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Very welcoming, thank you Ron.

Thanks Dave

I have been running MBAE for well over a year now until today when I did an update. Like others in this thread, I received the notification "Trial Period Expired" and that my license was found to be invalid. In my case, I was under the impression that I was purchasing a lifetime license for MBAE (version 1.05.1.1016) from an 'Authorised Reseller' via their Ebay store. In hindsight I understand that purchasing direct from the vendor would have avoided this problem (no need for any lectures), however I did not at all suspect I was purchasing an invalid license and the whole deal seemed legitimate. I was even reassured by the seller of 'after sales' support... I won't be taking advantage of any "great deals" like that again. I tried searching on Ebay for the seller, but they're account no longer exists. I checked for my PayPal transaction receipt, but unfortunately it looks like the transaction will not be covered under 'Buyers Protection'. I wonder how many others have been fooled by this seller.

The community seems to be pretty inviting and active. I have looked through ithese threads while searching for answers for years now. As a longtime supporter of Malwarebytes there have been many times I have ended up here reading something that I want to respond to or comment on, so my first post is well over due! Thanks to everbody who has turned Malwarebytes into what it is and well done for having supportive community to keep it going