Whois & Analysis for chserialkey.org

An example of a warez activator for Microsoft Office.

A key generator (key-gen) is a computer program that generates a product licensing key, such as a serial number, necessary to activate for use of a software application.

Keygens may be legitimately distributed by software manufacturers for licensing software in commercial environments where software has been licensed in bulk for an entire site or enterprise, or they may be distributed illegitimately in circumstances of copyright infringement or software piracy.

Product key on a Proof of License Certificate of Authenticity for Windows Vista Home Premium.

A product key, also known as a software key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program.

It certifies that the copy of the program is original.

BitTorrent is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a decentralized manner.

Software cracking (known as "breaking" mostly in the 1980s) is the modification of software to remove or disable features which are considered undesirable by the person cracking the software (software cracker), especially copy protection features (including protection against the manipulation of software, serial number, hardware key, date checks and disc check) or software annoyances like nag screens and adware.

A diagram showing how the user interacts with application software on a typical desktop computer.

The application software layer interfaces with the operating system, which in turn communicates with the hardware.

The arrows indicate information flow.