Fix IDM has been registered with a fake serial number [Guide]

This article will guide you through fixing IDM has been registered with a fake serial number or the serial number has been blocked error message.

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a popular download manager for Windows. The only difference between IDM and other popular download managers is that IDM is a paid software which means that you need to buy it to use it.

If you have bought IDM lately, you may lead to a few problems like “IDM has been registered with a fake serial number or the serial number has been blocked“. Or you may have used a trial or cracked version of IDM before but have purchased the new IDM but still you get the same error message when you try to register with your legal serial number.

Here are some solutions which you may try before contacting the IDM support team. By the way, this IDM support page lists down some of the problems and their possible solutions but these are not enough to get you out of this situation. You may also try our solutions first.

Tweaking IDM files

We will need to tweak some program files of IDM in order to stop it from showing the fake serial number error message. Let’s go through the tweaking steps:

1. Go to C:\Program Files\Internet Downlaod Manager or C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Downlaod Manager on a 64-bit computer
2. Search and delete the file called IDMGrHlp.exe
3. Now copy idmBroker.exe from the same folder and paste it in the same folder and rename it to IDMGrHlp.exe
4. Restart the system for the changes to take effect

If you are still having problems and error messages are popping up, you may disable the automatic update function of IDM using the following methods:

Disable automatic updates in IDM

You can disable automatic updates of IDM using Windows Registry

1. Go to Run –> regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DownloadManager
3. In the right hand pane, select CheckUpdtVM and edit its value to 0

Editing Hosts File to block IDM updates

1. Browse to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
2. Open hosts file using a text editor like notepad
3. Copy and paste these lines at the end of the HOSTS file :

127.0.0.1 tonec.com
127.0.0.1 http://www.tonec.com
127.0.0.1 registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 http://www.registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 secure.registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 secure.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror2.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror3.internetdownloadmanager.com

Note : This will disable the update function of Internet Download Manager. You will need to download the latest updates manually.

If you are still getting errors, the best way is to download Internet Download Manager from Tonec website again, uninstall the previously installed IDM completely and reinstall IDM using the newly downloaded installer. You may also contact their support department which is quite responsive and friendly.

Mobizen : Completely Control Your Android or iOS Mobile from Computer !

Mobizen is a program that let you use and control your mobile phone from your PC via USB, Wi-Fi, 3G or LTE on PC, Mac, iPad or Tablet.

Mobizen allows you to use your mobile phone easily from your PC. You can connect to Mobizen via USB, Wi-Fi, 3G or LTE on PC, Mac, iPad or Tablet. Mobizen will connect to your mobile devices with various networks. It shows all information from your phone like call logs, storage left , processes you are running , and much more . The fun part is you can also add or delete files and folders , direct interaction with your images and video’s and share them via web without even touching your phone . Sounds useful ? Not yet !… So it also has  a outstanding video record feature to show of your technical skills with your phone also you can  record video games like Minecraft, Clash of Clans, Summoner’s War, Geometry Dash, Clash of Kings and more ! At the end it has feature to save Videos from Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and other messenger app to save on your device to watch later.

• It’s easy to use & NO ROOT is required!

Features

• SMARTPHONE MIRRORING
  • Real time mirroring on your PC is supported. With Mobizen, you can seamlessly continue gameplay and use of all other Android apps at full functionality on your PC. Continue to use Kik Messenger, WhatsApp on your PC with Mobizen.
• SCREEN RECORDING
  • You can easily take screen shots and record your mobile screen without rooting. This is the easiest way to record and share mobile gameplay.
• MOBILE PRESENTATION
  • Mobizen works as an effective presentation tool allowing you to mirror your mobile device to a large screen. Tools such as on-screen drawing can enhance the effectiveness of any presentation.
• SMARTPHONE NOTIFICATION
  • Easily receive all smartphone notifications on your PC discreetly and choose which ones you would like to respond to at the click of your mouse.
• VIDEO STREAMING
  • Mobizen allows you to stream music and videos to your PC with ease. Transferring files is no longer necessary as you can easily stream mobile multimedia to a large screen to share with friends and colleagues.
• DRAG-AND-DROP FILE TRANSFER
  • Drag and Drop when you want to transfer photos and other media files to your PC from your mobile. You can also move contents from your PC to your mobile device with this easy-to-use function.

Installation

[Start Mobizen]
Step 1. Install the Mobizen Mirroring app on your smartphone.
Step 2. Install Mobizen PC software.
Step 3. Connect to Mobizen from either Mobizen.com or the Mobizen PC application

• Connection: Support for USB, Wi-Fi and 4G/3G / LTE connectivity.
• You may need to install engine for wireless connection.

Minimum specifications

• Smartphone: Android 4.0+ smartphones and tablets
• Recording: Android 4.2+ smartphone and tablets
• Web access: Chrome 21+, Safari7+, Firefox18+, Internet Explorer 10+
• PC: Windows XP or later – Mac: OS X 10.7 or later

How to Install Wireless Engine ?

Connect your mobile & PC to same Wi-Fi network to use mobizen wirelessly and then turn ‘On’ the wi-fi option in ‘Connectivity Methods’ settings.

Download

Mobizen PC / Mirrors (48.4 MB)

Mobizen Mirroring Apk / Mirrors (18.8 MB)

MiXplorer v6.28.0 APK File Is Here!

MiXplorer

MiXplorer mix of explorers (SD, FTP, Lan, Cloud and other storage explorers) is a fast, smooth, beautiful, reliable and fully-featured file manager with a simple and intuitive user interface. This app has no ads, is and will always remain completely free.

It supports Android 2.0+ (Eclair)

Features

• Easily themable with customization option which lets you select any color you like.
• Sort, disable and enable all menu options and action buttons.
• Unlimited Tabbed browsing and Dual panel in landscape mode and Drag and Drop between panels also supported.
• Easily create Tasks to multitask Copy, Move, … operations.
• Different various View Modes and Sorting Options for each folder separately!
• Customizable bookmarks drawer with essential file types already categorized.
• Advanced search functions.
• Custom USB OTG driver. FAT32 (R/W), exFat(R/W), NTFS (R).
• Html viewer which supports MHT, Markdown, AXml and ….
• eBook reader which supports PDF, Epub, Xps, Cbz and multipage Tiff images.
• Export/Import all preferences and bookmarks and customized skins.
• Extract and create 7z and Zip/Zip64 (splitted-encrypted), TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, GZIP, BZIP2
• Extract RAR/RAR5 (splitted-encrypted), XZ, APM, CAB, ISO, ARJ, AR, LZH, LHA, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB, NSIS, LZMA, NTFS, FAT, VHD, MBR, SWM, MSLZ, CramFS, Dmg, ELF, MachO, Mub, PE, Split, Xar, Z, Udf, HFS, SquashFS, PPMD.
• All your cloud storage needs accessible from one single app. Choose from 19 providers:
  Amazon Cloud drive, Mega.co.nz, Mail.ru, Dropbox, Box, Yandex, HiDrive, Baidu, Mediafire, Kuaipan, Kanbox, IDrive, Hubic, 4Sync, Google Drive, Meo, OneDrive, pCloud, SugarSync, VDisk.
  + clouds which support webdav like (Yandex.ru, OwnCloud, MyDrive.ch, DriveHQ, CloudMe, CloudSafe, …).
•  Modifying zip files.
• Root access for all advanced operations.
• User and System app management with data backup ability for rooted devices.
• EncFS volumes supported for all storages.
• File encryption and decryption using Aescrypt file format.
• FTP/HTTP Server built in + TCP server to receive files from other devices using MiX (Send-to option).
• MP3 Tag Editor.
• Built-in Image Viewer (it supports GIF animation and large images).
• Built-in Media Player + VLC codecs add-on.
• Powerful Text Editor.
• SAMBA, FTP, SFTP, WEBDAV, BLUETOOTH supported as well.
• And many more awesome features for you to explore!

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Downloads

MiXplorer v6.28 (2.11 MB) / Mirror