Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I came across this issue asserting copy protection of DXO really can act as a malicious virus that may damage your operating system and make it difficult to cleans. I looked into this as I am considering trying out DXO. I'm shocked at the paucity of argument to attempt refuting these serious assertions. Source in dpreview
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So that's a lot. Tell me your experience!
Thanks,
Asher
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subdoodle For Antipiracy protection. It operates under or beside your operating system and can lead to MAC and PC problems. Look what others have experienced with interlok: [url said:http://www.prorec.com/Articles/tabid/109/EntryID/134/Default.aspx[/url]
DXO uses it on the demos too. So demoing the program leads to software being installed outside of your operating system. So be very careful. I have experienced other programs being disabled along with various other PC issues including email issues since attempting to use DXO V5. Do not clean your registry for example. That is considered a piracy event and damage occurs. Interlok can reboot your machine at any time. Try googling wave and pace interlok or other searches on this subject.
…..Other DxO products may also be using pace interlok………….
............I was able to get it to run in a limited fashion with a tolerant attitude toward DxO due to the past good results. And disbelief that it could be this far off. But I ran into so many errors and crashes that I HAD TO change this view, and then it would not run at all no matter what. They even have people downloading .net fixers and c++ libraries...come on! This despite early adopters like me being forced to PAY for the upgrade to V5 as though I was a new customer with a discount. I had updated for free in the past. Yeah I PAID to have my computer messed up by DxO, lesson learned.
It is my hope that they straighten out the mess as the math behind DxO is good. The customer service and programming results are not…. is now suing the copy protection company that sold them the rootkit copy protection. LOL.
Is pace interlok a "rootkit" type of product? ...................
From wiki: "A rootkit is a set of programs designed to corrupt the legitimate control of an operating system by its operators. Usually, a rootkit will obscure its installation and attempt to prevent its removal through a subversion of standard system security. Techniques used to accomplish this can include concealing running processes, files or system data from the operating system.[1] Rootkits have their origin in regular applications, but in recent years have been used increasingly by malware to help intruders maintain access to systems while avoiding detection. Rootkits exist for a variety of operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X[2] [3] , Linux and Solaris. Rootkits often modify parts of the operating system or install themselves as drivers or kernel modules."
So that's a lot. Tell me your experience!
Thanks,
Asher