Please correct me if I'm wrong.
However, isn't StarForce in itself a RootKit or more familurely a RAT.
It installs several drivers and registry entries that,
1. Control the way in which the HardWare in your system is run which can be harmful to HardWare.
2. Block you out from making any changes to it so that /YOU/ can configure it for use on /YOUR/ machine. Which is bad considering not all machines are the same.
3. Adds Cyber Doors for the collection of information on your machine and for product support by SF Technicians.
4. Assaults or Blocks any copying media even if you are legitimately copying something you yourself have made.
5. Disables CD\RW Drives\Software,etc.
As I stated above not all systems are the same, but having had SF since SH3 I myself have dealt with SF and can say all in my list applies for the copy I had and the effects on my machine.
But still, even if not all I listed is true for the updated versions of today. Starforce is still a RootKit software because against your authority, it controls certain parts of your computer and does not let you configure it.
RATs are the IT term for such a program, they are used by hackers for remote control of an infected PC, often hiding under the guise of a new HardWare device much like SF does.
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