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Thanks for all the great responses. I checked out Nexcopy and found they only support certain file types. Exe isn't one of them. I'm going to email them and see if they have any options. http://www.nexcopy.com/usb-copy-protection/
As for the other methods mentioned, ill look into them. Ill be sure to keep you all posted once I figure a way to do this.
I used kakasoft USB copy protector to do this job for me, it protects all files in my USB form copy,Delete,Save as,Print and so on. It's very useful to me! But if you just need protect one USB drives , there is a little waste, because it selled by 10 USB Drives for $50 more or less. What ever, you can have a look at first.
If it's a personal USB I would use TrueCrypt, that program is awsome to encrypt and secure files on USB for personal usage. But from what I read you need copy-protection software for your USB, and not just encryption software. You should try USB-Cops from Link Data Security they support all kinds of files, but just like kakasoft it's not freeware so don't use this for a single USB.
I'm gonna bump this with a new idea for small-scale distribution of software. What if the software was told to only run on a device with a specific serial number. Essentially, hard-coding the MMF application not to run if it's not running from the specific serial number of a usb thumb drive. Not the volume serial, which is changed on format, but the chip-level drive serial.
Any reason this wouldn't work should it be a viable method for someone? Obviously, it wouldn't be viable on a large scale since your have to make a billion versions of your app with the various serials hard coded in.
Hi,
Im not sure if this would help but years ago I used a program to compile my html files into and exe which would then extract the whole lot to a temporary file and when the user was finished it would delete the temporary files. I think it will also compile .bat files so you may be in luck, just call your program from a bat file compiled with html2exe.
Hope it works for you.
With kind regards,
Bradley
Hi Ratty,
I see you have a lot of good ideas and both nexcopy and kakasoft has been up. Another company who delivers USB copy protection solutions are Link Data Security, on their page they tell a little about what they do, this might inspire you for your own software:
I took the liberty to see what I could piece together:
1. Make a CD-Rom partition on your USB, this makes it impossible for normal users to delete content. (only read media)
2. Encrypted data which only runs though your program/view etc.
3. Program/view should only run once it has verified your USB, serial number, chip number, any kind of unique feature.
Some of these unique features might be easy to copy onto a new USB, but it's better than nothing and if you need high-end protection then don't make it your self, there will be way to much you will have to take into account. But as this is your plan, I guess? Try check out these two tutorials on copy protection:
All About Copy Protection: linkdata.com/theory.htm
Data Protection in a Nutshell: linkdata.com/theory2.htm