Re: What is the 'dcrserv.exe' loaded by Drivecrypt?

From: Wimbo (wimbo_online_at__REMOVETHIS_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:30:41 +0200

-=| (šLš) |=- o=[:::::::::::::::> wrote:
> "David Shaw" <dave.shaw@gmail.com> wrote in message news:59cc77be.0409201718.fe700f9@posting.google.com...
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> | > I'm sick to death of programmers thinking they
> | > have a right to waste my resources & memory.
> |
> | Well, I'm a programmer, and please, let me tell you: we don't
> | generally waste resources for no reason. It's very possible that
> | dcrserv.exe actually *does* do something, and you just haven't
> | discovered what it was yet. My advice is to just keep it running...
> |
> | ds
>
>
> Drivecrypt still works perfectly without it
> and I now have an extra megabyte of free RAM.
>
> It's Gone for good... No Regrets :-)
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I don't know the exact purpose of the file, but the creators of
drivecrypt feel that they want to provide as much security regarding
their product as possible. Perhaps the 'service' makes sure that no
traces of passwords are left behind within cache, RAM, or whatever.

So, even it seems to work it might not work as it intended to be.
Why not ask SecurStar? I'm sure they have a plausible explanation.

Wimbo

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