Used a pirated computer! These are all frenzied anti-piracy techniques

Since entering the information age, piracy has become a lingering issue. No matter if it is a book music movie, it is easier to replicate after digitalization, not to mention digital games.

In order to stop piracy, manufacturers have tried every possible means to launch a variety of anti-piracy techniques - among them there are no less cruel measures to blow up computers! In order to fight piracy, what did the vendors actually do against humanity? Let's take a look.

Jiangmin KV300: Logical bombing computer

This may be the first time people realize that the original developer is so anxious to hack pirated users anti-piracy technology. Jiangmin's KV300 is a famous domestic anti-virus software of the 90s. At that time, the anti-piracy technology was generally relatively simple. The software mainly used the CD-Key to prevent theft and wanted to use piracy. It was easy to find the circulating CD-Key or use Number calculations will be finished.

Finally, the emergence of the KV300 has caused many people to fight for the first time. This isn't an ordinary battle. The anti-piracy technology of the KV300 will even cause all your computer data to hang.

Jiangmin released KV300L++ contains a logic bomb code, if you detect that the user uses the MK300V4 key disc to start piracy, then it will modify the file allocation table and partition table, so that the computer is trapped in the start of the endless loop, regardless of the use of floppy disk drive can not Booting starts, improper repair methods may even destroy it.

KV300 interface, KV300L++ mainly added logic bomb code

Jiang Min did not declare in advance that the logic bomb code had been included in the release of the software. After the incident was triggered, he did not release the repair tool. This caused quite a stir. With a piracy, the computer can let you ruin it. Doesn't this mean that I steal your things and you kill my family?

The piracy user population is boiling, genuine users have a hard time, and competitors are taking advantage of it - 5 security companies hold a press conference to jointly denounce Jiangmin Company. Finally, the public security department considered that the logic bomb incident of KV300 violated Article 23 of the Computer Security Protection Regulations, and was a case where it deliberately entered harmful data and jeopardized computer information and system security, and made a fine of 3,000 yuan.

StarForce: You Are A Victim Of Genuine Games

The game is also a hard-hit area for piracy, and the encryption technology used for anti-piracy games can be described as ever-changing. From the earliest crypto paper to CD-Key, from local encryption to online DRM, the game has used almost all types of anti-piracy technology. But if you talk about the most disgusting game anti-piracy technology, I believe many players will vote for StarForce.

Many PC versions of the game have used StarForce anti-piracy technology, such as the famous trajectory series and so on. The purpose of anti-piracy technology is to prevent data from being copied illegally. In order to achieve this, StarForce is extremely mad.

First of all, its authority is very high, and drives the same level. After installation, it can only be uninstalled through the official uninstall tool. Second, it will link the key interfaces of many systems, such as USB and IDE interfaces, and sometimes it will cause hardware. The driver conflicts; in addition StarForce is also charged with monitoring the computer's overall data, if it finds a suspected pirated file, it will also cause the system to hang - just look at the description, this is a living ah virus.

Have you bought a genuine game and can't play or even have a problem with your computer? You may be a victim of genuine games

If the game uses StarForce anti-piracy technology, it is basically equivalent to installing the game with a virus. Uncle invited the computer to the computer, is it possible to play the game? It does not work.

StarForce is also incompatible with the new system. If the computer system is upgraded, StarForce will cause the game to fail even though the game is still compatible. Therefore, many gamers talk about StarForce discoloration. Once they hear the news that a certain game is going to use StarForce anti-piracy, they immediately switch to the pirate party. After all, no one wants to let StarForce blow up the computer and make him a victim of genuine games.

Key 2 Audio: Rescue your drive with an oil-based pen

This is Sony's anti-piracy technology for CDs. Key 2 Audio disguises read-only discs into data discs by adding dummy data areas, and tricks computer disc drives to read CD music discs as data discs, thereby making it impossible to achieve music CDs. The purpose of playing on the computer.

However, these CDs can be played normally on a CD player because the CD player does not read the data area and naturally skips the dummy data area section.

The idea of ​​this anti-piracy technology is still very novel, and the problems it creates are ridiculous. Since the computer drive will read the Key 2 Audio music disc as a data disc, but cannot read it, it is equivalent to reading a scratched disc. Anyone who has used an optical drive knows that this is a very bad drive. The bald head will swing back and forth trying to read data, and the motor will start and stop repeatedly.

As a result, some computers crashed under the deterrent of Key 2 Audio and even caused damage to the optical drive, which is particularly common on this delicate Mac computer.

Key 2 Audio's crack is very happy. As mentioned earlier, the principle of Key 2 Audio is to use a false data area to deceive a computer drive, which at least looks very high-tech. Unexpectedly, this high-tech product has become one of the stupidest DRMs in history. People only need to buy a marker with a low technological content, and smear the false data area on the outer edge of the CD. Key 2 Audio will No longer exist!

Due to Key 2 Audio's great success, coupled with the sensation of cracking, this anti-piracy technology is very promising as a laughing stock for all ages.

to sum up

In order to fight piracy, manufacturers are still constantly researching new technologies to encrypt genuine content. For example, more and more games use strong D encryption, and more and more software uses online identity authentication.

There will be less and less anti-piracy technology that will destroy the computer's madness. However, there are still many anti-piracy technologies that will affect the user experience. For example, encryption will cause games to drop frames. Online verification will result in inaccessible games once the server is blocked. and many more. How to balance copyright protection and user experience? It's always a question that developers need to think about.