Just because 2K doesn't use their installed software for evil purposes doesn't mean that another hacker's software can't use it to take over a system using privileges that it shouldn't have. Maybe, but we all know what the road to hell is paved with.

They claim that it's a benefit and they have only good intentions.

Bioshock installs software that allows the administrative privilege system of your computer to be subverted.

Whether people thing of this as FUD or not, the simple matter of the fact is that: I, like I hope many other people will do, refuse to buy it now. Second of all, I, like many other people, was looking forward to Bioshock's release. This thread is much more relevant it's about the rootkit. Then calling support when it doesn't work and won't let me reinstall.įirst of all, your link to the forums goes to a thread about achievement points on the Xbox version of the game. And I can't wait for the day all games do this, and I have to run round manually deregistering all of them prior to a reinstall with different tools. Just hope windows doesn't go belly up before you get to unregister. Oh, and they'll release a utility at some point in the future that when run, will supposedly uninstall the game and 'deregister' your install with the online securom database, thus giving you the privilege of reinstalling your own game on your own computer one more time. They want to carry on playing in a couple of years, they can go buy a new copy. Problem solved, right? I mean, who ever installs software they buy more than 5 times, right? Must be pirates. The outrage over this on the 2K forums made them raise the limit to 5 installs on a given copy of windows, and up to 5 installs on different machines. It didn't, and according to SecuROM never could.

They then proceeded to flat out lie and say uninstalling the game from windows before formatting would give you an activation 'credit' back.

Wipe windows, and try to install a third time? Activation denied. Using another user account or install of windows requires another activation. It's that when the game shipped, you only got 2 activations.

The frustrating thing is, this rootkit worry isn't the biggest problem (it's a bit of a stretch).

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