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MrLaucs at 16:57, 16 December 2025

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	[https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SecuROM PCGamingWiki page on SecuROM]		*[https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SecuROM PCGamingWiki page on SecuROM]
	[https://www.howtogeek.com/230773/how-to-play-pc-games-that-require-safedisc-or-securom-drm-on-windows-10-8.1-8-7-and-vista/ How‑To Geek article on running SecuROM games]		* [https://www.howtogeek.com/230773/how-to-play-pc-games-that-require-safedisc-or-securom-drm-on-windows-10-8.1-8-7-and-vista/ How‑To Geek article on running SecuROM games]
	[https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/bt6igw/is_gog_selling_fear_with_active_securom_drm/ Reddit discussion about SecuROM in game releases]		* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/bt6igw/is_gog_selling_fear_with_active_securom_drm/ Reddit discussion about SecuROM in game releases]
	[https://umatechnology.org/how-to-play-pc-games-that-require-safedisc-or-securom-drm-on-windows-10-8-1-8-7-and-vista/ UMA Technology article on SecuROM issues]		* [https://umatechnology.org/how-to-play-pc-games-that-require-safedisc-or-securom-drm-on-windows-10-8-1-8-7-and-vista/ UMA Technology article on SecuROM issues]

MrLaucs: add more links

2025-12-16T16:57:16Z

add more links

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [https://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/wiki/SecuROM SecuROM on ~~Wikipedia~~]		[https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SecuROM PCGamingWiki page on SecuROM]
	* [https://www.~~youtube~~.com/~~watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM Modern Vintage Gamer's YouTube video~~ on SecuROM]		[https://www.howtogeek.com/230773/how-to-play-pc-games-that-require-safedisc-or-securom-drm-on-windows-10-8.1-8-7-and-vista/ How‑To Geek article on running SecuROM games]
			[https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/bt6igw/is_gog_selling_fear_with_active_securom_drm/ Reddit discussion about SecuROM in game releases]
			[https://umatechnology.org/how-to-play-pc-games-that-require-safedisc-or-securom-drm-on-windows-10-8-1-8-7-and-vista/ UMA Technology article on SecuROM issues]

MrLaucs: update it to add more info

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update it to add more info

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	Due to higher security in Windows 10, the majority of SecuROM games no longer run, requiring patches to the game to run without SecuROM.		Due to higher security in Windows 10, the majority of SecuROM games no longer run, requiring patches to the game to run without SecuROM.
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	== In ''LEGO Island'' ==		== In ''LEGO Island'' ==
	While the vast majority of [[LEGO Island]] copies feature no copy protection or DRM whatsoever, SecuROM was unexpectedly discovered on an Italian copy of the game. ~~It's currently unknown if all Italian copies implement SecuROM~~ or ~~only some. It's also unknown whether any other versions implement it~~.		While the vast majority of [[LEGO Island]] copies feature no copy protection or DRM whatsoever, SecuROM was unexpectedly discovered on an Italian copy of the game. These were the most likely to include it, which often functioned as a disc check or an online product activation system with limited installations.

	=== Circumvention ===		=== Circumvention ===
	For versions that implement it, SecuROM is baked into [[Local Files\|ISLE.EXE]]. Replacing it wholesale with any other unprotected version of ISLE.EXE will defeat the protection entirely.		For versions that implement it, SecuROM is baked into [[Local Files\|ISLE.EXE]]. Replacing it wholesale with any other unprotected version of ISLE.EXE or using [https://support.securom.com/removaltool.html SecuROM removal tool] will defeat the protection entirely.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecuROM SecuROM on Wikipedia]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecuROM SecuROM on Wikipedia]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM Modern Vintage Gamer's YouTube video on SecuROM]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM Modern Vintage Gamer's YouTube video on SecuROM]

MattKC at 08:32, 16 May 2020

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	[[SecuROM]] was a copy protection/digital rights management (DRM) product used in PC games from the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s. It quickly became controversial due to its malware-like approach, installing itself with administrator/root permissions on the user's PC and being almost impossible to remove. Many high profile games that included it were heavily criticized including Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Spore; the latter culminating in a class action lawsuit against its ~~publishers~~ Electronic Arts. It gradually fell out of usage in the early-mid 2010s.		[[SecuROM]] was a copy protection/digital rights management (DRM) product used in PC games from the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s. It quickly became controversial due to its malware-like approach, installing itself with administrator/root permissions on the user's PC and being almost impossible to remove. Many high profile games that included it were heavily criticized including Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Spore; the latter famously culminating in a class action lawsuit against its publisher {{Wikipedia\|Electronic Arts}}. It gradually fell out of usage in the early-mid 2010s in favor of newer non-physical technologies such as Steam.

	~~As of~~ Windows 10, the majority of SecuROM games ~~do not~~ run without ~~patches~~.		Due to higher security in Windows 10, the majority of SecuROM games no longer run, requiring patches to the game to run without SecuROM.

	== In ''LEGO Island'' ==		== In ''LEGO Island'' ==
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	=== Circumvention ===		=== Circumvention ===
	SecuROM is baked into ~~the copy's version of~~ [[Local Files\|ISLE.EXE]]~~, and replacing~~ it wholesale with any other unprotected version of ISLE.EXE will defeat the protection.		For versions that implement it, SecuROM is baked into [[Local Files\|ISLE.EXE]]. Replacing it wholesale with any other unprotected version of ISLE.EXE will defeat the protection entirely.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecuROM SecuROM on Wikipedia]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecuROM SecuROM on Wikipedia]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM Modern Vintage Gamer's YouTube video on SecuROM]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM Modern Vintage Gamer's YouTube video on SecuROM]

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[[SecuROM]] was a copy protection/digital rights management (DRM) product used in PC games from the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s. It quickly became controversial due to its malware-like approach, installing itself with administrator/root permissions on the user's PC and being almost impossible to remove. Many high profile games that included it were heavily criticized including Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Spore; the latter culminating in a class action lawsuit against its publishers Electronic Arts. It gradually fell out of usage in the early-mid 2010s.

As of Windows 10, the majority of SecuROM games do not run without patches.

== In ''LEGO Island'' ==
While the vast majority of [[LEGO Island]] copies feature no copy protection or DRM whatsoever, SecuROM was unexpectedly discovered on an Italian copy of the game. It's currently unknown if all Italian copies implement SecuROM or only some. It's also unknown whether any other versions implement it.

=== Circumvention ===
SecuROM is baked into the copy's version of [[Local Files|ISLE.EXE]], and replacing it wholesale with any other unprotected version of ISLE.EXE will defeat the protection.

== External Links ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecuROM SecuROM on Wikipedia]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM Modern Vintage Gamer's YouTube video on SecuROM]