“Yet another Protection Scanner” (YaPS) is a free tool that detects if a PC-CDROM or a installed software on your HDD is protected by one of the following copy protections:

• SecuROM
• SecuROM *new*
• SafeDisc
• SafeDisc 2
• CD-Cops
• CodeLok/CopyLok
• LaserLock
• DiscGuard
• Bitpool
• ProtectCD
• CD-Lock
• CactusDataShield 200
• Oversize
• Dummy files

This will be the first screen that you come to when you load up the program. To search for a copy protection you will need to enter something in the Drive Or Directory To Scan box or hit the button next to it to browse your computer.

This will be the next window that comes up if you are browsing your computer. Here you need to find and select the directory or CD that you want to check and then hit the OK button.

The directory of drive that you have now selected will be shown in the box. All you have to do now is to hit the Start button.

After the program has scanned the selected areas it will output the protection on the bottom of the screen.

As you can see here this program has only outputted that this protection is SecuROM *NEW*. This is just a guide to what is protecting this CD. If you want to find out the exact version of this protection then you will need to use another program that will give to the exact version number.