StarForce has been checked. No root-kits found

TteFAboB · 01-20-06, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

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Moreover, the Starforce drivers, installed on your system, grant ring 0 (system level) privileges to any code under the ring 3 (user level) privileges. Thus, any virus or trojan can get OS privileges and totally control your system. Since Windows 2000, the Windows line security and stability got enhanced by separating those privileges, but with the Starforce drivers, the old system holes and instabilities are back and any program (or virus) can reach the core of your system by using the Starforce drivers as a backdoor.

Can't this be fixed somehow by devs or StarForce? Like a patch or something? Or does StarForce depends on this "feature" to "prevent" pirating?

Well, it's CLEARLY cracked by now, so, StarForce became irrelevant, it doesn't need "extra" protection anymore, it is as good as any other protection software, old or new.

This is a good time to start developing a new protection system though, with all the negative publicity StarForce is receiving if someone can offer a good protection technology that CERTAINLY doesn't harm the user (no rumors, no tests needed, plain safe) he can capitalize on StarForce's demise, start coding.