Professional software protection suite for applications distributed using optical media. StarForce Disc secures software from unauthorized or illegal use, distribution, commercial replication, private copying, reverse engineering and cracking.

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StarForce Disc
Powerful software protection for
CD and DVD distribution

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We use CD and DVD because
 The prevalence and availability of CD and DVD
technology
 Users don’t need Internet connection to use it
 It’s a material object that can be entered in accounting
system (for some countries it is important to have a
physical form)
 Low costs comparing with USB flash drive
 Ideal for distribution in “real world”, e.g. at the events
or as a digital bonus to printing materials
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Threats
 Decrease the publisher’s revenue
because of the product leakage to
the Internet
 Loss of intellectual property
 Disclosure of trade secrets
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StarForce Disc
Reliable solution for protection and licensing of the software
products distributed on CDs and DVDs
StarForce Disc prevents copying and illegal distribution as well as
protects software against analysis and reverse engineering
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Publisher’s revenue increases with
StarForce protection
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Selling software product with powerful protection
Selling product without protection or with poor protection
Cracking of unprotected product
Additional profit
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A corporate customer with StarForce
protection gets freedom
in information sharing
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StarForce Protection Types
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CD/DVD Protection
CD/DVD Keyless Protection
CD-R/DVD-R Protection
Small print runs

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CD/DVD Protection
Production and printing
Production and printing can be ordered at any plant
at the discretion of the customer
Use
An end user to run the software for the first time
needs to enter a disc key manually
StarForce Costs License + royalty for every disc copy
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CD/DVD Keyless Protection
Production and printing
Printing can be ordered only at the plants certified
by StarForce
Use No additional actions from end users
StarForce Costs License + royalty for every disc copy
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CD-R/DVD-R Protection
Production and printing
Printing can be performed by the customer at home
or at the office
Use No additional actions from end users
StarForce Costs
License + number of discs (StarForce Technology
sells physical discs for this protection type)
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Software Protection Methods
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Disc Binding
Code
Obfuscation
Hide functions
in the
protection core
Copy and piracy
protection by allowing
operation only when
an original disc is in the
computer’s drive
Protection against
analysis and reverse
engineering. Works in
automatic mode with
adjustable parameters
Protection against
analysis and reverse
engineering. Function
hiding is optional
(performed by the
software developer)
and is designed to
significantly increase
the level of protection
Licensing
restrictions
A disk key contains
restrictions on the use
of software. It can be
used for all types of
protection

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StarForce Disc provides:
 Protection of internal variables
 Hiding of data files
 Protection from running the applications
under debuggers (the feature works for
both user and system levels)
 Protection from running the applications
on virtual machines
 Protection from running the applications
through remote terminal sessions
(protection from remote access)
 Checking the integrity of the file
constantly
 A unique protection core for each file
(impossible to use patterns for the
cracking)
 Protection for a disc image
 An option to choose between constant
and periodic disc check
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We care about end users
StarForce Technologies is interested in positive user experience therefore it offers
publishers the following options:
 Periodic disc check. The publisher sets time during which the program can
be used without the original disc in the computer’s drive.
 Possibility to continue using software after disc damaging. StarForce
protection system allows to replace disc binding with computer binding
via Internet. It can help users with damaged discs or with laptops without
CD/DVD drives
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International use and customization
 More than 16 GUI languages are supported
 Dialog boxes can be customized
 Custom user interface can be developed
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As a result you get:
 Reliable protection of your intellectual property against illegal usage
developed by the market leader
 A batch of discs can be replicated at the nearest replication plant or at home.
No special equipment is required
 Fast protection implementation directly from the customer’s computer
 Application functionality limitation is depending on disc key parameters
 Flexible approach to end user support
 A protected disc can be used as a digital key to control access to
to software and content
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Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a stealth video game
StarForce Technologies earned itself an unofficial
world record with Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
remained uncracked for 424 days. This
significantly extended the income period for the
publisher.
Product: StarForce Disc
Case study: Splinter Cell

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StarForce Benefits
Protection provided by an international company with partners all over the
world
The company has a R&D Department that is responsible for innovations in
hack-resistance and functionality development. We update our products at
least 4 times a year
Friendly Support Team that can help via email, phone, Skype
Reasonable prices and a flexible discount system
Fast product protection over Internet (from work and from home)
An option to order protection performed by StarForce specialists
An option to order protection analysis by StarForce experts to get
recommendations about possible improvements
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Try StarForce
Sign up for 30 days trial of
StarForce Disc
for free
to make sure that it suits you
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StarForce Headquarters
+7 495 967-14-51
StarForce France
+33 (0) 1 44 18-37-05
Business:
sales@star-force.com
Support:
support@star-force.com
Information:
info@star-force.com
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