Use SolidWorks for Makers (approx. $99/year) or an Educational Edition . If you are a student, your university likely provides a free license. If you are a professional, the cost of a standard license is trivial compared to the cost of a data breach or lawsuit.
The SSQ activator is a self-modifying executable. It unpacks temporary files into the same directory it resides in. If you are running it directly from: Solidworks.2017.activator-ssq Error 6
Most community-sourced fixes involve brute-force trial and error: Use SolidWorks for Makers (approx