November 05, 2006

ESWC - Marcel Hartgerink: Next-generation Software Protection Tools

ESWC - Marcel Hartgerink: Next-generation Software Protection Tools

Event type: Conference

Date: 2006-11-04

Marcel Hartgerink works for WIBU Systems, who provide hardware-based (USB key) software protection tools.

Why do we need new tools? In the same way that the Internet helps developers, it also helps hackers.

Common techniques:

  • Memory dump
  • Emulator for software protection tools
  • Patches

Cracks possible in minutes

  • Classic 'wrapper' protection easily bypassed
  • Don't ever have all your software decrypted in memory

.Net programs are very difficult to protect

  • See also Gavin Bowman's write-up

    • Tags: ESWC European Shareware Conference Cambridge

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