How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW
Marhis:
Yes, thanks Simsample, I tried that one, but apparently it didn't find anything on my mac.
I hope that deleting those SecuROM entries in plist did the trick, so far I haven't experienced any malfunctioning... (crosses fingers)
Fat D:
for those of you who want to prevent MGS from creating securom infestation without downloading the entire ISO:
http://rapidshare.com/files/166037112/Sims2EP9.exe
now also RAR'd for low-bandwidth users:
http://rapidshare.com/files/166374207/Sims2EP9.rar
TisiphoneStar:
I've been having weird problems with securom. I deleted everything but the only step that didn't work for me was the securom folder in the roaming folder.
I can't delete it because it doesn't exist, hidden folders are visible, but it's just not there.
Am I overlooking something important? Please excuse my utter lack of tech skills. :-X
morriganrant:
Quote from: ScorpioMaurus on 2008 November 18, 21:59:27
In the thread here :
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=d170b4c761611f7417f3f256e1e36aee&topic=9929.0
They suggest getting your NoCD crack from GameCopyWorld.com but I would recommend GameBurnWorld or Megagames because for the last few months every time I visit Gamecopyworld I get hit with a virus or Drive by download. I thought people should know because it's one of those that installs as a fake AntiVirus such as AntiVirusXP or VirusLab2009 and then gives you warning about your PC having a virus. It takes quite a bit of time to get rid of and this latest one forced a complete reformat because it stopped AVG from being able to download updates and changes something in the search so that when you try to download any new AntiSpy or AntiVirus it will redirect you to porn sites or software sites and not let you see site's like Kaspersky, AVG, or Spybot ETC. I don't even know how to contact GameCopyWorld to find out if they know about it because I can't access the site without being hit. I don't know if it's like Securom where GameCopyWorld is aware and doesn't care because it sponsers their site or it they were hacked and that's what's causing it. Until this last time I was able to remove it by using SmitFraudFix in safe mode but I don't know what happened yesterday morning. I was not able to remove it completely but it seems to be many viruses all in one Bratsk, Renos, SmitFraud, VirusLab2009. So Anyways please be careful people.
With AntiVirusXP I had luck removing it by using avast "run on boot" option, smitfraudfix or malwarebyte's anti malware program, and manual removal by searching for and pinning down anything I found in services.msc and msconfig that shouldn't have been there and looked odd. Then double checking while is safe mode. I've removed it twice this year from two different peoples pcs who do not even torrent. I now just keep a small flash drive with necessary tools for it's removal. Adaware, avast, smitfraudfix, malwarebytes and a few other things including spybot, because of that lock down that it does to certain websites. Avast will install while other anti viruses are installed. AVG has a hissy fit. Gameburnworld makes me feel dirty for some reason. I seem to pick up more from their pages then I ever do from gamecopyworld.
profoundlycan:
Quote from: TisiphoneStar on 2008 November 30, 06:16:03
I've been having weird problems with securom. I deleted everything but the only step that didn't work for me was the securom folder in the roaming folder.
I can't delete it because it doesn't exist, hidden folders are visible, but it's just not there.
Am I overlooking something important? Please excuse my utter lack of tech skills. :-X
Actually, I had this problem as well (I have Vista), but managed to figure it out. I went to C:\Users\<Your Administrator Name> then did an advanced search. When doing so, make sure you check the box that asks to reveal non-indexed and hidden files. For me, the folder SecuROM came up, but the actual malformed files that you have to delete specifically using administrator command were not within that folder. I found mine in C:\Users\<Your Administrator Name>\AppData\Roaming\SecuROM\UserData. Afterward, I ran administrator command and managed to finally delete the stupid files. Then I went back to my Roaming folder and deleted the empty SecuROM/UserData directories and then deleted the crap from my registry. Only after all of that was it finally gone.
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