AutoRunPro Silent Install Method - Protect Your CD

[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]

@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!!!

[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.

Edited January 19, 2005 by Astalavista

[totoymola]

But that is inside your nrg, am I right?

[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]

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. So therefore, its still not 100% safe.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

This would be a very handy utility to guard our UA creations from Joe average .

[Astalavista]

I uploaded a new TEST.nrg

now with Animated Gif

also improved on some coding as well.

[Astalavista]

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.

[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.