naw, filemon nor regmon not running (did reboot to make sure..) .. no hiding tools, nothing.. i guess noone else has seen it.. oh well.. time to debug
http://www.securom.com/message.asp?m=module&c=13001
SecuROM™ has determined that the protected application file is corrupt or tampered.
* It could be caused by a Virus, please close all programs which are running in the background and run an in-depth virus, trojan and spyware scan.
* If the problem persists, please re-install the original file which was included in the setup of your application.
bugger, virus scan showed nothing, nor did ad scan... guess i gotta debug some more...