finally here it is !
prepare yourself for a totally new tool
greets to all my friends (specially to x/xxx) for all the effort you put into my tool, making it what it is today...
one of the best Protection Scanners for PC Games and Applications.
Features
* scanning of PC Games & Application files to detect the protection used(s)
* detects most of the available executable compressor / crypter and it´s up to date in detecting
the newest PC-Game protections
* scanning CDs / DVDs for Tagés (only available on win2k / winxp, but no ASPI drivers required)
* scan folders with all the included files
* coded in 100% Win32 Assembly language, allowing it to run on every WinOS since Windows 95
* easy scanning with the shell context menu 'Scan with Protection ID...' or drag & drop files into the GUI
* ability to scan a cracked file and to get possible information which protection was originally used
* check for the newest update and download it
* more strong scanning routines allowing it to detect multiple (!) protections in one file
* no additional files like VB Runtimes, MSVC dlls or ASPI drivers are required, you simply need one exe file !
* constantly updated to detect the newest protections available for PC Games & Applications
(hey which other tool has this feature too ? ;-)
* detection for most of the available PC Game Protections
- CD Lock
- Codelok
- Laserlok
- Safecast
- Safedisc
- SecuROM
- Settec Alpha ROM (new !)
- Starforce
- SVKP
- Tagés
- VOB Protect CD
- CD/DVD - Checks
- CD/DVD - Keys / Serials
* detection for todays popular commercial executable protectors including
- ACPack (also known as Ultra Protect)
- Armadillo
- ASPack
- ASProtec
- Petite
- SVKP (Slovak Protector)
- X-Treme Protector
* and also for many other commercial protections including
- Air EXELock (new !)
- Akala EXELock
- Cryptolock (new !)
- E-Zip (new !)
- EXE32Pack
- EXEProt
- EXEStealth
- Neolite
- Obsidium Software Protection
- Passlock 2000 (new !)
- PE Bundle
- PE Compact
- PE Lock
- PKLite32
- Special EXE Password Protector
- Shrinker
- Softdefender
- VBOWatch
- WWPack32
* PiD also detects most freeware protectors
- BJFNT
- cEXE (new !)
- Def
- FSG!
- Krypton
- Lamecrpyt
- NFO
- Noodlecrypt
- PE Diminisher
- PE Mangle
- PE Nguincrypt
- PE Nightmare
- PE Ninja
- PE Pack/Crypt
- Perplex PE Protector (new !)
- PE Shield
- PE Shrink
- PEX
- Simple PE Encrypter
- Stealth PE
- TELock
- UPX
- UPX Scrambler (new !)
- VGCrypt
- WinKrypt
- Yoda Crypt
History
v5.0 FiNAL
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Don´t get me wrong, I labeled it 'FiNAL' because i released a public Beta some weeks ago.
Nor does it mean I´ll stop developing this popular tool ;-)
during the development of v5.0 many things have been added, improved, changed, bugfixed and tweaked.
Protection iD got a totally new core with lots of enhancements, so i don´t write every fix etc
into the changelog because they will make it explode...
also, may I say, my tool is the only one with a 99% Tagés detection.
other tools sometimes have trouble in detecting Tagés or detect Tagés wrong on a CD/DVD where another protection is used.
the Tagés scanning feature is only available on Win2k / WinXP / Win2k3 without the need of ASPI drivers.
soon it will be Win9x compatible, also without any additional drivers !
i want to say 'a very big THANX' to you mate (x/xxx) for all your effort and help u put into v5.xx. u know who u are ! together we brought PROTECTiON iD to the next level !
* added: aggressive scan (read notes) for a more powerfull detection
* added: CD/DVD sector scanning for ISO protections (Tagés only in v5.0, more will follow)
* added: CD/DVD file scanning for all possible protections if executable is present in an uncompressed state
* added: context scan menu for all files (can be enabled / disabled in the GUI) (read notes)
* added: drag & drop support for the GUI, simply select as many files as you want and drop them into Protection iD
* added: folder scanning
* added: glowing buttons to GUI
* added: log window showing all detected protections
* added: online update (systray menu -> support -> check for updates)
* added: progress bar showing total progress of scan to be completed
* added: queue window, displaying the files in queue when doing a multiscan or drag & drop of more than one file
* added: status window displaying the current operations
* added: systray icon / menu (single / multi scan, folder / cd / dvd scan, drop me a mail, check website, download newest update)
* added: updater wich will download the latest version for you (systray menu -> support -> check for updates) (read notes)
* added: detailed information about a program crash
* added: detection for Laserlock version (if detection is possible...)
* added: detection for Settec Alpha ROM (used in Korean games, will hit Europe soon... thx mate for the exe !)
* added: detection for VOB Protect CD version
* added: detection for Air ExeLock
* added: detection for Crypto-Lock
* added: detection for E-Zip
* added: detection for latest EXEStealth v2.74
* added: detection for Perplex PE Protector
* added: detection for UPX Scrambler
* added: detection for latest X-treme Protector v1.07
* added: detection if a CD-Key is required (i.e Call of Duty, Savage, Quake 3 Arena...)
* added: more CD/DVD-Check detection strings to database (i.e. Fire Starter, Massive Assault, Apache...)
* added: scanning in all files wich are valid PE files
* improved: totally new scanning routines (much faster and more stable)
* improved: ASPack detection
* improved: FSG detection
* improved: Krypton detection
* improved: Neolite detection
* improved: PE Compact detection
* improved: PE Lock detection
* improved: PE Shield detection
* improved: Softdefender version checking
* improved: Special EXE Password Protector detection
* improved: Stealth PE detection
* improved: UPX detection (to detect fakes and modified versions)
* improved: VBO Watch detection
* improved: VGCrypt detection
* improved: X-treme Protector v1.00 - v1.07 detection (i.e. Spellforce exe is protected with v1.06)
* improved: checks if a file was cracked by an iso / dox / rip group
* removed: checks for possible CD-Check API Calls (i got enough CD-Check strings wich should find the checks)
* fixed: 4 KB file scanning crash
Aggressive Scan [default: on]
a very usefull feature wich enables you to check if a file is protected by more than one protection.
Games: i.e. you can check if a SecuROM protected exe also has CD/DVD-Checks
Apps: some crypters are faking / hiding the real protection like Stealth PE.
i.e. if you scan an ASPack protected file where Stealth PE is used to hide the real protection, both will be detected by PiD
Context Menu
once enabled in the GUI you are able to scan every (!) file with a right click 'Scan with Protection ID...'
CD/DVD scanning
sector scanning only supports Tagés in v5.0 (for other protections simply scan the programs exe)
file scanning supports all kind of protections.
once Protection iD is started it will pop up a tray icon.
click on it and select 'Scan File(s) / Folders / CD/DVD' -> 'CD/DVD drive file/ sector' -> your drive letter
Auto - Updates
tray icon -> support -> check for updates
will check if a new update is available and it will be downloaded
now grab it from my site and be happy to have one of the most accurate PC Game and Application Protection detector.