Deamon Tools 4

[Frank]

Une nouvelle version est prévue pour entre mi-octobre et mi-novembre, elle émulerait sans problèmes le StarForce 3 ainsi que SecuROM 5/7 (currently only done using Alcohol 120%)...

Good news! I hate StarForce! Forcing me to install shit shit on my computer isn't permitted! Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas:

Once four different device drivers are installed, the software monitors your CD-drive to confirm you're using the original CD, while the system encrypts executable files, but also non-executable files included in the application. The software also collects system information and creates an error report should anything go wrong

However, will StarForce 4 follow right after?



Présentement, la méthode pour contourner StarForce 3.5.qqch est un peu plate:

Installation Notes:
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1. IDE PCI Controller Drivers MUST be OS STANDARD IDE PCI Drivers.

2. Unpack file sfcure01 that's in tools.rar and launch file !setup.bat
through MS-Dos Prompt and reboot your box.

3. If u have AMD64, then use sfcure_x64 that works same way as the other.

4. Mount Alcohol 120% img and install the game.

5. Once installation is complete, launch sfdrup.exe to update StarForce3 drivers and reboot the box.

6. Launch through MS-Dos Prompt the file !start.bat that's in the unpacked file sfcure01.

7. Unpack file sfn.rar e launch sfn.exe (StarForce Nightmare 1.12)

8. Select in this order "Disable node" , "Disable CD" , "Disable node" , and the IDE channel you use for real CD/DVD units (Pr. Slave , Sc. Master o Sc. Slave ) , depending on how your IDE units are connected

[pwel]

What is StarForce 3 and SecuROM 5/7 ?? never heard about it

[Frank]

CD protections, pour empêcher les copies

http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cd ... ions.shtml

[pwel]

So I guess those protection aren't very efficient now?


Vouloir empecher la copie de musique ou de logiciels c'est comme vouloir empecher un gars de penser au sexe...on peut pas aller contre la nature des gens!

[Frank]

Well, StarForce 3.5 (3.0 was easily "killed") commence à peine à être désactivée, via des procédures plutôt loufoques (1er post). Avant, pour SF 3.5, la méthode était que si tu installais le jeu à partir d'un lecteur DVD USB, bien SF fuckait pas le chien avec ses drivers, pcq ils sont pas compatibles (or whatever), alors tu pouvais jouer sans problème...

À ce que je connais, StarForce est la seule protection qui a duré (et qui dure encore) aussi longtemps, de par son coding et son concept trop hot...

J'imagine qu'ils sont plutôt chers cependant!

[Frank]

Deamon Tolls 4.0 now available (well, since yesterday, late posting )!

Homepage: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/

Download:

• http://home.so-net.net.tw/martinx/dtools/daemon400.exe
  http://web.daemon-tools.cc/daemon400.exe

Notes: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/notes.html



Notes regarding the 4.0 release
Dear DT-Community,

today, we release the new V4.00.

As we already heard from our customers, it fixes indeed most or even all blacklists - however, it is STILL a SCSI-Emulator, therefore it's still necessary to remove present IDE-Drives!

As nearly all protections now block ALL SCSI-Drives, no matter if REAL or VIRTUAL, you need to DISABLE your ide-drives! This version is more or less only a "next step", it does NOT contain an IDE-Jammer atm. However, we are working on it and will hopefully have it ready soon. So be warned - do NOT complain about the "lack" of the IDE-Jammer-Device. We release it now, as is. It fullfilles its job as long as no IDE is present in System or you otherwise block that IDE-nodes. After all it's STILL free!

Another important change is the integration of ADWARE. Yes, we need that revenues. However, we decided to let YOU choose to run it with ADWARE and support us - or simple turn it OFF in installation-process and run it same way as former versions - without ADWARE. By default, it is turned ON - to not install that ADWARE, please UNCHECK at installation "DAEMON TOOLS SEARCHBAR" (or you can remove it anytime later when you wish via "Control Panel"-> "Add/Remove programs")

We leave that decision to you, so please don't blame us that we did it that way. It was a compromise to continue the free support - we would much appreciate it if you install that ADWARE-stuff. We set- up a special forum so please post in THAT forum only about questions, concerns or anything else that is related to that ADWARE. The forum's name is "DAEMON Tools Searchbar".

To sum it up:

- NO IDE-Jammer atm - we are working on it! No ETA for it - it's done when it's done!
- ADWARE INCLUDED - you can, however, UNCHECK that ADWARE at installation!

The changelog for V4:

* complete redesign from scratch
* support of 4 virtual drives
* ONLY X32-supported now. X64 will follow
* Drivername randomly generated on each machine (not finished yet)
* Drive-vendor and versionnumber randomly generated
* Complete new emulation architecture
* DCP (DaemonCodeProtect) to make analyses harder and increase development time for malicious anti-DT tools
* Digital signature verification of applications who are trusted to access DT in secure mode
* AutoInsertNotification fully implemented (can be turned on/off at ControlPanel)
* Dropped: MS-Installer, DT now use modificated NullsoftInstaller
* Dropped: analog sound support (as Windows 2000 and above do not need this feature)
* supports all popular copyprotections

Again: This version is an "in between" step to fix latest issues not only with protections but also many other issues and installation-problems. We work hard to release soon next update!

[Doum]

c le genre de protection qui avait sur Civilization 4