This article is about the disk image emulator. For the collection of tools for managing Unix services, see daemontools. Daemon Tools (styled DAEMON Tools by its creators) is a disk image emulator and optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows. Daemon Tools was originally a furtherance in the development of another program, Generic SafeDisc emulator, and incorporated all of its features. The program is able to defeat most copy protection schemes such as SafeDisc and SecuROM.citation needed
Editions
Four editions of the product exist: Lite, Pro Basic, Pro Standard, and Pro Advanced. A feature comparison is given below:[1]
| Feature |
Lite |
Pro Basic |
Pro Standard |
Pro Advanced |
| Graphical user interface |
Yes (Mount'n'Drive manager) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shell extensions |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Image creation |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Command-line interface |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Maximum number of virtual SCSI CD/DVD devices |
4 |
4 |
16 |
32 |
| Maximum number of virtual IDE CD/DVD devices |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Image compression/encryption |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Image converter |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Included advertising software |
Optional |
Required |
None |
None |
| Cost-free? |
Yes (non-commercial use) |
Yes |
No |
No |
Daemon Tools version 3.47 is the last free version that did not include optional or required advertisement software.[2]
Supported file types
As of January 2008, the following image formats are supported:[3]
Blacklisting
Some software publishers go to great lengths to try to disable or frustrate Daemon Tools. For example, some games will check to see if the driver for Daemon Tools is loaded, and if so will take some action, such as uninstalling the toolset altogether. New releases of Daemon Tools take various measures to ensure the functionality of the application. For example, revision 4.06 randomizes the name of the virtual driver installed by the software.citation needed
Daemon Tools currently uses rootkit technology to hide from other applications and the operating system itself. This often leads to false reports by antivirus and anti-rootkit software (such as RootkitRevealer).[4]
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