axprotector

[psgama]

That's as far as I got with it as well, The runtime system is not installed error when inside a debugger. The service is running though, You can see it under services.msc If you turn off the service (C0de M3ter Runtime Server) you can get the same error to occur if you don't allow the service to restart after opening the program.

With the included files to bypass the FlexNet checks, the software will run fine, its just the nag screen and the internal CRC check. This is the newest version in a series of softwares that do not require a Dongle, so the packing is only done to thwart reversing of the program. Definitely an interesting protection as far as I have seen so far, this is the first time I have seen it in use.

If you have ollydbg opened and named normally, not being hidden, The software will refuse to even open outside of the debugging environment without any indication or feedback to the user.

Also, if you shut the service down after the application has been started, It will crash the program after maybe 30 seconds, but it seems the program is fully functional for that period of time, so it must be checking in with the service as well. Very interesting.