ShareGuard: For Shareware developers who want to protect their software.

Consists of 4 components:

ShareGuard Lock
ShareGuard Key
ShareGuard Locksmith
CRC Check.

ShareGuard Lock is the program that protects your software from reverse engineering and from being used longer than the specified demonstration period. This is called by your software and is displayed to the user to notify them of the current demo status (e.g. 10 days left). It will also display a splash screen if desired. You create a JPG or BMP and it will display your logo/favourite picture WITHOUT ANY CODING.

Key Program that YOU sell to your customers (optional method) - Allows your users to register the software using one of your valid certificate numbers. The ShareGuard Key program that users will buy from you will prevent the ShareGuard Lock program from displaying the demo status form. Typically a user will have to enter a certificate number that you will provide for them. After the certificate is validated the software is unlocked.

Locksmith Program allows YOU use to build your lock(s) and key(s). Many different options to allow customization of your methodology. You can build AND TEST (with your application even), a working lock and key within SECONDS without reading the manual. ShareGuard Locksmith generates message notifying you of possible problems, generates test code and code (C++, Delphi, Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic, VB.NET and more to come...) for you to cut and paste into your program.

CRC File Checker is a DLL which performs a Cyclic Redundancy Check on files to ensure that they have not been tampered with. You will load the DLL and then check to ensure that the Lock program has not been modified.When the Lock program is called it will automatically check your software to ensure that it has not been modified.

Protects from reverse engineering. ShareGuard works with ANY programming language that can make a Windows API call (most languages

Here are some key features of "ShareGuard Copy Protection":

· ShareGuard is the most flexible copy protection system available. It can be used in any programming language and will protect EXEs or DLLs or run time systems (e.g. Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Java) and works with the new .NET architecture.
· It will unlock software using three different methods and has online activation.
· It will generate product registration keys for completely automated systems.
· It will also allow for unlocking of single computers for the ultimate in security.
· ShareGuard can even pass parameters using the wrapper method. ShareGuard can copy protect screen savers using the wrapper method. This is simply the most versatile and the best copy protection available at this price anywhere in the world.
· ShareGuard will unlock an unlimited number of customers royalty-free.


Limitations:

· 30 days and/or 50 runs.