Cold Turkey Blocker Activator

ColdTurkeyBlockerActivator.py

import json

import sqlite3

import os

DB_PATH = "C:/ProgramData/Cold Turkey/data-app.db"

def activate():

try:

conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)

c = conn.cursor()

s = c.execute("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = 'settings'").fetchone()[0]

dat = json.loads(s)

if dat["additional"]["proStatus"] != "pro":

print("Your version of Cold Turkey Blocker is not activated.")

dat["additional"]["proStatus"] = "pro"

print("But now it is activated.\nPlease close Cold Turkey Blocker and run again it.")

c.execute("""UPDATE settings SET value = ? WHERE "key" = 'settings'""", (json.dumps(dat),))

conn.commit()

else:

print("Looks like your copy of Cold Turkey Blocker is already activated.")

print("Deactivating it now.")

dat["additional"]["proStatus"] = "free"

c.execute("""UPDATE settings set value = ? WHERE "key" = 'settings'""", (json.dumps(dat),))

conn.commit()

except sqlite3.Error as e:

print("Failed to activate", e)

finally:

if conn:

conn.close()

def main():

if os.path.exists(DB_PATH):

print("Data file found.\nLet's activate your copy of Cold Turkey Blocker.")

activate()

else:

print("Looks like Cold Turkey Blocker is not installed.\n If it is installed then run it at least once.")

if __name__ == '__main__':

main()

New version 4.7 release. Cant activate it to pro version. Can someone help me please?

Newest version seems to no longer be stored as JSON in the DB file, but is encrypted instead. (Though interestingly enough, it still supports the old JSON format.)
No current scripts floating around will work, sorry peeps.

Either someone will have to dig into the CTB code to figure out how it's been encrypted or take the lazy approach of simply pasting one in.
Alternatively, you can buy the software, which I'm planning to do regardless once I actually have any funds for it.

I assume if someone made a save file on an older version and then migrates to the newest version, it should work without issue.
Only easy way the dev can really patch that is if they require users to re-authenticate any save file pre V.X.X.X. (whatever version the next one is).

...ouch

I hope this doesn't lead to an arms race that just wastes the dev's time, I could easily imagine it leading to online authentication that just makes the app worse and still gets bypassed by some tricky people.
It's good software and I hope to support it properly myself.

Can someone explain to me how to do this? I arrived with no idea what was going on, just wanting to use a crack, i an using the 4.5 version