Private exe Protector 3.4.5 - Changelog

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.4.5:

November 1st, 2011

Same file size (as origin file):
· Output file will be the same size as original application file. This option uses for external checks or on the discretion of the developer

Debug and trace block:
· When this option is turned ON, protection engine will insert advanced anti-debugging techniques into your application ensuring that a possible cracker cannot use any kind debugger to study your protected application code

Use "anti-dump" mode:
· Protect your application from being dumped from memory to disk

"Code" section CRC protection:
· This option detects when a memory modification has been done to the protected application from an external source (like a virus, cracker or any other application)

Import virtualization:
· With this options turned ON, protection engine will virtualize and re-morh all application API calls. Original Import Address Table will be deleted

Stolen resources:
· Powerful option to protect application resources. With this option application can't be unpacked, because all resources used by application will be converted in new format of protection engine, encrypted and compressed. Original resource section will be erased. Resources one-by-one will be loaded only if the resource is necessary for application

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.4.0:

July 7th, 2011

Protection options:
· In the protection options tab you can select the different protection options that you want to include in your application. If you do not needed a specific protection option for your application it can be removed to speed up the execution time of your application and make the protection code size smaller

Same file size (as origin file):
· Output file will be the same size as original application file. This option uses for external checks or on the discretion of the developer

Debug and trace block:
· When this option is turned ON, protection engine will insert advanced anti-debugging techniques into your application ensuring that a possible cracker cannot use any kind debugger to study your protected application code

Use "anti-dump" mode:
· Protect your application from being dumped from memory to disk

"Code" section CRC protection:
· This option detects when a memory modification has been done to the protected application from an external source (like a virus, cracker or any other application)

Import virtualization:
· With this options turned ON, protection engine will virtualize and re-morh all application API calls. Original Import Address Table will be deleted

Stolen resources:
· Powerful option to protect application resources. With this option application can't be unpacked, because all resources used by application will be converted in new format of protection engine, encrypted and compressed. Original resource section will be erased. Resources one-by-one will be loaded only if the resource is necessary for application

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.2.5:

May 17th, 2011

New:
· Remove command line option -nocompression and add options to project: [Disable file compression], [Increase loader and file size]
· This version gets best from (still not released) version 4.0
· Prevents problems with antiviruses (fix AVG deep scan, KIS, Avira)

Update/Fix:
· Engine has a lot of updates from engine 4.0
· Fix *possible* bug in [stolen resources]
· Update [runtime protection]

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.2.3:

October 8th, 2010

· Small NAG screen updates
· Small engine optimizations
· Update of language files

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.2.2:

September 9th, 2010

New:
· New feature in keygen - extract user field from license file
· New UI of keygen, user now can define [user-bitset names]
· UI: new menu option [Save project as]
· Add special feature [Hide file from Antivirus] - available ONLY in special license and version (to get it you may contact with support)

Update/Fix:
· Update of loader (bug names #missed librarys)

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.2.1:

September 9th, 2010

New:
· New trial options: [use limitations of days count], [use limitations of executions count]
· New API: GetTrialExecCount, GetTrialDaysCount, GetKeyEndDate
· Add some special compatibility with antiviruses
· Improve console version

Update/Fix:
· DLL: Small fixes for option [Stolen Resources]
· DLL: Compatibility fixes for ActiveX

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.2.0:

May 12th, 2010

New:
· Finish localization
· Public demo version
· Small help updates

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.2.0 Beta 3:

May 12th, 2010

New:
· DLL support (special compatibility with Photoshop plugins)
· License Manager is ready
· New option [Use clock manipulation control]
· Improve anti-debug, stolen resources
· Remove option [Entry point virtualization]
· Add new option [Allow to make changes in RTTI (delphi, vc, bcb)]
· Protector and keygen now save configuration in registry

Update/Fix:
· Fix small bugs (thx to users)

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.2.0 Beta 2:

May 12th, 2010

New:
· License Manager now has a beta status
· Option [live protection] was included in option [debug and trace block]
· We continue works on loader: 98% ready to support dll, 60% ready to support x64, 80% ready to support .NET

Update/Fix:
· SDK was updated
· Some improves to better support of C files and QT library

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.2.0 Beta 1:

May 12th, 2010

New:
· Licensing: LicenseID now has three mode depending: hardware and platform, hardware, independent
· Licensing: protected application now control all system clock manipulations
· Added debug functions: reset clock manipulation, reset application expired
· New option: use application execution time limit
· New option: only one executed process in memory
· Added new messages in List of messages
· Start building of License Manager
· Keygen now can be protect manually
· Keygen now can save key in file
· Default keyname now license.bin (old .unlock)

Update/Fix:
· Small GUI updates
· Improve metamorph and vm
· Fix small bugs (thx to users)
· Remove api LoadLibraryX

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.1.4:

November 7th, 2009

New:
· New gui-button "read version from file"
· New option "Request of administrator rights"
· New option "Check-up the filename of protected file"
· Remove option "Allow to use unsafe anti-debug"
· Remove option "On import table tracing crash application"
· Improve import protection
· Improve anti-debug feature
· Optimize speed of option "Erase IAT", now it's really fast
· Add Examples
Update/Fix:
· Licensing: fix problem with saving key, if key file already exist
· Nag window: now load icon
· Localization: update language files, now all strings can be localized
· Fix bug in option "Allow show messages at errors"
· Fix small bug in option "code section crc protection"
· Fix small bug in option "import virtualization", now VB and vc apps can use this option
· Fix small bug in import table processing

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.1.1:

October 20th, 2009

· Fix bug in meta-morph (previus was unstable)
· Fix bug in import table reading (on some files, thx to user)
· Fix some other known issues

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.1.0:

October 19th, 2009

New:
· Much more fast compression
· New better loader
· Remove unused option "tab VM & map"
· New License ID generation scheme
· Speed-up import functions and loading
· New option "Create project keygen.exe"
· Improve "Stolen Resources"

Update/Fix:
· Fix small bugs in protection
· Update GUI images, small fixes
· Fix bug in import protection of MFC applications (thx to user)
· Update language files (thx to user)
· Fix small bugs in licensing: creating unused directory, formatting LicenseID (pc_id may be shorter, thx to user)
· Fix bug in changing of some PE header values (thx to user)

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.0.7:

March 16th, 2009

New:
· If option "store key" is AppDATA, protector try first save key in current application directory and then if fail save it in AppDATA
· Improve stolen resource technology
· We continue modification of the loader, 90% ready to support dll-files, 50% ready to support x64

Update/Fix:
· Optimization of loader by size and speed

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.0.2:

February 24th, 2009

New:
· New option "Verify key"

Update/Fix:
· Improve gui vm map file loading
· Fix small bug in TLS update
· Update language files
· Update help file

What's new in Private exe Protector 3.0.1:

February 18th, 2009

New:
· New option "black list"
· New API for loading library from memory
Update/Fix:
· Improve GUI
· Fix small bug in Live Protection

What's new in Private exe Protector 2.7:

July 16th, 2008

· Arabic (arabic.in) language file
· Now NAG screen can be shown, without using of licensing markers
· New licensing system, version 2.0 with advanced static HardwareID
· Fixes: Small engine and virtual machine bugs,
· Command line bug fixed
· Improve: Stolen resources technology,
· Anti-debug
· Update: GUI of NAG screen, GUI of main window
· Remove: Splash screen option

What's new in Private exe Protector 2.55:

January 30th, 2008

· NEW: working modes of protector
· NEW: VC example with MachineID
· FIX: small engine bugs
· IMPROVE: loading old map file, compatibility, import protection, anti-debug