kingabdallah / burnoutsharp

C# port of BurnOut copy protect scanner plus enhancements

BurnOutSharp

C# port of the protection scanning ability of BurnOut plus numerous updates and additions. This currently compiles as a library so it can be used in any C# application. For an example of usage, see MPF.

In addition to the original BurnOut code, the following libraries (or ports thereof) are used for file handling:

• HLLibSharp - Various Valve archive format extraction
• LibMSPackSharp - Microsoft CAB extraction [Currently unused]
• openmcdf - MSI extraction
• psxt001z - PS1 LibCrypt detection
• SharpCompress - 7zip/GZip/RAR/PKZIP extraction
• StormLibSharp - MPQ extraction
• UnshieldSharp - InstallShield CAB extraction
• WiseUnpacker - Wise Installer extraction
• WixToolset.Dtf - Microsoft CAB extraction

Please note that due to current library limitations, the functionality of StormLibSharp is locked to Windows only.

Protections Detected

Below is a list of protections detected by BurnOutSharp. The two columns explain what sort of checks are performed to determine how the protection is detected. Generally speaking, it's better to have a content check than a path check.

Protection Name	Content Check	Path Check	Notes
3PLock	True	False
321Studios Online Activation	True	False
AACS	False	True	BluRay and HD-DVD variants detected
ActiveMARK	True	False	Version 5 unconfirmed²; version finding incomplete
Alpha-DVD	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
Alpha-ROM	True	False	Unconfirmed¹
BD+	False	True
Bitpool	False	True
ByteShield	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
Cactus Data Shield	True	True
CD-Cops / DVD-Cops	True	True	Partially unconfirmed²
CD-Lock	True	True	Unconfirmed¹
CD-Protector	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
CD-X	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
CDSHiELD SE	True	False
Cenga ProtectDVD	True	True
CodeLock / CodeLok / CopyLok	True	False	Partially unconfirmed²
CopyKiller	True	True	Unconfirmed¹
Cucko (EA Custom)	True	False	Does not detect all known cases
Denuvo	True	False
Dinamic Multimedia Protection/LockBlocks	False	True	LockBlocks needs manual confirmation of the presence of 2 rings
DiscGuard	True	True	Partially unconfirmed²
DVD-Movie-PROTECT	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
DVD Crypt	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
EA Protections	True	False	Including EA CDKey and EA DRM.
Executable-Based CD Check	True	False	Disabled due to overly-broad checks
Executable-Based Online Registration	True	False	Possibly too broad
Freelock	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
Games for Windows - Live	True	True
Hexalock AutoLock	True	True
Impulse Reactor / Stardock Product Activation	True	True
IndyVCD	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
ITENIUM Trial & Buy Protection	True	False
JoWood X-Prot (v1/v2) / Xtreme-Protector	True	False
Key2Audio	True	True	Existing checks found to actually be indicators of OpenMG, not key2Audio specifically.
Key-Lock (Dongle)	True	False	Unconfirmed¹
LabelGate CD	True	True	Currently only LabelGate CD2 is detected.
LibCrypt	True	False	Separate subfile scan only
LaserLok	True	True
MediaCloQ	True	True
MediaMax CD3	True	True
OpenMG	True	True
Origin	True	True
phenoProtect	False	False	Text file check only
ProtectDISC / VOB ProtectCD/DVD	True	False
Protect DVD-Video	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
PlayStation Anti-modchip	True	False	En/Jp, not "Red Hand"; PSX executables only
Ring PROTECH / ProRing	True	True	Unconfirmed¹
SafeDisc / SafeCast	True	True	Can't distinguish between some versions of SafeDisc and SafeCast
SafeLock	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
SecuROM	True	True	v8.x and White Label detected partially²
SmartE	True	True
SoftLock	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
SolidShield	True	True	Some Wrapper v1 not detected²
StarForce	True	False	Partially unconfirmed², commented out issue with protect.exe false positives
Steam	True	True
SVKP (Slovak Protector)	True	False
Sysiphus / Sysiphus DVD	True	False
TAGES	True	True	Partially unconfirmed²
Tivola Ring Protection	False	True
TZCopyProtector	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
Uplay	True	True
Windows Media Data Session DRM	True	True
Winlock	False	True	Unconfirmed¹
WTM CD Protect	True	True
XCP	True	True
Zzxzz	False	True

Notes

¹ - This means that I have not obtained one or more samples to ensure that either the original check from BurnOut or information found online is correct.

² - This is the same as ¹, but only for a subset of the checks.

Unimplemented Protections

Below is a list of protections that have been identified but have not yet been implemented. Assistance on these would be greatly appreciated. See the source code for more details, where available.

• Alcatraz
• Alpha-Audio
• CrypKey
• DBB
• DiscAudit
• FADE
• MusicGuard
• Roxxe
• SAFEAUDIO
• The Bongle
• The Copy Protected CD
• Themida/WinLicense/Code Virtualizer

Executable Packers Detected

Below is a list of executable packers detected by BurnOutSharp. The three columns explain what sort of checks are performed to determine how the protection is detected as well as if the contents can be extracted.

Protection Name	Content Check	Path Check	Extractable
Advanced Installer / Caphyon Advanced Installer	Yes	No	No
Armadillo	Yes	No	No
ASPack	Yes	No	No
AutoPlay Media Studio	Yes	No	No
CExe	Yes	No	No
dotFuscator	Yes	No	No
EXE Stealth	Yes	No	No
Gentee Installer	Yes	No	No
Inno Setup	Yes	No	No
InstallAnywhere	Yes	No	No
Installer VISE	Yes	No	No
Intel Installation Framework	Yes	No	No
Microsoft CAB SFX	Yes	No	No
NSIS	Yes	No	No
PECompact	Yes	No	No
PEtite	Yes	No	No
Setup Factory	Yes	No	No
Shrinker	Yes	No	No
UPX and UPX (NOS Variant)	Yes	No	No
WinRAR SFX	Yes	No	Yes
WinZip SFX	Yes	No	Yes
WISE Installer	Yes	No	Yes

Unimplemented Packers

Below is a list of packers that have been identified but have not yet been implemented. Assistance on these would be greatly appreciated. See the source code for more details, where available.

• N/A

Archive Formats

Below is a list of archive or archive-like formats that can be extracted and have contents scanned using this code:

• 7zip
• BFPK
• BZIP2
• GZIP
• InstallShield Archive V3 (Z)
• InstallShield CAB
• Microsoft CAB
• MPQ
• Microsoft Installer (MSI)
• PKZIP and derived files
• RAR
• TAR
• Valve archive formats Disabled for the forseeable future
• XZ

Contributions

Contributions to the project are welcome. Please follow the current coding styles and please do not add any keys or legally dubious things to the code. Thank you to all of the testers, particularly from the MPF project who helped get this rolling.

Special Thanks

I want to give a special thanks to SilasLaspada who has gone above and beyond helping both fix existing checks as well as add new ones.