[Q] Prevention of pirated apps question

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From multiple sources (http://www.nextbestgeek.com/2010/12/...s-phone-7-app/, http://www.djawirlabs.com/1855/) i have heard that its possible to track down pirated apps by searching for a xml in the xap, the one thing i wonder, "have one person passed with this though submission process"?

Coder > submission process > add of "WMAppPRHeader.xml" > Marketplace ?

That above is the way i think it is, but if submission does not have "WMAppPRHeader.xml" in xap, the "checkers" will have a auto exit application if coded that way. Or is it?:

Coder > add of "WMAppPRHeader.xml" > submission process > Marketplace ?

        public static bool IsHackedMarketplaceApp()
        {
#if DEBUG
            return false;
#endif

#pragma warning disable
            try
            {
                var content = System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load("WMAppPRHeader.xml");
                return false;
            }
            catch
            {
                return true;
            }
#pragma warning restore
        }

Without having a "is WMAppPRHeader.xml" present, if not "enter password" type setup, it won't be possible to have apps that work and pass certification.

With the password part, you can add a tester note in the submission forms with a password/method for installing that should get checked.

The alternative is the "IsTrial()" method with a lot of obfuscation surrounding any mentions of it.

Both of these methods are possible to get round with a moderate knowledge of C# and .Net Reflector, but with obfuscation it's a hell of a lot harder.

Obfuscation make it a lot difficult, but ive seen an obfuscator for pc that i used once, if we obfucate using that then reflector or any other program i tried to disassemble it crashed. Though i didnt check with hhd hex editor neo. for sure redgates reflector and another prog i used had no luck..

According to chevron group app piracy wont work when nodo update comes, not cox side loading wont work but the way they handle homebrew and marketplace app it seems