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Astalavista
I just found this great tool called Autorun Pro

http://www.longtion.com/autorunpro/ARPSetup40.exe

it creates among other things AutoRun inf's, "well whats the big deal we can all make
autorun.inf's."

well this one makes PASSWORD protect Autoruns.

When combined with hide Function - This could prove quite useful

silent install method

/Verysilent

registration code is stored in C:\Program Files\Longtion\AutoRunPro\AutoRunPro.ini
Astalavista
------------- Updated!!! -- something wrong with the coding fixed.

Fantastic program i just finish making my Autorun.

Customize Buttons, Splash Background, and Password Security!

Yahoo now i can protect my CDS from pirates


Here is a very crude sample of the password protection.

Download the TEST.rar
when downloading from rapidshare u hv to WAIT 40 seconds until u see the file name appear at the bottom of the screen. Color RED


MSFN for username and password

after u enter the username and password

click setup or exit

u can also try typing an incorrect password
RyanVM
Interesting.
totoymola
CODE
@ECHO OFF
REM
REM WPI startup something.
REM

REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have a file called WIN51 in its root.
for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\WIN51 set CDROM=%%i:
echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM%
blah.. blah.. blah..  long list..
:end

I got your code already. Hahaha!!! laugh.gif
Astalavista
sad to say that is not the coding i used for this project.

fixed an error in my coding pls download the new updated

Download the TEST.rar

when downloading from rapidshare u hv to WAIT 40 seconds until u see the file name appear at the bottom of the screen. Color RED
fixed multiple errors... now it is ok.
totoymola
But that is inside your nrg, am I right? tongue.gif
MCT
maybe im not understanding right, but, could u not just right click the drive, select explore & bypass this?
Astalavista
MCT

when u select explore what do u see?
totoymola
QUOTE
maybe im not understanding right, but, could u not just right click the drive, select explore & bypass this?

The contents are hidden using ultraiso. But if you have to tools, you can easily view the contens of this. laugh.gif So therefore, its still not 100% safe. tongue.gif
MAVERICKS CHOICE
This would be a very handy utility to guard our UA creations from Joe average yes.gif .
Astalavista
I uploaded a new TEST.nrg

now with Animated Gif

also improved on some coding as well.
Astalavista
QUOTE
The contents are hidden using ultraiso. But if you have to tools, you can easily view the contens of this. laugh.gif So therefore, its still not 100% safe. tongue.gif


i hv emailed the developers of ultraiso they will look into encrypting the folders from being viewed in dos mode. tongue.gif
prathapml
Looks like a good utility. But presently I'm using AutoPlay Medfia Studio 5 for autoruns, and its fantastic so I may not move.

As for ultraiso, the hidden folders/files are hidden no matter whether it is dos/windows/linux.
Astalavista
TEST.nrg = w/ sound username and password MSFN
totoymola
I don't want to sound negative, but these are my thoughts regarding this subject.

First of all, an autorun is just an autorun. It is true that you can password protect the autorun, but is still just the autorun, which can be easily bypassed by right-clicking the drive, and choosing "open", or by using Windows Explorer. If you do that, the cd is not password protected anymore because the password is just stored in the autorun program.

Second, bypassing the password is easy, but there is always a solution to give your disc additional protection. It is hiding the contens using UltraISO or similar program. Yes, this is usefull, but still not 100% safe. For people who know how to deal with hidden contents of ISO, they can view your files in seconds. Another thing is, hiding contents has a serious drawback. If you hide ALL the contents of the cd, even you will have a hard time browsing the contents of your CD. So for me, it is not advisable to hide everything in the CD. Because it is like locking your door, so you no one can enter, including you! And you have to pick the lock everytime you want to enter.

And last but not the least, this protection applies only in Windows, not in DOS mode, and not during the installation of Windows! Do you need an autorun to install Windows? No. So what's the point of having a password protected autorun? What I want to see is a tool that lets me password protect the installation in DOS mode. Without the proper password, no one can enter the setup. But I'm not sure if there is such a tool. Hiding the contents of the CD is good. I use it all the time, but I don't hide ALL of the contents. I only hide winnt.sif, passwords, etc.

This just my personal opinion. So I don't mean to discourage anyone, and I don't intend to mess up this topic.

That's all for now, and I'm out. smile.gif
prathapml
that's not your opinion alone newwink.gif
Astalavista
i agree 100% with totoymola, as i said in another post if there is a will there is a way.

case and point safe disc ans surerom what was thought to be impossible to
copy is now easily done with alcohol 120 or clonecd or clonedvd.

this gives u a level of protection, just a little bit against joe blow.
totoymola
Dude, please don't take my comment negatively. It is just my personal opinion, and has nothing to do with anyone/anything.

I know you always want to have a password protected setup.. That is what I want too. Now, I have an idea on protecting setup in DOS mode, but I can't start this project alone, because I'm not that good. So I need more brains. Would you like to help me? smile.gif And also, I'm not 100% sure if this will work. And if ever it works, it is still not 100% safe.
Astalavista
pare hindi ko dinadamdam ikaw naman noh.

this is just to make it a little bit harder.

i will be using a new software i found to encrypt folders.

cheers
MCT
what software?
totoymola
I found this site. They have lots of tools for protection.

http://sac-ftp.externet.hu/security10.html
eldotti
just a prog that found....
h@#p://www.webstylerzone.com/Downloads/exe/CopyKiller-Setup.exe
it copy kills!!!!!!!!
totoymola
I saw that one too. And CDShield also. But I haven't tried them yet. Do they really work? I heard that CopyKill doesn't work on ALL drives.
eldotti
yes you are right about that.
but it does a good job
Astalavista
tested both software.

clonecd or clonedvd easily defeats them both.

this is only effective against nero and that is it.
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