Daemon Tools
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 Daemon Tools Pro running under Windows XP |
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| Developed by | DT Soft Ltd |
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| Latest release | 4.30.0304 / 2009-01-30 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Disc image emulator |
| License | Proprietary (various licenses) |
| Website | daemon-tools.cc |
Daemon Tools (styled DAEMON Tools by its creators) is a disk image emulator and optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows. Daemon Tools was originally a furtherance in the development of another program, Generic SafeDisc emulator, and incorporated all of its features. The program is able to defeat most copy protection schemes such as SafeDisc and SecuROM.[1].It is currently compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista.
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[edit] Supported file types
As of January 2008, the following image formats are supported:[2]
- b5t (BlindWrite 5)
- b6t (BlindWrite 6)
- bwt (BlindRead)
- ccd (CloneCD)
- cdi (DiscJuggler)
- cue (Cue Sheet)
- iso (Standard ISO)
- mds (Media Descriptor File)
- nrg (Nero)
- pdi (Instant CD/DVD)
- isz (Compressed ISO)
[edit] Editions
Versions prior to v4.00 had only one edition. That edition was freeware, had no adware, and was solely an imaging disc-emulation software (no image conversion, creation, burning, and so forth). Version 3.47 is the last such version.
Since version 4.00, four editions of the product exist: Lite [Commercial], Pro Standard and Pro Advanced. A feature comparison is given below:[3]
| Feature | Lite [Commercial] | DAEMON Tools Pro Standard/Advanced Evaluation | Pro Standard | Pro Advanced |
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| Graphical user interface | Yes (Mount'n'Drive manager) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shell extensions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image creation | Yes (without preset profiles) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Command-line interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum number of virtual SCSI CD/DVD devices | 4 | 16 / 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Maximum number of virtual IDE CD/DVD devices | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Image mounting to the virtual devices | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image mounting to the physical folders | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image collection management | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image compression/encryption | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| System Tray Agent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual devices' properties monitoring | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image converter | No | No / Yes | No | Yes |
| Included advertising software | None | None | None | None |
| Cost-free? | Yes (non-commercial use) | Yes (20-days evaluation period) | No | No |
[edit] Blacklisting
Some software publishers go to great lengths to disable or frustrate Daemon Tools. For example, some games will check whether the Daemon Tools driver is loaded, and if so will take some action, such as uninstalling the toolset altogether. New releases of Daemon Tools take various measures to ensure the functionality of the application. For example, revision 4.06 randomizes the name of the virtual driver installed by the software.[citation needed]
Daemon Tools currently uses rootkit technology to hide from other applications and the operating system itself. This often leads to false reports by antivirus and anti-rootkit software (such as RootkitRevealer).[4]
[edit] Y.A.S.U.
 YASU 1.4, hiding a Daemon-Tools virtual drive from SecuROM and SafeDisc |
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| Developed by | sYk0 |
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| Latest release | 1.5 (build 8111) / 2008-11-23 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | YASU Website |
Y.A.S.U (Yet Another SecuROM Utility) is a very small tool that works as an "SCSI-drive protector". It was created by sYk0, who also created CureROM (but CureROM uses an alternative method to protect SCSI drives).
It’s a simple utility that can be used to hide emulated drives from SecuROM 7 and SafeDisc 4. YASU is a companion program for Daemon Tools and currently being hosted, supported and maintained by the Daemon Tools team and copybase.org.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Supported games and protections database". http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/gamedb.php?letter=all.
- ^ "Daemon Tools Help: Introduction". http://www.daemon-help.com/.
- ^ "Disc-Soft.com :: F.A.Q.". http://www.disc-soft.com/faq#faq01.
- ^ Russinovich, Mark (2006-02-06). "Using Rootkits to Defeat Digital Rights Management". Winternals. SysInternals. Archived from Using Rootkits to Defeat Digital Rights Management the original on 2006-08-31. http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2006/02/06/using-rootkits-to-defeat-digital-rights-management.aspx. Retrieved on 2006-08-13.
[edit] External links
- Official Daemon Tools website
- Official Daemon Tools Pro website
- Official Help/Documentation
- Downloadable old versions of Daemon Tools
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