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No, SecuROM does not damage a computer in any way.

SecuROM Frequently Asked Questions

So, if the a copy of SecuRom installed on my machine does any of the things that the FAQ specifically claims it does not, can I bring charges against the company under the unlawful computer access act (or however it is called)?

No, SecuROM does not damage a computer in any way.

SecuROM Frequently Asked Questions

There's absolutely nothing to worry about here; move along, now.

- Does SecuROM cause security vulnerabilities on PCs on which it is installed?

- Does SecuROM prevent applications - other than pirated copies of the game it is supposed to "protect" - from functioning on PCs on which it is installed?

- Does SecuROM create any kind of "always on" background process that consumes resources and potentially reduces performance on PCs on which it is installed?

No, no, and no.
SecuROM Frequently Asked Questions

Here you go!

Alternately, you can try using the SecuROM uninstaller utility, available here. Run it from the commandline with the /fulluninstall switch. I've used it and it removed all traces of SecuROM. It also fixed the buggy behaviour that made me start looking into removing SecuROM in the first place (explorer.exe would crash every time I tried to delete something from the desktop). It's understandable that some/many of you would be wary of running this program, but it seems like a reasonable place to start instead of going through all those steps above.

I wouldn't quite do that. Just deleting the directory doesn't completely remove the program and you may be setting yourself up for big fail.

Supposedly this link should help out: SecuROM Uninstaller.

Hello,

'Process Explorer' has dumping capabilities as well as registry monitor / file monitor capabilities. This could be used to trace the behavior of SecuROM.

Therefore, we do not allow the game to start when this software is active.

We have no immediate plans to allow this software in the future.

Best regards,

SecuROM Support Team
SecuROM on the web: http://www.securom.com/
or via e-mail: support@securom.com

They have always been this idiotic, it's nothing to do with cheating.

They also blacklist software capable of mounting ISOs as virtual discs, as I found out a few years ago. Except in that case, the choice was "Uninstall the software or do not play the games you bought." Fucking blow me Sony. There's cracks everywhere and we both know it, so let me play the damn game.

How about going after the people who actually write the malware?

Sony DADC Austria AG
Sonystrasse 20
A-5081 Anif/Salzburg
Austria

Sales:
SecuROM-sales@SecuROM.com

SecuROM Support is available worldwide, 24 hours a day at support@securom.com

I downloaded the trial version of Spore Creature Creator to see what this game is about. I install the game fine but when I fire it up for the first time I get...

"A required security module cannot be activated. This program cannot be executed (5016)."

What the hell is that? Apparently,

"SecuROM has determined that some File Monitor program is running in the background. Please close this program and reboot your PC before you start the application." Page here

Right. File Monitor program? Please elaborate. Are you flagging ZoneAlarm or a virus scanner? Those are the only two programs I can think of that could be monitoring files. Well EA, whatever the problem is, work it out with SecuROM and keep me out of it. You aren't giving me confidence in your final product. If I shell out 55 bucks am I going to be on the phone with you for hours to get this resolved? I hear good things about Pirate Bay...only time will tell.

so i downloaded it the night before release on steam. it eventually comes out 2 hours later than it's scheduled release date.. i'm fine with that.. decrypts, installs, i go to run it.. 'a required security module cannot be activated.' then it gives me a link to go too, and surely enough.. http://www.securom.com/message.asp?m=module&c=5024 pulls up. apparently it checks for the dll that process explorer uses(process explorer is a microsoft product, for their sysinternals line) which is basically a beefed up version of task manager. so now i have to reboot, make sure not to touch this legit app, and fire it up, plays nice mind... but if I'd known all of this problem would have occured, i'd probably never have bought the damn thing, or at least wait until there was a workaround for it.

A lot of people (myself included) are having issues with the second installation disc. It basically just won't read in any CD drive I can get my hands on. And I'm not alone.

If this turns out to be a result of SecureROM, I'm going to send my box back to Activision with a piece of poo inside.

the XML document it links to appears to be an XML conversion of a system .nfo file. other companies need identical information to provide their services.

honestly, it doesn't look all that bad unless the IP address is actually assosciated with the GUID.

Who remembers things like "off disk copy protection", or disks that were purposely damaged to as to be uncopyable? ...most people ... had to put up with looking up codes in manuals or long load times (because of drives choking on bad sectors). There was a backlash, and now you don't see that anymore...

Pretty much every PC game these days comes with a CD you need in the drive when it runs, probably using something like SafeDisc or SecuROM. Admittedly, you can often get round the protection by finding a crack or a program like Alcohol 120%, but not an awful lot has really changed. And these protected discs usually end up breaking the CD-ROM standards, so people can have problems if their hardware is slightly unusual, or they scratch the disc slightly.

Let me state that I realise this is necessary and I approve of it because I'm anti-piracy and anti-pirate, but I do think it's sad.

A games publisher sees its product as just that, a "product". They ship it to stores, sell however many copies in month, sell a few more thousand over the next year, and that's it.

But games become a part of people's lives. There are some games that are an important and beautiful part of my life and history. If those special games such as Head Over Heels (15 years old?) and Quake (8 years old?) could only survive for the lifetime of their original physical storage medium, people like me would be losing something which is very special to them.

That all sounded kinda wussy and no I'm not some games junkie with no friends and no life, but occasionally a game comes along that has the little 'something' that sparks a fire in my soul. I'd like to know I can look back on that game in years to come, just as I look back on a photo album, and relive all of the memories. I'd hate to lose that because of an anti-piracy system and the pirates that it is intended to defeat.

Incidentally, spot the similarities?

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