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I don't use any licensed software with enforcement methods like this, but it looks trivial to defeat. A string dump of the binary would likely show these direc

by chasil 5y ago

I don't use any licensed software with enforcement methods like this, but it looks trivial to defeat. A string dump of the binary would likely show these directories, and even if they were obfuscated, an strace would reveal them as they probed the file dates.

zinekeller 5y ago
It's "trivial" to you, for sure, but as many have noted it's not intended for "advanced" users, but for a target audience who happens to be not computer-savvy.
- Espressosaurus 5y ago
  And not just not computer-savvy, it's also about making it painful enough a business will pay the license fee rather than trying to jump through hoops to work around licensing problems. If it has to execute on a PC, there is a way to break the protection. It's simply about making it too difficult to bother trying to break the protection.
  - zinekeller 5y ago
    ... well, except for having a separate executable for function-limited trial program, I guess.