[Guide] How to Fix IDM Fake Serial Pop-Up !

IDM Fake Serial Pop-Up

Almost everyone is aware about Internet Download Manager (IDM). You might have been using this application since it helps you to download files from web at high speed. I would say, this is from one of the best tool to be used to download files from internet. But you may have been facing the pop up that IDM has been registered with the Fake serial number. This pop up is really very irritating since it appears every time when you are about to download some file or when you start your system. Here in this article I am going to reveal simple and easy steps to get rid of this pop up.

How to Fix ?

First of all uninstall all previous versions of cracks. Download Internet Download Manager Universal Crack fromOnHAX (Credits to foxonfox). Crack IDM using this crack. If pop-up still appearing after cracked, only then use the below methods.

• Method 1
  1. Download and extract “IDM Fake Fixed”
  2. Then run the “Reset (Fixed).exe” as Administrator
  3. Click on “Trial Reset” tab [By default it sets to HELP tab]
  4. Uncheck the “Automatically” box
  5. Click on “Reset the IDM trial now” and wait for the process

• Method 2
  1. Open RUN dialog box [Windows Key + R]
  2. Type “regedit” and hit ENTER
  3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DownloadManager
  4. Find for “CheckUpdtVM”
  5. Change value to “0”

• Method 3
  1. Go to the IDM directory
  2. Find for “IDMGrHlp.exe” and delete it
  3. Now find for “idmBroker.exe” and copy/paste in same folder
  4. Rename the copied file to “IDMGrHlp.exe”
  5. Restart your system to apply this effect

• Method 4
  1. Go to the directory “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\”
  2. Find for “hosts”
  3. Right click on that file follow by Open With >> Notepad [Can be use any text editor]
  4. Now just copy the below lines of code and paste it after the last line in 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
  5. Save this file and restart your system to see the effect

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