From 2010 to 2015, a cottage industry of "trial reset" tools flourished. For G Data 2013, the most famous was .
In 2013, G Data Software AG was a respected but second-tier antivirus vendor, known for its powerful dual-engine scanning (using Bitdefender + its own engine). Like most AV companies, it sold 1-year subscriptions. For users in developing countries (or teenagers with no credit cards), paying $30–$50 a year was a barrier. g data antivirus 2013 trial reset