2 edits | reply to Doncommie
Re: Game copy protection installs starforce softwa said by Doncommie:
You probably agreed to it in the click through EULA, it would be good if someone could post the EULA for the game so we could see if it actually makes specific reference to installing copy protection services.
Except...Starforce does not get installed with the game, or during the game install. It installs the first time you run the game and pops up a box saying, "The application was installed sucessfully, reboot now?"...The application? It is a seperate, automatic install with no EULA or warning or option to abort. In my case I installed the game and rebooted on my own twice before running the game and this happened and forced yet another reboot. Right away I knew something was amiss.
The kicker: Also, after you uninstall the game (ToCa Race Driver 2) the Starforce "drivers" remain and are now a permanent part (read: hijacker) of your operating system. In fact if you manually remove them from the device manager (again, the game has been uninstalled already) they will reinstall themselves after a reboot or 2, just like a farging virus!
*** Clarification: I (spamatron) was the starter of the quoted thread. The game was ToCa - Race Driver 2, and the Cat 4.6 driver is fine, that is just what I was doing when I noticed the StarForce invasion from Race Driver 2. |
