LIST OF FEATURES

- Advanced software copy protection!
Protect your software from illegal copying from one computer to another.

- Simple and effective protection procedure!
No need for additional programming. Source code editing is not required at all.

- Compatibility with all operating systems!
Protected applications will work fine under all Win32 and Win64 operating systems from Windows 95/98/Me to Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Windows Vista!

- Royalty free!
You can protect and distribute unlimited number of different application with single license!

- Application encryption!
Protect your software from reverse engineering and analyzing.

- Application password protection!
Protect access to your application with password.

- Evaluation (trial) version feature!
Easily create demo version of your software with execution, date, fixed date and timer limitations.

- Serial numbers feature!
Mark each copy of your software with unique serial number.

- Flexible machine locking!
Lock your software to target computer. Seven locking parameters are available: HD volume ID, Bios ID, OS ID, CPU ID, Network card ID, HD hardware ID and CD/DVD hardware ID.

- Secure distribution!
Securely distribute your software over the Internet or on any distribution media CD/DVD/floppy....

- Secure and simple license management!
Enable licenses by phone, fax or e-mail.

- Runtime encryption system for advanced users. (*)
Fragments of code are marked in source code by using special start and end labels. These fragments of code in compiled application are recognized by PC Guard and are additionally encrypted during protection process. Runtime encrypted code always stays encrypted in memory. It is not decrypted during application startup. It's managed by special code each time it should be executed. Once it is executed it's encrypted again.

- Protection interface system. (**)
You can check license status and other protection parameters from your application.

Standard protection interface

The following information can be accessed via protection interface:

- Application name
- User information (name, address, company, custom user information)

- Protection method (remote, network, plain, code)

- Site code
- Machine ID (MID) code
- Next Site code
- Next Machine ID code
- Application status (locked/unlocked)
- Activation code (for already activated application)

- Serial numbers feature flag (0 - off, 1 - on)
- Serial number set flag (0 - no, 1 - yes)
- Serial number string (XXXX-XXXX-XX-XXXX-XXXX)
- Serial number features

- Custom features (16 features passed via activation code)
- Custom counters (10 counters)

- Demo mode status (on/off)
- Demo mode: number of days left
- Demo mode: number of uses left
- Demo mode: fixed expiration date

- Limited license status (on/off)
- Limited license: number of days left
- Limited license: number of uses left
- Limited license: fixed expiration date

- Maximum number of application instances (if available)

- Maximum number of network seats (network protection method)
- Network configuration file status (loaded/not loaded)
- Network configuration file start date
- Network configuration file expiration date


Advanced protection interface

You can interact with protection code via interface functions.

The following interface functions are available:

- GetInterfaceData()
Function will retrieve information about current license.

- UpdateCustomCounters()
Function will update (save) custom counters.

- UnlockApplication()
Function will process Activation code and unlock application or extend evaluation period depending on Activation code and custom features passed via it.

- RemoveLicense()
Function will remove current license and return valid Removal code.

- TransferLicense()
Function will transfer active license to another computer. Current license is removed and valid activation code is calculated based on passed Site code value.

- ExtendLicense()
Function will extend limited license for a specific period of time.

- CheckDemoLimitations()
Function will check demo (date and fixed date) limitations.

- CheckLimitedLicense()
Function will check limited license expiration status.

- FreeAppInstance()
Function will free application instance from the list of currently active application instances (see network protection method notes for more information).

- CountActiveInstances()
Function will return number of currently active instances.

- CountActiveNetworkSeats()
Function will return number of currently active network seats.

- SetLicenseValidityPeriod()
Function will set new license validity period.

- SetSerialNumber()
Function will validate and set serial number for protected application.

- License removal feature!
Allow your client to securely remove program licenses from his computer.

- License transfer feature!
Allow your client to transfer program licenses from one computer to another.

- Limited license feature!
You can rent or lease your software by setting license expiration period.

- License extension feature!
Your client can now easily extend his limited license before it expires. He will be able to extend his license at any time. Even more, he can do it unlimited number of times as long as you provide him with valid activation codes. You can also access next Site/MID codes directly from protected application through protection interface and present them to your customer or send them to your online web server.

- Evaluation period extension feature!
Imagine this scenario: your client needs additional evaluation time in order to further test protected application but his demo version has expired and requires activation code to be activated. You can now easily extend evaluation period for your client. You just have to calculate special activation code for such purpose and pass it to your client. 

- Custom dialogs feature!
Use your own dialogs instead of default interface dialogs!

- Language editor!
You can manage (edit/load/save) more than 70 interface messages for 15 different languages including messages from all interface dialog boxes.

- IP Filtering system!
Easily enable access to protected application only from computers with specific IP addresses or from specific sub-domains. You can define up to 30 different IP filters (unique IP addresses or sub-domains). IP filtering can be combined with any protection method. 

- Network licensing!
Network protection method is suitable for controlling (limiting) number of workstations simultaneously accessing protected program located on network server. You can combine network protection method with IP filtering feature to additionally lock protected program to target network.

- Machine ID feature!
Securely check the status of locking parameters in order to prevent false requests for new unlocking codes in the case of HD crash, bios upgrade, disk format, virus attack and similar events.

- Easy management of protected program updates!
Auto-unlocking feature is available for protected program updates.

- "Lock program to installation directory" feature.
You can now lock program protected with remote protection method to its installation directory. Once it's unlocked, program can not be started from different directory. This counts for current and all future installations of the same program. 

- "Limit number of application instances" feature.
You can now easily control (limit) number of application instances per computer. For applications running under Windows server terminal services number of instances is valid per server and not per workstation. You can thus use this feature to implement network floating licensing in such environment.

- Custom counters feature. (**)
You can now securely manage (change/save) 10 custom (long integer) counters directly from your application by using protection interface. Initial values for counters can be set during protection process.

- Four customizable buttons for activation dialog box.
You can now enable/disable four buttons and assign action string for each button. Action string can be a document name, folder name or http link for example. This will allow your client to open your web page, help or license agreement file just by pressing appropriate custom button.

- Advanced overlay management code (AOM) !

Advanced overlay management (AOM) is a new, universal approach for managing  protection of non-standard applications with internal overlays.

- Unique support for non-standard applications!
PC Guard for Win32 includes special support for the following compilers/applications:

- ACD FotoAngelo files (http://www.acdsystems.com)
- Active e-book compiler (http://www.ebookcompiler.com)
- AL Pictures Slideshow Studio! (http://www.al-soft.com)
- AutoPlay Media Studio (http://www.indigorose.com)
- Bink video player (http://www.radgametools.com)
- Brilliant Database SDK (http://www.brilliantdatabase.com)
- Dark Basic compiler (http://www.darkbasicpro.com)
- FlashJester - Jugglor (http://www.flashjester.com)
- FreeWrap applications
- Help and Manual compiler (http://www.helpandmanual.com)
- LabView (http://www.ni.com/labview)
- Lectora (http://www.lectora.com)
- Linder Setup Builder (http://www.lindersoftware.com)
- Macromedia Authorware (http://www.macromedia.com)
- Macromedia Director (http://www.macromedia.com)
- Macromedia Flash (http://www.macromedia.com)
- Microsoft Camcorder files (http://www.microsoft.com)
- Multimedia fusion applications (http://www.clickteam.com)
- NeoBook applications (http://www.neosoftware.com)
- Opus Pro applications (http://www.digitalworkshop.com)
- Photoshop droplet files (http://www.adobe.com)
- PPT to Flash Studio (http://www.pptflashstudio.com)
- Power Builder applications (http://www.sybase.com)
- Real Basic applications (http://www.realbasic.com)
- Runtime Revolution compiler (http://www.runrev.com)
- SecurePack V1/V2/V3 files  (http://www.mvps.org/skp/securepack)
- SWF Encrypt 3.0 (http://www.amayeta.com/software/swfencrypt)
- Techsmith’s Camtasia files (http://www.techsmith.com)
- TrainerSoft (http://www.trainersoft.com)
- Visual DBase applications (http://www.borland.com)
- WBTExpress applications (http://www.wbtexpress.com)
- WinBatch applications (http://www.windowware.com)
- WinDev applications (http://www.windev.com)
- Zinc V2 (http://www.multidmedia.com)

- Support for third party licensing!
You can fully control third party licensing with AC Generator.

- Support for calculation of unlocking codes over Internet connection!
Easily integrate calculation of activation codes over Internet with AC Generator WEB.

- Support for calculation of unlocking codes from your own application!
Easily integrate activation code calculation into your application with AC Generator API.

(*) feature not available for .NET applications.
(**) only standard protection interface is available for .net applications