“Daemon Tools”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

DAEMON tools was originally a successor of Generic SafeDisc emulator and incorporated all of its features.^[10] The program claims to be able to defeat most copy protection schemes such as SafeDisc and SecuROM.^[11] It is currently compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. DAEMON Tools has a special mode for proper operation of copies of discs with advanced protection (SafeDisc, SecuRom and LaserLock, CDCOPS, StarForce and Protect CD), which are used on some discs with games.^[12]

Editions

Six editions of the product exist: Ultra, Lite, Pro Standard, Pro Advanced, Net and DT for Mac. A feature comparison is given below.^[13] Also, company provides two additional solutions for the data storage organization: DAEMON Tools USB 2^[14] that allows sharing different types of USB devices between remote workstations and DAEMON Tools iSCSI Target 2^[15] – a cross-platform solution that enables creating an iSCSI storage server and provides access to virtual or physical devices, along with VHD images, within home or corporate network.

File format

The default file format of DAEMON Tools is Media Data eXtended (MDX). MDX is a disc image file format similar to MDS/MDF images. It supports all of MDS/MDF format features except that all data is in one monolithic file only. The files of these types bear the filename extension of .mdx.^[21]

MDX file contains metadata of original media – specifically the main physical parameters of disc, such as layer breaks, sessions, tracks and other. It could be described as being an archive file containing all data from a CD/DVD. It also supports data compression. MDX file includes the magic number "MEDIA DESCRIPTOR" at the beginning of the file.

Controversy

On 13 February 2012, one of DAEMON Tools components known as MountSpace became a subject of privacy concerns. MountSpace, a service-oriented component gathers and sends information about disc images used in DAEMON Tools to mountspace.com along with users' IP addresses. Although MountSpace can be disabled during installation, it is criticized for transmitting information despite being disabled and lacking a privacy policy.^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25] The initial discovery of the concerning issue is attributed to Rafael Rivera of Within Windows blog.^[22]^[24]^[25]

Related programs

Y.A.S.U.

YASU (Yet Another SecuROM Utility) is a very small tool that works as a SCSI-drive protector. It was created by sYk0 and can be used to hide emulated drives from SecuROM 7 and SafeDisc 4. YASU is a companion program for Daemon Tools and currently being hosted, supported and maintained by the Daemon Tools team. On March 4 of 2009, sYk0 announced development of Omen which is to succeed development of YASU.^[26] As of January 2010, development of Omen has been abandoned.^[27]

See also

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.disc-soft.com/home |title=Disc Soft Ltd. |accessdate=23 March 2012}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.daemon-tools.cc/releasenotes/dtultra|title=Ultra Release notes history}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://blog.daemon-tools.cc/post/try-local-network-file-sharing-in-daemon-tools-lite-10-7 |title=DAEMON Tools Lite 10.7 brings local network file sharing |publisher=daemon-tools.cc |date=2017-12-18 |accessdate=2018-02-04}}
4. ^The date and full version number are based on the digital signature and other metadata in the distribution package
5. ^¹²³{{Cite web|url=http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/releasenotes|title=Release notes history}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.disc-soft.com/faq#faq011 |title=FAQ |publisher=Disc Soft Ltd |at=What are supported operating systems? |accessdate=5 August 2014}}
7. ^Translation Packs
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.daemon-help.com/en/windows_integration_lite/file_associations_lite.html |title=File Associations |work=DAEMON Tools Help |publisher=DAEMON Tools |accessdate=23 November 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113165232/http://daemon-help.com/en/windows_integration_lite/file_associations_lite.html |archivedate=13 November 2011 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.daemon-tools.cc/products/dtMacLite|title=DAEMON Tools Lite for Mac 2}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/DAEMON-Tools-Are-Back-12447.shtml |title=New name of the Generic Safedisc Emulator}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://forum.daemon-tools.cc/gamedb.php?letter=all|title=Supported games and protections database}}
12. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/news/bbe0f423e15c028735eadcce333289e6 |title=DAEMON Tools Lite 4.35.5 represents full Windows 7 support |date=23 October 2009 |accessdate=3 November 2009}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.daemon-tools.cc/products/compare|title=DAEMON-Tools.cc :: Products :: Compare}}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.daemon-tools.cc/products/dtusb|title=DAEMON Tools USB}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.daemon-tools.cc/products/iscsi-target|title=DAEMON Tools iSCSI Target}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=FAQ: Is DAEMON Tools software free or not?|url=http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/support/faq#free_or_not|work=daemon-tools.cc|accessdate=21 November 2011|quote=DAEMON Tools Lite is free for home and non-business use. In case you want to use DAEMON Tools in any organization, you need to buy a license.}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=Installation|url=http://daemon-help.com/en/installation_notes_lite/installation_lite.html|work=DAEMON Tools Lite Help|publisher=DAEMON Tools|accessdate=21 November 2011|quote=[Inside third screenshot] Support is provided only for Paid License users.}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=Daemon tool lite license problem|url=http://forum.daemon-tools.cc/f19/daemon-tool-lite-license-problem-28984/|publisher=DAEMON Tools|accessdate=24 June 2012|quote=Due to some changes in marketing strategy Korea is no longer among the countries for which a Free version of DAEMON Tools Lite available.}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=DAEMON Tools Lite|url=http://www.disc-soft.com/kor/products/dtLite|publisher=DAEMON Tools|accessdate=24 June 2012|language=Korean}}
20. ^http://forum.daemon-tools.cc/f19/split-image-29200/
21. ^{{Cite web |url=http://daemonpro-help.com/en/glossary.html |title=Glossary |work=DAEMON Tools Pro Help |publisher=DAEMON Tools |accessdate=12 May 2011 |quote=mdx / mds (Media Data eXtended / Media Descriptor Files) — these formats are developed by DAEMON Tools developers. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708220310/http://daemonpro-help.com/en/glossary.html |archivedate=8 July 2011 |df= }}
22. ^¹{{cite news|last=Kovacs|first=Eduard|title=Daemon Tools Collects Image File Details, Even Without Permission|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Daemon-Tools-Collects-Image-File-Details-Even-Without-Permission-252393.shtml|accessdate=23 March 2012|newspaper=Softpedia|date=13 February 2012|publisher=SoftNews Net SRL}}
23. ^{{cite news|title=Daemon Tools: Tool spioniert seine User aus|url=http://www.chip.de/news/Daemon-Tools-Tool-spioniert-seine-User-aus_54571564.html|accessdate=23 March 2012|newspaper=Chip.de|date=13 February 2012|publisher=CHIP Xonio Online|language=German}}
24. ^¹{{cite news|last=Tyler|first=Holman|title=Daemon Tools knows what you mounted last summer|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/daemon-tools-knows-what-you-mounted-last-summer|accessdate=23 March 2012|newspaper=Neowin.net|date=13 February 2012}}
25. ^¹{{cite web|title=Are you using Deamon Tools? They know what images you’re mounting.|url=http://software-in-action.com/2012/are-you-using-deamon-tools-they-know-what-images-youre-mounting/|work=Software in Action|accessdate=23 March 2012}}
26. ^Omen: The future of Anti-Blacklists is near... – THE DAEMON TOOLS FORUM
27. ^Omen: The future of Anti-Blacklists is near... – Page 4 – THE DAEMON TOOLS FORUM

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