
In this post I’ll show you how to hack a Software and run
the trial program forever.Most of us are familiar with many softwares that run
only for a specified period of time in the trial mode.Once the trial period is
expired these softwares stop functioning and demand for a purchase.But there is
a way to run the softwares and make them function beyond the trial period.Isn’t
this interesting?
Before I tell you how to hack the software and make it run in the trial mode
forever, we have to understand the functioning of these softwares.I’ll try to
explain this in brief.
When these softwares are installed for the first time, they make an entry into
the Windows Registry with the details such as Installed Date and Time,
installed path etc.After installation every time you run the software, it
compares the current system date and time with the installed date and time.So,
with this it can make out whether the trial period is expired or not.
So with this being the case, just manually changing the system date to an earlier
date will not solve the problem.For this purpose there is a small Tool known as
RunAsDate.
RunAsDate is a small utility that allows you to run a program in the date and
time that you specify. This utility doesn’t change the current system date, but
it only injects the date/time that you specify into the desired application.
RunAsDate intercepts the kernel API calls that returns the current date and
time (GetSystemTime, GetLocalTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime), and replaces the
current date/time with the date/time that you specify.It works with Windows
2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.
NOTE: FOLLOW THESE TIPS CAREFULLY
You have to follow these tips carefully to successfully hack a software and
make it run in it’s trial mode forever.
1. Note down the date and time, when you install the software for the first
time.
2. Once the trial period expires, you must always run the software using
RunAsDate.
3. After the trial period is expired, do not run the software(program)
directly.If you run the software directly even once, this hack may no longer
work.
4. It is better and safe to inject the date of the last day in the trial
period.
For example, if the trial period expires on jan 30 2009, always inject the date
as jan 29 2009 in the RunAsDate.
I hope this helps! Please express your experience and opinions through
comments.