Many posts ago I mentioned that I'd sent an email to securom after installing the demo with concerns on the rootkit/DRM install. I asked them to tell me if it was including and if so how to remove it. Someone asked me to post any response I got, well here it is (I'm guessing this confirms the presence of securom in the demo, but I'm tired and the response was vague):
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Greetings. Thank you for your email. Please be informed that the files in your UserData folder are used to store license information for SecuROM protected applications. They were created at the first execution of the protected program. Any manipulation in this folder may cause the SecuROM application to work different than expected. These files are not executables themselves and therefore can't affect your system in any way. Nevertheless if you want to delete the folder please follow the instructions below:
1) Open the command line by pressing "Start" and selecting the "Run..." option.
2) Type "cmd" (without "s) and push the [Enter] button on the keyboard.
3) Please type in the following command: rd /s "%APPDATA%\SecuROM" and press [Enter] on the keyboard.
4) Answer Y to the Y/N question and press [Enter] to complete the process.
The folder should now be deleted. Please understand that any SecuROM application that uses UserData will rebuild these files and folder with future launches.
The registry entry is needed to save the digital rights information. If a demo software is protected by SecuROM then it should only work for, as an example, 30 days. The necessary license is stored in the registry.Therefore, please understand that it is not possible to delete such a entry.
Please be informed that the User Access Service is used to launch a SecuROM protected application in a non-administrator mode, and has nothing to do with spyware or any kind of software like that. If you want to uninstall it please follow the instructions below. Please understand that any application you launch that uses User Access Service will restart it.
1. Open a command line window (Start > Run, type "cmd", click OK).
2. Go to the System32 folder in your main Windows folder (e.g. type "cd C:\winnt\system32", then press enter).
3. Remove User Access Service (Type "UAService7.exe - remove", then press enter).
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
The folder should now be deleted. Please understand that any SecuROM application that uses UserData will rebuild these files and folders with future launches.
Best regards,
SecuROM Support Team
SecuROM on the web: http://www.securom.com
or via e-mail: support@securom.com
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