StarForce

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"If Protect.exe and other relevant files have a size of 0 kb, they are just dummies and protection is inactive"

Beware installing older versions of SF on Windows 7+, it can break the operating system and cause a boot loop.

DPM-based protection, requires .MDS to function. "Use Alcohol v1.9.6 or latest BlindWrite for DVD9 in case of problems, or DT Pro, SF Crypto and SF ProActive does not require mds"

StarForce on Vmware: add to .vmx -> monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "true" (Be sure to change back to false after testing or else some VM functions won't work as intended.)

key formats:

• StarForce 1.x~3.03: xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx, i.e. 4*6 (24)
• StarForce 3.04~3.07: yyyyy-yyyyy-yyyyy-yyyyy-yyyyy, i.e 5*5 (25)
• StarForce 4.00+: zzzz-zzzzzz-zzzzzz-zzzzzz-zzzzzz, i.e 4+4*6 (28)
• Activation: ww-wwwwww-wwwwww-wwwwww-wwwwww, i.e. 2+4*6 (24+2)