How is Shareware Protected?
The vast majority of shareware products contain computer code that functions to limit the usefulness of the program in one way or another. These “features” are intentionally created so as to provide the user with an incentive for purchasing the program. UNprotecting (cracking) a program basically entails various methods of circumventing these annoying “features”. OK, now this is important ……so read it carefully, Some shareware “features” CANNOT be unprotected/cracked/circumvented/fixed/bypassed/etc. Nag screens These are dialog box that pop up in order to “remind” the user to register the product. Terminating these windows typically requires user input (usually a mouse click or key press). Most commonly, these screens present themselves each time the program is loaded and/or upon exiting the program. Realize however, that there are many exceptions to this rule. Nag screens may be programmed to pop up: • at regular timed intervals • at random timed intervals • upon accessing certain
