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May, 2009: Easily Create Portable and Protected Applications with MoleBox Ultra

Teggo Software Ltd. announces the release of MoleBox Ultra, a new edition of its popular software virtualization tool. MoleBox Ultra packages native Windows and .NET applications into portable standalone executables that run without installation from any source, like CD-ROM, USB or network drive. MoleBox allows software developers, publishers and IT professionals to simplify software deployment and avoid compatibility errors.

Why Virtualize Your Software

Traditional software installation process frequently requires administrator privileges, includes installation and registration of many components, and takes minutes or even hours of time. Another application using different versions of the same components may corrupt your installation. Virtualization solves all these problems, making software portable and allowing it to run instantly, independent of user privileges.

MoleBox Ultra, 2-in-1 Virtualization and Protection Solution

According to growing requests from the customers, in the new MoleBox edition its developers have extended the feature set; in particular, protection capabilities were dramatically increased. MoleBox Ultra may be now used as a virtualization and protection tool at the same time, which makes it unique at the market.

The new technology used in MoleBox Ultra also improves existing functionality of the older MoleBox versions - software virtualization, DLL and ActiveX embedding, and adds support for newer operating systems and .NET applications. Additionally, MoleBox Ultra features 'virtual registry' technology which allows using any ActiveX components without installation and helps avoiding DLL Hell and version conflicts.

The new MoleBox Ultra offers several different kinds of software protection methods. Packed binaries are protected from static reverse engineering and classic cracker's attacks. Additionally, MoleBox ultra protects packed components and media content from being reused by external programs, extracted or modified.

'A major concern of software vendors choosing a 3rd party protection tool is so-called 'false positives problem'. Frequently antivirus software by error treats virtualized or protected programs as viruses or malware, and this is very disturbing both for software developers and their users, - says Alexey Sudachen, founder and CTO at Teggo Software Ltd.

August, 2005: ActiveX deployment made easy

MoleBox Pro introduces version 2.5

MoleBox Pro, a well-known software deployment and application data protection solution, announces the major update, adding compatibility with ActiveX components. MoleBox Pro allows software developers to create a "virtual file system" for their applications, linking all the application files into a single efficient executable file, which runs without extracting packed files to the hard drive. In addition, it protects data files from viewing and modifications, and DLLs from 3rd party use.

This new version of MoleBox Pro features the capability to integrate ActiveX components into executable files. Traditionally, ActiveX components must be installed before use, but MoleBox Pro eliminates this need. Main advantages of using MoleBox Pro include:

Using ActiveX components without installation and registration on the end-user computer;
Running applications under User privilege, since MoleBox does not affect the Windows Registry;
Preventing component files corruption and possible version conflicts caused by other software using same components;
Protecting components from unauthorized use.

ActiveX components may be linked to the executable as easy as common DLLs, without need to provide additional information or write manifest files. MoleBox extracts all the necessary information directly from the component.

"This feature, ActiveX support, was the one most requested by our customers, and we are very pleased to offer it now", said Olga Marchevska, marketing manager at Teggo. "With its increasing functionality, MoleBox keeps being user-friendly and easy to use".

MoleBox Pro - Overview

MoleBox Pro is a runtime executable packer for Windows applications, that processes software and all of it supplementary files in order to create a single executable file. In doing so, the program compresses and encrypts executable files, data, media files and DLLs, as well as integrates DLLs into executable file. After processing any software application with MoleBox, that data can not be viewed, extracted, copied or modified. In addition, reverse-engineering becomes extremely difficult. The program does not affect the functionality of the original application in any way nor requires any additional coding.

MoleBox features at a glance:

Package application and its supplementary files
Run application without extracting packed files to the hard drive
Protect data files from viewing and modifications
Protect DLLs and ActiveX components from 3rd party use
Use ActiveX components without registration
Compress and encrypt all the application files
Secure application integrity
Manage patches and updates

May, 2004: MoleBox Pro 2.2

MoleBox Pro helps software developers pack applications to protect them from prying eyes, disassembling and unauthorized use.

MoleBox Pro is a runtime exe packer utility for Windows applications that processes software and all of it resource files in order to create a single executable file. In doing so, the program compresses and encrypts executable files, data, media files and DLLs, as well as embeds DLLs into executable file. After processing any software application with MoleBox, that data can not be viewed, extracted, copied or modified. In addition, reverse-engineering becomes extremely difficult. The program does not affect the functionality of the original application in any way nor requires any additional coding.

The software was developed by a group of software developers who were looking for a way to protect their application components from being used illegally. After the program was developed, not a single application processed with MoleBox according to MoleStudio recommendations was cracked or disassembled.

This new version of software, called MoleBox Pro, comes with a capability to create several packages, rather than packing all data into a single file. For example, developers can now opt to pack all their media files (sound, graphics, 3D models, textures, etc) to protect from illegal coping separately. Custom encryption options for each pack are available as well. The other advantages of processing software with MoleBox Pro includes avoiding dll conflicts (when two or more applications use the same dll file), decreasing overall size of applications, and easily creating patches, upgrades, add-ons, level packs.