It is annoying when a trial expires before you had time testing the software. Sometimes it is just enough to reinstall to get a new trial period but usually they hide the information so it is persistent.
I used Sysinternal’s Process Monitor to find out what resources the license manager (PsiService_2.exe) used and cleared them away to get a new fresh trial period.
If you have licensed products using this service you should be careful and keep backups of all values/files.
These instructions are valid for Windows 7 64-bit but just remove “Wow6432Node” for 32 bit systems:
- Stop “Protexis Licensing V2”-service and the application you are evaluating.
- Clear registry:
- HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Protexis\Licenses
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Protexis\Licenses
- Delete files:
- C:\ProgramData\KGyGaAvL.sys
- C:\ProgramData\88AD984CE6.sys (filename varies)
- Start service
- Start the application
Tags: KGyGaAvL.sys, Protexis, Sage Act!
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Hi
This is very borderline blogging, Fredrik. Although it’s with the best intensions you are telling people this, some might use to avoid purchasing the product.
Regards
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Mm… I know but I was really annoyed by their support departments attitude. To my defense, people who are not willing to pay for licenses will always find a way around any copy protection anyway.
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Today I’ve just found out about two suspicious hidden files in c:\ProgramData: KGyGaAvL.sys and 7DCB1E7003.sys. My AV program (Avira) did not think they are malicious, nor the online virus scanner that uses multiple engines. Thanks to google and your blog, now I know that they are part of Protexis Licensing that is in Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 that I have installed a few days ago. So now I’m not worry anymore. Thanks!
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