Driver Easy Easter Egg

2024-04-15 14:36:50
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While digging around Driver Easy's decompiled code (written in C# .NET), I was looking at the core functions of how the application works. I ended up finding the validation for the license inside Easeware.Driver.Core.dll.

public bool Valid
{
	get
	{
		StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("Please read below text before you change the code:");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("We are appreciate your work, you are the HERO let more user enjoy the advance features,");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("however due to the very expensive bandwidth cost,");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("we still need to selling our service in order to cover the server fee,");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("otherwise we may need to shutdown our business.");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("So we just change the \"Professional Vx.xx.x\" to \"Professional (Speed Limited) Vx.xx.x\", without other limitiation,");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("please do not remove this remind, otherwise there is another encryption & decryption war.");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("");
		stringBuilder.AppendLine("We are more prefer to invest more manpower to improve our product, instead of encryption. Thanks a lot.");
		return this.c;
	}
	set
	{
		this.c = value;
	}
}

What I find interesting about this entire message is the mention of "another encryption & decryption war". Indicating that there was one previously, which I find pretty amusing. I also find it funny they are praising the attacker, then asking for mercy, and then threatening them with war. Interesting tactic, I hope it works out for you.