Hide or encrypt files

[farj00n]

Hey guys

I made a project with setup factory ,my set up file install pdf file and I dont know how to make it secure from user's copy ,cause there is a copy of the pdf file in programfile/my root , could you please help me :)

HOW CAN I ENCRYPT THE FILE?

[pww]

AFAIK it's not possible to prevent copying of a file.

Until the file is packed into your installer, it's safe. Before the installation you may ask for a serial number, perform online validation etc.
But once the file is extracted and available on the target system, it can be copied and this can't be stopped.
PDF's can be password protected, but this doesn't help as the password is static and can be distributed together with the file.

Maybe the only way is to pack the file together with some sort of a viewer that evaluates a license which is machine-specific. But that's too heavy..