Protecting a bot - Whats best?

That's a good question. In which language did you write the bot? I think online verification is the most secure.
Maybe use some kind of shiffre technique for some files. The more comlex, the better. Or even outsource some kind of (legal^^) functions on a sever.
So the bot won't run without contacting the server. ( i know kinda lame ; ) )

iA
 
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If crackers want to crack a software there is no protection that will stop a cracker to crack your software.
Remember something, nothing is impossible.
 
illicitAwake said:
That's a good question. In which language did you write the bot? I think online verification is the most secure.
Maybe use some kind of shiffre technique for some files. The more comlex, the better. Or even outsource some kind of (legal^^) functions on a sever.
So the bot won't run without contacting the server. ( i know kinda lame ; ) )

iA
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Having it not run without contacting a server is not the best solution either. This method of protection is in fact rather simple to crack.
 
Chris22 said:
Having it not run without contacting a server is not the best solution either. This method of protection is in fact rather simple to crack.
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Yeah, depends on how you do it. By only asking the server a simple request you could easily fetch it with some network monitoring programm.
If you do something like that, maybe use some kind of tsl/ssl protocol, won't be that easy anymore. But I ment something like outsourcing a major function.
( For example put the page rank check on your server )

iA
 
Icantfind said:
xrumer is $5000 ... why nobody crack xrumer? I need a xrumer crack.
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$500 not 5.000

If you need xrumer, save the money and buy it. But you only want to play with it, you don't need it so you 're just being a crybaby for a crack.
 
oxonbeef said:
Have you tried
Software passport? Used to be called Armadillo.
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Armadillo used to be the king in protection, but back then it did not support .net. Can't say if it 's good with .net. Plus, it was targeted heavily by automated unpackers.
 
If your good in .net... write your own code obfuscator. Then it will be extremely hard to decompile.
 
Thanks alot, looking at some of the links you gave me now. Problem is, most of them are 200$+. The software i'll be selling will be at 15$ per copy and i expect like 10-15 buyers. Wouldn't really be worth it would it?
Also, is smartassembly any good?
 
DtehD said:
Thanks alot, looking at some of the links you gave me now. Problem is, most of them are 200$+. The software i'll be selling will be at 15$ per copy and i expect like 10-15 buyers. Wouldn't really be worth it would it?
Also, is smartassembly any good?
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So, do not waste too much time to protect your bot.

Use a free obfuscator like this one (not tested), and pack the EXE with a .NET packer like this one (not tested).
Also SmartAssembly is reputed (but not irreversible).

You'll slow the work of crackers.
They will not waste their time to crack a $15 software.

Beny
 
Thanks, and what about licensing software? Is there any good free/cracked one?
 
No .net , no java, no other virtual machine software. It's easy to crack by design.
C, C++ is good. Add some online verification, tie the license with some hardware specs of the machine.
In my opinion the best anti cracking mechanism is to make frequent updates to your software. In that case there's no point to use a outdated cracked version.

Hope this helps.
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You should work with a client - server architecture. Keep the client dumb, and put some business logic with web services on the server side which you control. That seems a good idea to me when you have many buyers and your software is expensive.

I only have experience with Eziriz IntelliLock (the cracked one, lol). It wraps your .NET application with a C++ bootloader. So it's safe from easy deobfuscating. It also comes with a easy license system.
 
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The software i'll be selling will be at 15$ per copy and i expect like 10-15 buyers.
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In my opinion you are wasting your time with protection and licensing as I cannot see why any of your 15 potential users would have required skills and bother to crack $15 worth bot. Bit off topic but I wonder why you are planning to implement something that you think would sell only 10-15 pieces it sounds even more waste of your time than researching how to protect it.
 
laowai said:
In my opinion you are wasting your time with protection and licensing as I cannot see why any of your 15 potential users would have required skills and bother to crack $15 worth bot. Bit off topic but I wonder why you are planning to implement something that you think would sell only 10-15 pieces it sounds even more waste of your time than researching how to protect it.
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Well, i basically want a deobfuscator, that doesnt really bother me.
But i do want licensing,not that i give sell the bot without any protection like hwid protection etc.

I might try intellilock
 
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Yeah it have no sense to waste ur time for 15usd and <>15 customers, just use some free obfuscating software and do not worry :)
I think nobody will want to crack so cheap app.
 
Piotr__11 said:
Yeah it have no sense to waste ur time for 15usd and <>15 customers, just use some free obfuscating software and do not worry :)
I think nobody will want to crack so cheap app.
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But what about the licensing protection? Should i just add hwid protection? I've never sold a bot before lol
 
There was a really good paid one a while back, I can't recall the name.. but I need it myself so I'll get searching and get back to you.
 
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