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Process name: C-Dilla RTS Service
Product: CD-Secure/CD-Compress Windows NT
Company: C-Dilla Ltd
File: cdantsrv.exe
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"cdantsrv.exe" is part of C-dilla software protection (used e.g. by Autodesk Inventor)

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All comments about cdantsrv.exe:
Andre C-Dilla - Program anti-piracy,
Autodesk License Server
van Baalen its a licence program used by 3d studio max (at least 5 and 6 use it)
copy protection (e.g. 3dsMax)
Has something to do with copy protection on. On CD's I think.
dan (system32\DRIVERS) Lizenzmanagement Software C-Dilla (RTS Service), Beispiel für "3D Studio Max"
stb C-Dilla is the Licensemanager for 3DS Max 5 + 6
dragdiag
It's a license management program for Discreet's 3D Studio Max 4, 5, and 6, that was made by Macrovision to validate the license  See also: Link
Morris C-Dilla is the software license manager for 3DS Max 5 + 6
suzee this is a problem. See link  See also: Link
Used by visual slickedit as well - license manager
Joseph L. (Chicago, IL) It is a software lock. Instead of using a device to phyisically plug into your system, you have to have this running in the bg for 3DSMax to open.
Erica (US) CDANTSRV.EXE/C-Dilla is now in my NT services & was installed with my PC Game Silent Hill 3....I NEVER had 3DS Max Anything
This is installed with AutoDesk 2005 software - appears to be security/protection software for AutoDesk apps.
James It's owned by Macrovision and comes packed in a large variety of programs, installing silently and attempting to hide itself from users. Often runs as a seperate task or service and can hurt performance. Disable it in services.msc and see if the program it was packaged with doesn't still work fine, if it does, uninstall the thing.
Akridaki GR is something I never choose to install, therefore is spyware  See also: Link
Reavance AntiPiracy
wurde mit Autodesk 2002 installiert. Kopierschutz
phil licence manager for encyclopédia universalis too
Alessandro is something about Autocad 2005
nulus i know im not runing 3D max!!!!
Suphix Nothing about it , but if i don't know what is or i don't installed it will be dangerous
Daniel important Licensemanager
pf license server for various CAD programs
macrovision, appeared afterinstalling Got all media, and the new version of nero dl'ed from ahead, nero ultra.
kleyn licencing engin for autodesk stuff
J Sometimes installs directly to the System 32 folder, without express permission and is therefore in my eyes bad. If it is really required go into services menu and set to manual startup.
Torsten I have never installed anything like this. It looks therefore pretty suspicious to me. I deleted it.
Johannes Only thing that I know is that it came just from somewhere, I will remove it! HOW?
maxpower wurde mit Autodesk 2002 installiert. Kopierschutz
CJAMS2000 Came with WInDVD V6.0, still works w/o it
Wolfgang Wird mit Autocad oder Mechinical Deskop installiert. Die Software läuft auch ohne diese Datei
Artiken Some games such as MS Flight Simulator allow you to edit the 3D environment. They use GMax which is a subset of 3DStudio by Autodesk. So the C-Dilla RTS Server will be installed.
Depends on the program. PaperMaster Pro uses it to prevent reinstallation on other PCs.
tim license file with out it 3d studio max will only run in evaluation mode
Marc Came with Encyclopaedia Universalis. Tries to connect to the Web without asking for permission = Spyware. Modifies "unused" sectors in boot cluster. My Bit Defender 8 Pro's firewall had been destroyed, by C-Dilla?
igs License manager for Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed
I have never installed any CAD program. I always found a new dialer after surfing with this service running. Stopped/deleted, and no problems. Suspicious.
Lawrence Finn I was at work today and had to install our copy of adobe creative suite cs2 onto my laptop. After install a number of my software apps failed, such as eudora, Virtual daemon manager, mailwasher, norton antivirus, peer guardian and sunbelt kerio firewall etc  See also: Link
Wind comes with C-DILLA, installs without permision = SPYWARE.... can't delet
ILF Needed to run some programs, for instance the Oxford English Dictionary. Anti piracy program

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