[Morglum007]

TippeX wrote:

"vague assertions they are not, for safedisc and securom and laserlok for that matter the cdrom is NOT required to crack it" ---> right

"and an image of starforce CAN be made" ---> not always possible (latest sf versions will refuse to play if some emulation tools are running: even with the unplugged IDE)

"its the driver thats detecting the image is 'virtual'" ---> not 100% correct, the drivers just locks devices and block some cracking tricks, the 24 character key provides the info about the CD estructure, mounted or not.

ByteMare wrote:

"Giving out specific details of i.e unwrapping the latest Sexxxurom and make sure that Sony has a niiice updated version ready for their customers next week..." ---> Well, even with its forum spying, Sony have not changed its main protection routine since a lot of time. The last they have done is ofuscate the main securom routine, but thats not a problem.
SecuROM is the weakest code protection on the market, but a good one at a physical level. By now, they must improve a lot, and till Sf working, they must learn really really and really a lot. To be sincerely, i think SecuROM will not be a problem in a near future.

Good luck!