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Daemon Tools

DAEMON
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DAEMON Tools Pro running on Windows 7
Developer(s)Disc Soft Ltd.[1]
Stable release
  • Lite: 4.46.1.0327 / 6 November 2012; 4 months ago (2012-11-06)[2]
  • Pro: 5.2.0.0348 / 24 October 2012; 4 months ago (2012-10-24)[2]
  • Net: 4.41.0314 / 5 May 2011; 22 months ago (2011-05-05)[2]
Operating systemWindows 98, Windows 2000 and later[3]
Available in38 Languages with additional translation packs[4]
TypeVirtual drive
LicenseProprietary
(various licenses)
Websitewww.daemon-tools.cc
Supported file types
b5tBlindWrite
b6tBlindWrite
bwtBlindRead
ccdCloneCD
cdiDiscJuggler
cueCue Sheet
isoStandard ISO
iszCompressed ISO
mdsMedia Descriptor File
mdxMedia Data eXtended
nrgNero Burning ROM disc image
apeAPE images
flacFree Lossless Audio Codec images

As of March 2012[5]

DAEMON Tools (short for Disk And Execution MONitor tools) is a virtual drive and optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows.

Contents

Overview

DAEMON tools was originally a successor of Generic SafeDisc emulator and incorporated all of its features.[6] The program claims to be able to defeat most copy protection schemes such as SafeDisc and SecuROM.[7] It is currently compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. 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.[8]

Editions

Four editions of the product exist: Lite, Pro Standard, Pro Advanced, and Net. A feature comparison is given below:[9]

FeatureLitePro StandardPro AdvancedNet
License typeFreemiumA / SharewareBSharewareSharewareShareware
Maximum number of DT and SCSI virtual devices4163232
Maximum number of IDE virtual devices0044
Command-line interfaceYesYesYesYes
Image compressionYesYesYesYes
Image password protectionCYesYesYesYes
Image creationDExtraction only; no preset profilesYesYesYes
Burning imagesNeeds AstroburnYesYesYes
Image collection's managementNoYesYesYes
Image editingNoYesYesYes
Image splittingENoYesYesYes
Shell extensionsNoYesYesYes
Virtual device property monitoringNoYesYesYes
Volume Mount PointsFNoYesYesYes
Burning RMPS data on discsNoNoYesYes
Image conversionDNoNoYesYes
Installation over the networkNoNoNoYes
Image Catalog sharingNoNoNoYes
iSCSI ServerNoNoNoUp to 16 targets
Mounting images on remote computersNoNoNoYes
Sharing disc drives on the networkNoNoNoYes
Notes
A. ^ Free for non-commercial use without technical support. Technical support and the right to use commercially may be purchased.[10][11]
B. ^ In Korea, Freemium license is not available since ver. 4.45.1.[12][13]
C. ^ Applies on to .mds and .mdx images.
D. ^ Supported output formats include .iso, .mds/.mdf and .mdx
E. ^ The ability to split an image files into multiple files of fixed maximum sizes. Not supported by DAEMON Tools Lite, as of 22 February 2012.[14]
F. ^ The ability to mount an image into a folder on an NTFS drive

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.[15][16]

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 at the time.[17][18][19][20] The initial discovery of the concerning issue is attributed to one Rafael Rivera of Within Windows blog.[17][19][20]

As of 20 February 2012, MountSpace service has a privacy policy.[21]

Related programs

Y.A.S.U.

Y.A.S.U.
Developer(s)sYk0
Stable release1.6.9040 / 4 February 2009; 4 years ago (2009-02-04)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Available inEnglish
LicenseFreeware
Websiteforum.daemon-tools.cc/f40/

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.[22] As of January 2010, development of Omen has been abandoned.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Disc Soft Ltd.". http://www.disc-soft.com/home. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Release notes history". http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/releas enotes.
  3. ^ "FAQ". Disc Soft Ltd. What are supported operating systems?. http://www.disc-soft.com/faq#faq011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ Translation Packs
  5. ^ "File Associations". DAEMON Tools Help. DAEMON Tools. http://www.daemon-help.com/en/windows _integration_lite/file_associations_l ite.html. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  6. ^ "New name of the The Generic Safedisc Emulator". http://news.softpedia.com/news/DAEMON -Tools-Are-Back-12447.shtml.
  7. ^ "Supported games and protections database". http://forum.daemon-tools.cc/gamedb.p hp?letter=all.
  8. ^ "DAEMON Tools Lite 4.35.5 represents full Windows 7 support". 23 October 2009. http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/news/b be0f423e15c028735eadcce333289e6. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  9. ^ "DAEMON-Tools.cc :: Products :: Compare". http://www.daemon-tools.cc/products/c ompare.
  10. ^ "FAQ: Is DAEMON Tools software free or not?". daemon-tools.cc. http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/suppor t/faq#free_or_not. Retrieved 21 November 2011. "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."
  11. ^ "Installation". DAEMON Tools Lite Help. DAEMON Tools. http://daemon-help.com/en/installatio n_notes_lite/installation_lite.html. Retrieved 21 November 2011. "[Inside third screenshot] Support is provided only for Paid License users."
  12. ^ "Daemon tool lite license problem". DAEMON Tools. http://forum.daemon-tools.cc/f19/daem on-tool-lite-license-problem-28984/. Retrieved 24 June 2012. "Due to some changes in marketing strategy Korea is no longer among the countries for which a Free version of DAEMON Tools Lite available."
  13. ^ "DAEMON Tools Lite" (in Korean). DAEMON Tools. http://www.disc-soft.com/kor/products /dtLite. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  14. ^ http://forum.daemon-tools.cc/f19/spli t-image-29200/
  15. ^ "Glossary". DAEMON Tools Pro Help. DAEMON Tools. http://daemonpro-help.com/en/glossary .html. Retrieved 12 May 2011. "mdx / mds (Media Data eXtended / Media Descriptor Files) — these formats are developed by DAEMON Tools developers."
  16. ^ "File extension MDX: DAEMON Tools Media Data eXtended file". File-Extensions.org. 11 May 2011. http://www.file-extensions.org/mdx-fi le-extension. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  17. ^ a b Kovacs, Eduard (13 February 2012). "Daemon Tools Collects Image File Details, Even Without Permission". Softpedia (SoftNews Net SRL). Retrieved 23 March 2012. 
  18. ^ "Daemon Tools: Tool spioniert seine User aus". Chip.de (in German) (CHIP Xonio Online). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012. 
  19. ^ a b Tyler, Holman (13 February 2012). "Daemon Tools knows what you mounted last summer". Neowin.net. Retrieved 23 March 2012. 
  20. ^ a b "Are you using Deamon Tools? They know what images you’re mounting.". Software in Action. http://software-in-action.com/2012/ar e-you-using-deamon-tools-they-know-wh at-images-youre-mounting/. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  21. ^ "Privacy Policy". MountSpace.com. 20 February 2012. http://www.mountspace.com/eng/privacy. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  22. ^ Omen: The future of Anti-Blacklists is near... - THE DAEMON TOOLS FORUM
  23. ^ Omen: The future of Anti-Blacklists is near... - Page 4 - THE DAEMON TOOLS FORUM

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