Cracking DisplayFusion

Hey,
ever had a look to the source of the commercial tool DisplayFusion from Binary Fortress ? No ? Do it !
They hardcoded serialz in the free version. Code is written in C# so you can use the .Net Reflector. Search for the Registry Key in the Dissambled Source. It is nearly by the routine for checking an entered serial. They do a request if the entered matches the hardcoded, if true => serial is denied. So you can take the first 5 parts of one hardcoded and add the 6. part, consisted of a name and a date in the future, a little bit edited and Base64 encrypted (get the decrypting routine from the dissembled code and turn it in a encrypting).
You save 25$ :)
hf

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