Protection ID info thread - v6.4.0 (build 08.07.2010)

[Monty Burns]

That is what I call good news....Keep up your work!

[krondike]

I'll be dam.... very nice update list... but my question...why not version 6? why 5.1 with such a big major update and upgrade...

[cdkiller]

depends on the progress of the tool. v6.0 is a very huge step.
like i said it´s still a lot to be coded and improved. time will show if it will be v6.0, but chances are very good

[Luci]

ckiller in the new version if you scan the exe and it has starforce, make it show what version of starforce is ok?cause now if it's 1/2/3 it shows just starforce

[GLH]

@Luci:

Each Starforce protected game has a PROTECT.DLL in the Install-Dir.
Scan it and you will get the version of the Starforce protection.

[TippeX]

Originally Posted by GLH

@Luci:

Each Starforce protected game has a PROTECT.DLL in the Install-Dir.
Scan it and you will get the version of the Starforce protection.

it isnt always called protect.dll though ;P

[cdkiller]

ckiller in the new version if you scan the exe and it has starforce, make it show what version of starforce is ok?

sure. the next version allows you to scan the games.exe and to display the version. (will be auto grabbed from the *.dll wich is referenced in the exe)

[Sara2]

Is there some sort of help guide for using this program? I know it's not rocket science but was wondering...

Do I have to install the game first before scanning?
Difference between agressive/non-agressive scan?
Difference between smart/non-smart scan?
Difference between >20MB & <20MB scan?

Thanks

[cdkiller]

i did a manual for the upcomming new version. check the attachment.
new features are stripped so it only shows how to use v5.0 Final B (the last public version).

Do I have to install the game first before scanning?

yes. exept for the cd/dvd file or sector scans (only detects Tagés for Sector Scanning in v5.0). more will come in the next version. when scanning the exe pid will detect nearly everything.

Difference between agressive/non-agressive scan?

hold your mouse coursor over the checkbox and you will see the tooltips.
agressive scan is a recommended beacuse when one protection is found, pid won´t stop scanning to detect a possible second detection. (like SecuROM + CD/DVD-Checks).

Difference between smart/non-smart scan?

it´s non functional in v5.0 Final B. it will be done for the next version.
smart scan allows you to scan huge files (like the 650 MB setup exe in Diablo) in only a few seconds by analysing the executable image and only scanning valid portions of the exe.

Difference between >20MB & <20MB scan?

i.e. when you do a folder scan and disabled the option "Scan files > 20 MB"
means that all files in the folder wich are bigger than 20 MB will be skipped by the scanner. game executables are smaller than 20 MB in nearly all of the games.