New PC Guard Software Protection System update has been released. This update is highly recommended for all PC Guard users.

What's new:

[+] NETWORK protection: New server configuration file options.

It is now possible to edit custom counters and IP filters together with custom features and user information directly from server configuration file panel. 

It is no longer required to exit panel and edit project settings and then going back to server configuration file panel. 

Even more, it is now possible to set custom information (for user info, custom features, custom counters and ip filters) without affecting current (default) project settings.

If required, custom information used for creation of server configuration file can also be saved to project settings as default data.

If appropriate panel (user info, custom features, custom counters or IP filters panel) is open PC Guard will use data from these panels for generation of server configuration file.

If panel is not open and appropriate option for embedding data into server configuration file is enabled PC Guard will use appropriate current project settings. For example, if 'Embed IP filters' option is set and IP filters panel is not open PC Guard will use default IP filters as set in project settings.

[+] Command line interface for protected application settings added.

Use these options to enable or disable appropriate command line options or change default names for parameters.

Use "Restore" button to restore all command line options to default settings.

Online documentation for new settings is located here.

[*] Server configuration file report will be appended to existing report file (PC Guard will no longer overwrite existing report file).

[+] New command line option for protected applications: PCG_CL_SRVFILE

Default server configuration filename is set in network protection settings (Server configuration file tab). By default, server configuration file should be located in same directory as protected application and protection code will try to load it from there.

Use this option to override default server configuration filename and location by passing full path to server configuration file via command line to protected application.

Definition:

-PCG_CL_SRVFILE [Full path to server configuration file]

Examples:

-PCG_CL_SRVFILE C:\test\server.dat

-PCG_CL_SRVFILE “D:\my application data\server.dat”

Be sure to put full path to server configuration file in quotes in case path contains space characters as in above example.

Directory with server configuration file must be present on remote machine and should have appropriate (read) access rights set.

[*] Limited license validity period maximum value changed from 9999 to 65000.

[!] Few other minor fixes and security improvements.

[>] Interface dll has been updated. Please be sure to update existing version with latest one.

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New PC Guard Software Protection System update has been released. This update is highly recommended for all PC Guard users.

What's new:

[+] Delphi 64bit RTE (Run-Time-Encryption) support added.

[+] C/C++ 32/64 bit VS 2019 protection interface sample project (pi_cpp_sample) added.

pcgint.h, alpcgi.h, pcgint.dll, pcgint.lib, pcgint64.dll and pcgint64.lib are now included in this sampleproject and are no longer included separately in distribution.

[+] Delphi 32/64 bit protection interface sample project (pi_delphi_sample) added.

[+] C++ Builder 32/64 bit protection interface sample project (pi_cpp_builder_sample) added.

[+] Visual Basic (VB6) protection interface sample project (pi_vb6_sample)added.

[+] RTE C/C++ VS 2019 sample project (rte_cpp_sample) added.

rte.h and rte64.h are now included in this sample project and are no longer included separately in distribution.

[+] RTE Delphi 32/64 bit sample project (rte_delphi_sample) added.

Required files for RTE implementation are now included in this sample project and are no longer included separately in distribution.

[+] RTE C++ Builder 32/64 bit sample project (rte_cpp_builder_sample) added.

[*] ClickOnce launcher project (C#) upgraded to .NET 4 and VS 2019.

[*] Custom dialogs sample project (customdlg) upgraded to VS 2019.

Resource files are now compatible with internal VS resource editor.

[*] Serial numbers feature can be tested in DEMO version of PC Guard.

PLAIN:

Serial numbers can be tested only if “Serial number is required for demo mode” option is enabled. Protected application will ask for serial number on first run. Use 0000-0000-00-0000-0000 as valid serial number when prompted for serial number.

REMOTE:

Serial number will be required together with valid activation code. Generate valid activation code based on Site code and then use 0000-0000-00-0000-0000 as valid serial number.

[-] Old protection interface offline manual has been removed from distribution.

[-] Old RTE offline manual has been removed from distribution.

[+] New options for opening protection interface and RTE samples folders added to Help menu.

[*] VM detection algorithm has been improved.

[!] Few other minor fixes and security improvements.

Next minor update (06.00.0630) of PC Guard Software Copy Protection System will bring support for RTE (Run Time Encryption) in Delphi 64bit applications, improved VM detection algorithm and will include some new and some upgraded samples including:

- C/C++ 32/64 bit VS 2019 protection interface sample project.

- Delphi 32/64 bit protection interface sample project.

- Visual Basic (VB6) protection interface sample project.

- RTE Delphi 32/64 bit sample project.

- RTE C/C++ VS 2019 sample project.

- ClickOnce launcher project (C#) has been upgraded to .NET 4 and VS 2019.

- Custom dialogs sample project has been upgraded to VS 2019.

- Old protection interface and RTE offline documentation will be removed from distribution.

New version of PC Guard is scheduled to be released during the first week of December. As always, we are looking forward to your comments and suggestions!

We have further extended support for software protection of Python applications.

In order to be able to protect your Windows Python applications use PyInstaller or Nuitka to package your applications and then PC Guard to additionally encrypt and protect packaged applications.

When it comes to PyInstaller both One-Folder (recommended) and One-File PyInstaller bundling methods are now supported.

We've also improved support for different versions of Python targeting different operating systems (32bit and 64bit).

PC Guard's advanced overlay management (AOM) and internal overlay encryption are by default enabled for PyInstaller created applications.

This unique protection solution offered by PC Guard means that PyInstaller data which contains actual Python code of your application and is attached to PyInstaller loader stub (exe) will also be additionally encrypted.

It is now also possible to digitally sign protected PyInstaller One-Folder and One-File applications. 

PC Guard also includes out-of-the-box support for Python applications created by Nutika. Nuitka created applications have different structure so AOM and internal overlay encryption are not applicable for these applications.