Solution For “Internet Download Manager has been registered with a fake serial number” problem

1. Quit IDM from the taskbar before entering the serial.
as shown below

2. Disconnect active connections to the internet.

3. Then go to the directory C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc and locate the file ‘hosts’

4. Open the “hosts” file with “notepad”.

5. on the last line enter the following address as shown and save.

8. No wonder you would be facing this problem again but without panic use a “new fake key” ( this time steps 3,4 and 5 are not required, the only thing required is “a keygen” for generating