Difference Between Crack and Serial ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------- A serial, also known as a product key, is a series of alphanumeric characters (numbers and letters) that indicate the purchase of that specific software. Serials for very popular software can sometimes be found online and most software pirates use these serials dis tribute pirated copies that can be unlocked. A crack is a more sophisticated way of bypassing the security measures of certain software. It is an application that totally removes the authentication mechanism that’s been embedded into the software. The use of serial keys was started by software companies to combat the quick and wide spread of software piracy. Even if you have a copy of the software, you would not be able to use it without a serial. Since its advent, sharing serial keys have been very prevalent as the most software are not able to confirm whether or not the...