Clampdown
Indie developers & ISVs

Your build is cracked. Find out where.

Cracks, keygens, and repacks show up on warez forums and torrent indexes within days of a release. Clampdown tracks them and files the removals so you can keep shipping.

The threats

How software gets taken

Cracks and keygens

A patched binary or a key generator turns a paid license into a free one. These get posted with install instructions and a mirror list.

Repacks and portable builds

Repackers strip your installer, bundle the crack, and redistribute. Some add malware, which lands on your support queue and your reputation.

License-key resellers

Grey-market sites sell keys from chargebacks, stolen cards, and abused education programs at a fraction of your price.

Nulled plugins and themes

Commercial WordPress, Shopify, and SaaS extensions get republished on GPL-club and null sites, ranking beside your own listing.

Where it spreads

The surfaces we watch for software, and the ones copies usually pass through on the way to a search result.

  • 1337x & torrent indexes
  • Warez forums
  • Null & GPL-club sites
  • Telegram channels
  • Discord servers
  • GitHub mirrors
  • File hosts
  • Key-reseller marketplaces
  • YouTube install tutorials
How we protect it

What Clampdown does about it

The parts of the loop that matter most for this medium.

  1. 01

    Release-day watch

    New versions are tracked from the day they ship, when crack groups compete to be first with a working bypass.

  2. 02

    Version-aware matching

    Findings are tied to the build they target, so you can see which release is being cracked and how fast.

  3. 03

    Notices to hosts and indexes

    Takedowns go to file hosts, forum operators, torrent indexes, and search engines, with follow-up when a host stalls.

  4. 04

    Reseller reports

    Grey-market key listings are reported through each marketplace's IP program with the evidence they require.

Frequently asked questions

Can you get torrents removed?
We file with the index, the tracker, and the search engines that surface it. Indexes vary in how they respond, so we also work the hosts and mirrors that actually serve the files.
Does this replace DRM or licensing?
No. Licensing decides who can run your software; Clampdown deals with the copies that already got past it. Most teams run both.
What about Telegram and Discord distribution?
Both are monitored, and confirmed distribution channels get reported through the platform's abuse route. Channels do resurface, so we track repeat operators across runs.

Find the copies of your software that are already out there.

Give us a title and a store link. We will come back with what we find, before you commit to anything.