HexaLock CD ROM Copy Protection Comparable Test Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


HexaLock CD ROM Copy Protection, Version 2.0

 

 

Test Results

 

 

 

May 16, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confidential, HexaLock, Ltd. © 2002

 

HexaLock CD ROM Copy Protection, Version 2.0 Test Report

 

Date: May 16, 2002

 

CD Type: Original CD-ROM software protected by HexaLock CD ROM copy protection version 2.0 and its related copies. 

 

Introduction

 

The test was conducted at the HexaLock Test Laboratories in Shefayim, Israel to test the strength of Version 2.0 CD-ROM copy protection from HexaLock, Ltd.

 

The Test objective is to estimate the strength of the copy protection system in terms of anti-copying and anti-cracking properties. It is important to mention that in the recent months the “naïve” users that used to use “anti-copying” software in order to run unauthorized software, use more and more “anti cracking” tools that are freely available in the internet. 

 

An additional essential property of any copy protection system is the compatibility of the original media to the installed base of CD ROM drives. This study’s focus was not to specifically measure the compatibility levels in a fully comprehensive manner, however this study brings also the compatibility results made on the study’s CD ROM drives and indicates outstanding compatibility levels. 

 

In terms of anti-copying the test results show a perfect immunity against the common copying software, and also perfect immunity against available common “cloning” software types.

 

In terms of anti-cracking the results show that there is no evidence of the existence of anti-cracking tools that can overcome HexaLock, however the product is not common yet, so it is difficult to project these results forward.

 

Description

 

A.     Anti Copying Test 

 

The Test includes running of 13 different media made of each copy protection product over 32 different CD ROM readers:

 

  1. Original media
  2. Copy made by a clone CD software (*) and Teac reader and Teac writer.
  3. Copy made by the clone CD software (*) and Plextor reader and Plextor writer.
  4. Copy made by the clone CD software (*) and Matshita reader and Matshita writer.
  5. Copy made by the clone CD software (*) and Toshiba reader and Teac writer.
  6. Copy made by the clone CD software (*) and E-Ide reader and Teac writer.
  7. Copy made by the clone CD software (*) and LG-DVD ROM reader and Teac writer.
  8. Copy made by the clone CD software (*) and Matshita reader and Teac writer.
  9. Copy made by the clone CD software (*) and Pioneer DVD-ROM reader and Teac writer.
  10. Copy made by the Blind Write software (*) and Teac reader and Teac writer.
  11. Copy made by the Blind Write software (*) and Plextor reader and Plextor writer.
  12. Copy made by the Easy CD Creator software and Teac reader and Teac writer.
  13. Copy made by the Nero Burning Rom software and Teac.

 

(*) – Clone CD software and Blind Write software are “cloning” software

 

 

The Original Media that was tested was:

 

  1. HexaLock CD-ROM Copy Protection, version 2.0 Demo CD, Build 76.

 

It is important to mention that the selection of the equipment is also important for tackling the copy protection software. The CD writers we chose, Teac, Plextor and Matshita, are the most powerful drives in the market in terms of overcoming the copy protection systems.

 

     B. Anti Cracking Test

 

In the test we tried to run a copy of the copy protection system using the following common anti-cracking tools:

 

  1. Using generic cracks that are available in the market (Internet).
  2. Running the software with emulation software and without inserting the original CD to the CD Drive that is requested by the copy protection software.

 

 

Tests Parameters:

 

A. Anti Copying Test 

 

Reading Drive (RD):  In the copying process, 2 drives are used: Reading Drive and Writing Drive. The Reading Drive is the drive from which the original media is being read. The Reading Drive’s model number and manufacturer can be obtained by right clicking on the ‘My Computer’ icon and selecting ‘properties’ to open the device manager.

 

Writing Drive (WD):  In the copying process the Writing Drive is the drive in which the copy media is being created. The Writing Drive’s model number and manufacturer can be obtained by right clicking on the ‘My Computer’ icon and selecting ‘properties’ to open the device manager.

 

Copying Software (CS):  The copying software that was used for creating a Copy was either Clone CD, Write Blind, Easy CD Creator or Nero Burning Rom.  The latest versions available were used.

 

Media Reading Drive (MRD):  The drive that was used to run the copied media can be obtained by right clicking on the ‘My Computer’ icon and selecting ‘properties’ to open the device manager.

 

B. Anti Cracking Test

 

Generic Crack -

 

Emulator Daemon Tools -

 

 

Results:  A copy test marked “Ö”, implies that the software run was successful.

A compatibility test marked “X” implies that the Test CD couldn’t be loaded in the CD ROM drive; didn’t enable navigation through Windows Explorer; couldn’t run the software or only ran a demo version of the software, per the SDK implementation of the publisher.

 

 

Additional information: In case the tester finds other compatibility problems such as conflicts with other programs; specific hardware configurations or any unexpected problems, he is required to describe the problem in detail.

 

 

 

Results Summary

 

 

A. Anti Copying Test, Percent Playable,

HexaLock  ver. 2.0

Original Media

100%

CS=Easy CD Creator, RD=Teac, WD=Teac

0%

CS=Nero Burning Rom, RD=Teac, WD=Teac

0%

 

 

CS=Clone CD, RD=Plextor, WD=Plextor

0%

CS=Clone CD, RD=Toshiba, WD=Teac

0%

CS=Clone CD, RD=Matshita, WD=Matshita

0%

CS=Clone CD, RD=E-Ide, WD=Teac

0%

CS=Clone CD, RD=LG-DVD-ROM, WD=Teac

0%

CS=Clone CD, RD=Matshita, WD=Teac

0%

CS=Clone CD, RD=Pioneer DVD-ROM, WD=Teac

0%

 

 

CS=Blind Write, RD=Teac, WD=Teac

0%

CS=Blind Write, RD=Plextor, WD=Plextor 12

0%

 

 

B. Anti Cracking Test

 

Frequency of use 

Low

Generic Crack

Not Existing

Emulator Daemon Tools

Doesn’t work


 

Conclusions:

 

    1. HexaLock CD-ROM Copy Protection has excellent performance against common CD copying software available today.
    2. HexaLock CD-ROM Copy Protection has excellent performance against common “Cloning” software.
    3. Original CD’s protected with HexaLock CD-ROM Copy Protection have excellent compatibility when used in the CD readers tested. 
    4. There are no existing generic cracks that will work against HexaLock CD-ROM Copy Protection.
    5. There are no existing CD Emulator tools that will work against HexaLock CD-ROM Copy Protection.

 

 

 

 

Detailed Results:

 

The test data on the following pages detail the performance of HexaLock protected original discs and copies against the latest versions of Clone CD and Blind Write software available in the market, or on the Internet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HL DEMOCD 2076 CloneCD  16/5/02

 

 

Original

 

MATSHITA UJ DA710 / MATSHITA UJ DA710

Toshiba DVD ROM SD_M1502 / TEAC CD-W516EB

E-IDE CD - ROM 40x2 / TEAC CD-W516EB

LG-DVD ROM DRD 8160B1 / TEAC CD-W516EB

24X CD-ROM 1

P

X

X

X

X

ASUS CD-S 520/A

P

X

X

X

X

ASUS DVD-ROM E 608

P

X

X

X

X

ATAPI CD-ROM 52x1

P

X

X

X

X

ATAPI DVD-ROM_16X

P

X

X

X

X

ATAPI_CD_ROM DRIVE 52MAX

P

X

X

X

X

ATAPI_CD_ROM 48x_1

P

X

X

X

X

BCD 40XH_CD-ROM

P

X

X

X

X

BCD 48SB CD-ROM M

P

X

X

X

X

BTC 24x CD ROM SLL 240

P

X

X

X

X

CD-ROM DRIVE /F5E0

P

X

X

X

X

CD-ROM DRIVE/ F58

P

X

X

X

X

CREATIVE INFRA 36

P

X

X

X

X

E-IDE CD – ROM 40x2

P

X

X

X

X

E-IDE CD-ROM MAX 50x

P

X

X

X

X

LG CDROM CRD 8521B

P

X

X

X

X

LG-DVD ROM DRD 8160B1

P

X

X

X

X

MATSHITA UJ DA710

P

X

X

X

X

MATSHITA CD-R CW-7503 SCSI CDROM DEVICE

P

X

X

X

X

NEC CD-ROM:4631

P

X

X

X

X

PIONEER DVD-103

P

X

X

X

X

PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-115

P

X

X

X

X

PLEXTOR PX-W4010A

P

X

X

X

X

PLEX WRITER 12/10/32S

P

X

X

X

X

SAMSUNG CD-ROM SL-152L

P

X

X

X

X

SONY DVD-ROM DDV 1621

P

X

X

X

X

TEAC CD-532E

P

X

X

X

X

TEAC CD-W516EB

P

X

X

X

X

TEAC CD-W54E

P

X

X

X

X

TOSHIBA CD_ROM XM_6402B

P

X

X

X

X

Toshiba DVD ROM SD_M1502

P

X

X

X

X

ULTRAPLEX 40 MAX

P

X

X

X

X

 

HL DEMOCD 2076 CloneCD  16/5/02

 

 

MATSHITA UJ DA710 / TEAC CD-W516EB

TEAC CD-W516EB / TEAC CD-W516EB

PLEX WRITER 12/10/32S / PLEX WRITER 12/10/32S

PIONEER DVD-103 / TEAC CD-W516EB

24X CD-ROM 1

X

X

X

X

ASUS CD-S 520/A

X

X

X

X

ASUS DVD-ROM E 608

X

X

X

X

ATAPI CD-ROM 52x1

X

X

X

X

ATAPI DVD-ROM_16X

X

X

X

X

ATAPI_CD_ROM DRIVE 52MAX

X

X

X

X

ATAPI_CD_ROM 48x_1

X

X

X

X

BCD 40XH_CD-ROM

X

X

X

X

BCD 48SB CD-ROM M

X

X

X

X

BTC 24x CD ROM SLL 240

X

X

X

X

CD-ROM DRIVE /F5E0

X

X

X

X

CD-ROM DRIVE/ F58

X

X

X

X

CREATIVE INFRA 36

X

X

X

X

E-IDE CD – ROM 40x2

X

X

X

X

E-IDE CD-ROM MAX 50x

X

X

X

X

LG CDROM CRD 8521B

X

X

X

X

LG-DVD ROM DRD 8160B1

X

X

X

X

MATSHITA UJ DA710

X

X

X

X

MATSHITA CD-R CW-7503 SCSI CDROM DEVICE

X

X

X

X

NEC CD-ROM:4631

X

X

X

X

PIONEER DVD-103

X

X

X

X

PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-115

X

X

X

X

PLEXTOR PX-W4010A

X

X

X

X

PLEX WRITER 12/10/32S

X

X

X

X

SAMSUNG CD-ROM SL-152L

X

X

X

X

SONY DVD-ROM DDV 1621

X

X

X

X

TEAC CD-532E

X

X

X

X

TEAC CD-W516EB

X

X

X

X

TEAC CD-W54E

X

X

X

X

TOSHIBA CD_ROM XM_6402B

X

X

X

X

Toshiba DVD ROM SD_M1502

X

X

X

X

ULTRAPLEX 40 MAX

X

X

X

X

 

HL DEMOCD 2076 BlindWrite  16/5/02

 

 

TEAC CD-W516EB / TEAC CD-W516EB

PLEXTOR PX-W4010A / PLEXTOR PX-W4010A

24X CD-ROM 1

X

X

ASUS CD-S 520/A

X

X

ASUS DVD-ROM E 608

X

X

ATAPI CD-ROM 52x1

X

X

ATAPI DVD-ROM_16X

X

X

ATAPI_CD_ROM DRIVE 52MAX

X

X

ATAPI_CD_ROM 48x_1

X

X

BCD 40XH_CD-ROM

X

X

BCD 48SB CD-ROM M

X

X

BTC 24x CD ROM SLL 240

X

X

CD-ROM DRIVE /F5E0

X

X

CD-ROM DRIVE/ F58

X

X

CREATIVE INFRA 36

X

X

E-IDE CD – ROM 40x2

X

X

E-IDE CD-ROM MAX 50x

X

X

LG CDROM CRD 8521B

X

X

LG-DVD ROM DRD 8160B1

X

X

MATSHITA UJ DA710

X

X

MATSHITA CD-R CW-7503 SCSI CDROM DEVICE

X

X

NEC CD-ROM:4631

X

X

PIONEER DVD-103

X

X

PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-115

X

X

PLEXTOR PX-W4010A

X

X

PLEX WRITER 12/10/32S

X

X

SAMSUNG CD-ROM SL-152L

X

X

SONY DVD-ROM DDV 1621

X

X

TEAC CD-532E

X

X

TEAC CD-W516EB

X

X

TEAC CD-W54E

X

X

TOSHIBA CD_ROM XM_6402B

X

X

Toshiba DVD ROM SD_M1502

X

X

ULTRAPLEX 40 MAX

X

X