AudioUTOPIA: A DRM system very popular in the high-end audio market seems to no longer offer protection. ILok2, the successor to Ilok, which was one of the most secure ways to protect software, broke!
The result is evident on torrent sites that suddenly loaded software that uses USB dongle to unlock ...
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The iLok2 is a USB dongle that works like a device software piracy protection license storage. While iLok1 allowed owners to carry up to 118 licenses, iLok2 can carry up to 500.
Over the years, the Ilok protection has gained great attraction within the professional sound community. Companies that develop sophisticated and often expensive software such as Avid's Pro Tools used Ilok to protect their creations from pirates.
However, after remaining secure for some time, the iLok2 – andextension all software development companies using PACE's system – it looks like they've got a very serious problem.
Over the past few days, dozens of softwares using the Ilok system have begun to appear online on pirated sites.
The releases come from Scene group AudioUTOPIA who allegedly cracked the protection. The team explains that with the released Pro Tools they present the technique them which completely negates the need for the Ilok system.
"Install Pro Tools with Ilok driver however, it won't be necessary to work, you can disable it by pressing Windows + R then typing services.msc, find" PACE License Support Win64 ″ and right click to stop it ”.
“Plus, you can completely remove it from the programs and Windows features by uninstalling “PACE License Support Win64”.
