .NET applications against cracking and dumping. In this article we will try to describe all the weak moments and details in protection of such specific files. .NET files are rather different than the native files that can be compiled with C++, Delphi, Pascal and […]
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Protecting Delphi (Lazarus, FreePascal) Applications: From Simplest to Complex
Delphi (Lazarus, FreePascal) applications are most suitable for protection with Enigma Protector. Here we discuss about protection of native Windows applications only (including Executable files, Dynamic Link Libraries, ActiveX (OCX) components, Services etc), 32 and 64 bit files. Simple Protection This is the basic protection with almost no protection features enabled. This case is not […]
Categories Enigma TutorialsOnline Activation
Connection of Enigma Protector with Verifone (2checkout, Avangate)
In this article I explain how to connect Enigma Protector with payment processing system Verifone to automatically generate license keys for protected files if customer orders product online using Verifone. Shortly, if you are new in all of this, what is Verifone? Verifone is a service that allows software developers to sell own products for […]
Categories Enigma TutorialsSoftware Protection
Protect your shareware written in Python
Big thanks to Rémi Mevaere for the userful tutorial for protecting of Python files! Original tutorial link is there: https://www.sciences-physiques.net/555d13e4a9b34836bb4753192f14225c Introduction As you know, it’s a bit hard to protect python code. Cause it’s interpreted ; with a small modification of python source code you could extract all the code (even if it’s obfuscated). The […]
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Files Virtualization and Portable Applications
This article describes how to use Virtual Box functionality that is available in our commercial solution Enigma Protector and freeware Enigma Virtual Box. How to make application portable and hide files from users. Virtual Box This is a function that allows to merge files (and registry keys) into single protected/packed executable such way that application […]
Categories Enigma TutorialsSoftware Protection
Protecting Windows Service Applications
Services are specific applications that (usually) run by system automatically, while startup, or by triggering of some event. Example of services: HTTPD (Apache), MySql/MSSQL (most of other database providers). The list of locally installed services can be viewed by executing services.msc command. Why Services are so specific? Services are being run by the system […]
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Protecting Overlay and Self-test Applications
We often receive support requests on guide how to protect overlay and self-test applications using Enigma Protector. In this tutorial we describe how to protect such files, what are these files and why special protection features and techniques are required. If you still have any questions, please send us email at support@enigmaprotector.com. What is overlay, […]
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Protecting Xojo applications
Xojo (Formerly known as Real Basic) is easy to use Rapid IDE which is using enhanced BASIC as the main language to develop. Compiled Xojo executable file is using a set of libraries (aka Xojo runtime) which are required for application to work. Xojo developers have to distribute these libraries together with application in order […]
Categories Online Activation
Basic configuration of Enigma Protector with online activation
Tutorial describes the most common steps to configure Enigma Protector to use online activation features. Enigma Protector – http://enigmaprotector.com/en/about.html Online Activation Panel – http://enigmaprotector.com/en/aboutoap.html
Categories Enigma TutorialsSoftware Protection
Protecting PowerBuilder Applications
In this tutorial we will describe how to protect simple PowerBuilder application (official site http://www.sybase.com/) against cracking, reverse engineering, disassembling and also we will embed such protection feature as licensing with software protection system Enigma Protector. We recommend to read this tutorial fully and apply all protection settings described there.