Anyone using the "no cd" for spore?
jsalemi:
Be careful logging in -- it might download and apply the patch, and there's no updated no-cd yet.
MrMugg:
Does the no cd patch get around the 3 install limit DRM also, or is it just SecuRom that it avoids? I've read that they are two separate issues. I've also read a "rumor" that EA is going to patch out the DRM, but I guess we'll see if there's any truth to that.
Gus Smedstad:
Well, supposedly the install limit is 5 now. So maybe that's the rumor you heard. Anything less than complete removal is of no use to me, since the game freezes during loading if I use the legit exe.
- Gus
Hellyes:
Just thought I'd give you all a heads up about this. I am wondering if the gamecopyworld site has been hacked? It's always been very reliable up until now. I never thought this would happen, but there is a so called Spore crack (that is suppose to be an update to 1.01 for the new patch) linked to gamecopyworld right now (at this address http://gf.wiretarget.com/spore.htm) that contains a Trojan (dl.exe) which installs to C:\Users\Your Account\AppData\Local\Temp
Also, twice today, when I went on the gamecopyworld website pop ups got passed my pop-up blocker. It opened some random web pages and loaded a similar file as the crack file, JS/downloader, into the Temporary Internet Files Folder, and that's just going to the website not the part where you download the crack file. The crack file itself loads a defective or phony sporeapp.exe file that contains another, but similar virus, when you click on it, it does not start up the game, but instead loads a Trojan.
MrMugg:
Wow, that's crazy about the trojans. This is why I'll load up a virtual XP environment with MS Virtual PC 2007 and go to sites to get stuff that I need, and then scan it for viruses before moving it over to my host machine. After that, I just close the virtual PC window and select "do not save changes", and then I don't have to worry about the crazy stuff my browser might catch.
I highly recommend MS Virtual PC 2007 for "sandbox" internet surfing. It's a free download, and it's a great way to surf the internet and not have to worry about what might be out there. I've been able to keep my host machine crystal clean as a result, and I always use it when going to GCW or when getting a torrent.
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