How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW
Venusy:
UAService7 only installs itself if you run the game as a limited user. It won't install itself if the only user account is an admin account.
Sugar:
Quote from: Venusy on 2007 October 19, 06:48:51
UAService7 only installs itself if you run the game as a limited user. It won't install itself if the only user account is an admin account.
Yeah, I figured that out too late -- just as I figured out that SecuROM was installed on my computer too late. :P
I'm still trying to find a way to use the "turn off" method. I know I should just give up and delete the keys from the registry and use the removal method, but there have been people who have said that removing SecuROM caused other problems with their computers that then forced them to reformat. Reformatting is sort of a no-no with our computer situation (long story), so I'd like to try the least invasive method first before I am forced to move to the harsher remedies.
If anyone knows how I can make the "turn off" method work, or has an idea about how it might be possible, I'd love to hear from you. I know there are a lot of computer geniuses out there that are so awesome that they can come up with a way to make it work. ;D ;D
lemonfresh:
Quote from: Sugar on 2007 October 19, 12:11:06
If anyone knows how I can make the "turn off" method work, or has an idea about how it might be possible, I'd love to hear from you. I know there are a lot of computer geniuses out there that are so awesome that they can come up with a way to make it work.
Didn't we just go over this whole general idea the other day re: messing with permissions in the registry? The answer is "No". Someone brings out the bunny with the pancake on it's head, malformed idea continues to be brought up, answer doesn't change. Lather, rinse, repeat...
angelyne:
Lordrichter, have you determined what are changes Securom makes to a system? After the uproar, I got curious, but there but is actually zero information out there on the changes it makes. Just a lot of misinformation and suppostions. Not a peep from the malware people, which tells me a lot. When the Sony rootkit came along, there was a lot of interest from the professionals and people analyzed it to death.
So far, have you determined any permanent changes that stay even after the game is shut down? And when you say the program is touchy about being observed, what did you mean.
jolrei:
Quote from: Sugar on 2007 October 19, 12:11:06
I'm still trying to find a way to use the "turn off" method. I know I should just give up and delete the keys from the registry and use the removal method...
If anyone knows how I can make the "turn off" method work, or has an idea about how it might be possible, I'd love to hear from you.
Sugar (and I feel funny calling you that, I admit), if you are referring to a discussion of this on another MATY thread, I recommend reading to the end of the thread. The "turn off" method is not recommended for several reasons. It leaves the offending software/malware in place rather than taking out the trash. Consequently there may be consequences associated with it's continued presence in the registry. There are many people here who can not afford to "lose" the data on their computers, but who have found the secuROM removal process successful. Naturally, backup of your system is recommended before doing anything that might affect it.
Disabling things in the registry and leaving them there is potentially dangerous to the health of your system and would be a way to potentially cause you to have to reformat, rather than prevent such an occurrence. It's also a sloppy way to address the problem.
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