Chris Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Despite all the problems DRM has been causing lately, it seems like companies involved in copy protection just keep trying to create more dangerous copy protections. Originally, they were more of a nuisance causing compatibility issues, installing wanted software, etc. Next came Sony Rootkits which used cloaking to hide its DRM processes and files, but with the side affect of being able to cloak spyware & viruses, thus causing a serious security risk. More recently, the Settec Alpha-DVD protection has been reported to cause DVD writers to malfunction. Now, Futuremark has uncovered a very dangerous anti-piracy system Starforce is now using. This copy protection system installs a driver that runs at the highest level of access on the system, which gives it low level access to the PCs hardware and any drivers and processes. This driver runs regardless of whether the game runs; keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity such as attempting to copy a protected disc. If something suspicious is detected, it forces the PC to make an immediate reboot, regardless of any other applications running and whether or not the user has any unsaved work.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 It sounds downright illegal to me :0 I was going to buy Toca Race Driver 3 but apparently it also has the rootkit.http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=167774 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 These people are obviously clever d icks, sending out stuff that they haven't the intelligence to research properly first, to ensure that it doesn't cause problems for the purchaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 DRM is illegal or it should be as it compromises the integrity of a computer system.It could cost the CD/DVD producers dearly as Sony found out not so long ago. :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Yeah ive known about Starforce for a while now, and ive never bought a game ive known to use this. I did buy Blitzkrieg 2 without knowing that used it. It hasnt been installed and never will be.Last time i installed a game that used starforce my pc would freeze at random. Ive heard alot of reports of it completely breaking users DVD/CD drives.If you want to know more have a look at this site, it also has a updated list of games that use this & the problems it can cause. It also tells you how to remove it:Boycott Starforce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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