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merc4ulfate · 09-01-13, 11:44 AM

https://support.securom.com/removaltool.html

While this removal method is for a bioshock demo it can give you information on removing securom from your system.

Like many others I installed the Bioshock demo, played it and then later uninstalled it. Much to my horror I later discovered that even the demo installs Sony's Securom DRM sh*tware and, whats worse, leaves Securom on your system even if you uninstalled the Bioshock demo!

This is a security risk!

So without further ado:

Securom uninstallation instructions for Windows XP SP2

Disclaimer 1: Only attempt these uninstallation instructions if you are reasonably computer literate and have backed-up your entire system.
Disclaimer 2: Only attempt these uninstallation instructions if you have no games installed which require Securom to be present.
Disclaimer 3: Only attempt these uninstallation instructions if you previously had to authorised [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]your [COLOR=blue !important]PC[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] with Securom before you could play a game and that game is now uninstalled.

* Step 1: Uninstall the Bioshock demo.

* Step 2: Remove the Securom registry entries.
The Securom registry entries are deliberately made non-removable by default. In order to remove them [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]download[/COLOR][/COLOR] the http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Miscellan... RegDelNull registry editing utility from Microsoft and install it on your C partition.
Run the following two commands from a Windows command prompt: "C:\regdelnull HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SecuROM -s" and "C:\regdelnull HKEY_USERS\<Computer specific key>\Software\SecuROM -s" where "<Computer specific key>" can be determined by searching the registry for the "Securom" directory key. This "<Computer specific key>" typically has a form like "S-1-5-21-2052111302-1757341266-724545543-500". Once these two RegDelNull commands have been successfully issued the registry should be checked to confirm that these two keys have been deleted. If they are still present they will now be removeable due to the action of the RegDelNull utility.

* Step 3: Removal of the Securom service and related utilities.
Open a Windows command prompt and change directory to "c:\windows\system32". Type "uaservice7 /remove". This will stop the Securom user access service, and clean up its relevant registry entries. On the Windows command prompt type "regsvr32 /u cmdlineext.dll". Reboot and then manually delete the files "uaservice7.exe" and "cmdlineext.dll" from "c:\windows\system32". Note: Both of these files are Securom installed files which can be verified by checking their file properties (Right click - Properties).

* Step 4: Removal of Securom files under "C:\Documents and Settings".
Securom installs a hidden directory with 6 files under "C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Administrator name>\Application Data\Securom". The first 4 ordinary text files can simply be manually deleted once Windows explorer has been configured to show hidden files and folders. The two remaining malformed nominally unremoveable files require a special method to delete: Invoke a Windows command prompt with full Administrator privileges by typing the following into a Windows command prompt: "at <your current time + 1 minute> /interactive %systemroot%\system32\cmd.exe" e.g. "at 9:02pm /interactive %systemroot%\system32\cmd.exe". This will open a new Administrator command line when the time set has been attained. In this new command prompt change directory into the Securom folder e.g. "cd C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Administrator name>\Application Data\Securom". Issue the following command to show the two remaining hidden malformed files: "dir /A". To delete the two remaining hidden malformed files issue the following command: "del /F /AH *". Confirm "yes" for each of the two file deletions of the malformed files. Finally, the directory "C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Administrator name>\Application Data\Securom" can be deleted as per normal practice from within Windows explorer.

Why are people even getting this garbage on their system in the first place? I downloaded SH4 from UBI ages ago and I do not understand why people go to steam and other web sites of that nature to get products that can be had straight from a manufacture or at least buy the disc off EBAY.

This list shows the securom is asking for a disc check on silent hunter 4.

http://www.reclaimyourgame.com/conte...uROM-7-List#DC

Known issues for PC gamers as found by RYG:

Earlier versions of SecuROM 7+ can have hardware-binding capabilities, which will affect activation limits;
Will install hardware-binding drivers;
Will reinstall problematic and specific registry keys if not removed properly;
Can blacklist certain diagnostic softwares;
Can blacklist certain disc-emulation and/or disc-copying softwares;
Can reconnect to in-house servers upon each game launch even after a successful online activation has been made;
Later version of SecuROM 7-8+ will perform dual online activations: 1) to determine the validity of the game's executable and 2) to determine if the game was purchased before the general release date;
Will leave activation information on users systems, even after a successful deactivation of the game itself;
Known to have performance-degrading issues in comparison to a DRM-free copy of the same game;
Inconsistent support pages, particularly if developers and/or publishers opt to implement their dedicated SecuROM-support pages;
Inconsistent customer / technical support

If this was a legitimate disc with the activation completed before the two week period I do not think you would be seeing the message.

These are known DRM FREE games from UBISOFT

Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
CSI: NY
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Far Cry 2 [patched]
Heroes of Might and Magic V [patched]
Lost: Via Domus
Prince of Persia
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire [patched]
Shaun White Snowboarding
Silent Hunter IV: U-Boat Mission
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent [patched]
World in Conflict [patched]
World in Conflict: Complete Edition
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault

Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific looks like it may have had SecuROM patched out in v1.3.

You can find the GOLD edition of the game on amazon for $11.59.
http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-...+hunter+4+gold

09-01-13, 11:44 AM	#8
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	https://support.securom.com/removaltool.html While this removal method is for a bioshock demo it can give you information on removing securom from your system. Like many others I installed the Bioshock demo, played it and then later uninstalled it. Much to my horror I later discovered that even the demo installs Sony's Securom DRM shtware and, whats worse, leaves Securom on your system even if you uninstalled the Bioshock demo! This is a security risk! So without further ado: Securom uninstallation instructions for Windows XP SP2 Disclaimer 1: Only attempt these uninstallation instructions if you are reasonably computer literate and have backed-up your entire system. Disclaimer 2: Only attempt these uninstallation instructions if you have no games installed which require Securom to be present. Disclaimer 3: Only attempt these uninstallation instructions if you previously had to authorised [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]your [COLOR=blue !important]PC[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] with Securom before you could play a game and that game is now uninstalled. Step 1: Uninstall the Bioshock demo. * Step 2: Remove the Securom registry entries. The Securom registry entries are deliberately made non-removable by default. In order to remove them [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]download[/COLOR][/COLOR] the http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Miscellan... RegDelNull registry editing utility from Microsoft and install it on your C partition. Run the following two commands from a Windows command prompt: "C:\regdelnull HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SecuROM -s" and "C:\regdelnull HKEY_USERS\<Computer specific key>\Software\SecuROM -s" where "<Computer specific key>" can be determined by searching the registry for the "Securom" directory key. This "<Computer specific key>" typically has a form like "S-1-5-21-2052111302-1757341266-724545543-500". Once these two RegDelNull commands have been successfully issued the registry should be checked to confirm that these two keys have been deleted. If they are still present they will now be removeable due to the action of the RegDelNull utility. * Step 3: Removal of the Securom service and related utilities. Open a Windows command prompt and change directory to "c:\windows\system32". Type "uaservice7 /remove". This will stop the Securom user access service, and clean up its relevant registry entries. On the Windows command prompt type "regsvr32 /u cmdlineext.dll". Reboot and then manually delete the files "uaservice7.exe" and "cmdlineext.dll" from "c:\windows\system32". Note: Both of these files are Securom installed files which can be verified by checking their file properties (Right click - Properties). * Step 4: Removal of Securom files under "C:\Documents and Settings". Securom installs a hidden directory with 6 files under "C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Administrator name>\Application Data\Securom". The first 4 ordinary text files can simply be manually deleted once Windows explorer has been configured to show hidden files and folders. The two remaining malformed nominally unremoveable files require a special method to delete: Invoke a Windows command prompt with full Administrator privileges by typing the following into a Windows command prompt: "at <your current time + 1 minute> /interactive %systemroot%\system32\cmd.exe" e.g. "at 9:02pm /interactive %systemroot%\system32\cmd.exe". This will open a new Administrator command line when the time set has been attained. In this new command prompt change directory into the Securom folder e.g. "cd C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Administrator name>\Application Data\Securom". Issue the following command to show the two remaining hidden malformed files: "dir /A". To delete the two remaining hidden malformed files issue the following command: "del /F /AH ". Confirm "yes" for each of the two file deletions of the malformed files. Finally, the directory "C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Administrator name>\Application Data\Securom" can be deleted as per normal practice from within Windows explorer. Why are people even getting this garbage on their system in the first place? I downloaded SH4 from UBI ages ago and I do not understand why people go to steam and other web sites of that nature to get products that can be had straight from a manufacture or at least buy the disc off EBAY. This list shows the securom is asking for a disc check on silent hunter 4. http://www.reclaimyourgame.com/conte...uROM-7-List#DC Known issues for PC gamers as found by RYG: Earlier versions of SecuROM 7+ can have hardware-binding capabilities, which will affect activation limits; Will install hardware-binding drivers; Will reinstall problematic and specific registry keys if not removed properly; Can blacklist certain diagnostic softwares; Can blacklist certain disc-emulation and/or disc-copying softwares; Can reconnect to in-house servers upon each game launch even after a successful online activation has been made; Later version of SecuROM 7-8+ will perform dual online activations: 1) to determine the validity of the game's executable and 2) to determine if the game was purchased before the general release date; Will leave activation information on users systems, even after a successful deactivation of the game itself; Known to have performance-degrading issues in comparison to a DRM-free copy of the same game; Inconsistent support pages, particularly if developers and/or publishers opt to implement their dedicated SecuROM-support pages; Inconsistent customer / technical support If this was a legitimate disc with the activation completed before the two week period I do not think you would be seeing the message. These are known DRM FREE games from UBISOFT Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood CSI: NY Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 Far Cry 2 [patched] Heroes of Might and Magic V [patched] Lost: Via Domus Prince of Persia The Settlers: Rise of an Empire [patched] Shaun White Snowboarding Silent Hunter IV: U-Boat Mission Tom Clancy's EndWar Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent [patched] World in Conflict [patched] World in Conflict: Complete Edition World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific* looks like it may have had SecuROM patched out in v1.3. You can find the GOLD edition of the game on amazon for $11.59. http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-...+hunter+4+gold