CentOS - Aug 2017 - what is CodeMeter and why is it running on my CentOS box?

I just stumbled over /var/log/CodeMeter, which contains a number of large 
log files.

I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I can't remember intentionally
installing that package.

Yum just says "installed" instead of listing a repo.

Looking at codemeter.com, it seems to work with something called a 
"cm stick". I don't have one, don't want one, and never heard
of them.

Is there any reason I should be leery of just "yum remove"ing the
package?

thanks!

Fred

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On 8/12/2017 6:25 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
> I just stumbled over /var/log/CodeMeter, which contains a number of large
> log files.
>
> I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I can't remember
intentionally
> installing that package.
>
> Yum just says "installed" instead of listing a repo.
>
> Looking at codemeter.com, it seems to work with something called a
> "cm stick". I don't have one, don't want one, and never
heard of them.
>
> Is there any reason I should be leery of just "yum remove"ing the
> package?
>
> thanks!

sounds like its dongle based copy protection for some application 
program.   you running any small market big dollar applicaitons, like 
CAD?  they are the most frequent user of such services.


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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 06:49:01PM -0700, John R Pierce
wrote:
> On 8/12/2017 6:25 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
> >I just stumbled over /var/log/CodeMeter, which contains a number of
large
> >log files.
> >
> >I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I can't remember
intentionally
> >installing that package.
> >
> >Yum just says "installed" instead of listing a repo.
> >
> >Looking at codemeter.com, it seems to work with something called a
> >"cm stick". I don't have one, don't want one, and
never heard of them.
> >
> >Is there any reason I should be leery of just "yum remove"ing
the
> >package?
> >
> >thanks!
> 
> 
> sounds like its dongle based copy protection for some application
> program.   you running any small market big dollar applicaitons,
> like CAD?  they are the most frequent user of such services.
Nope. not me. home desktop/mailserver/play/light-coding box.

could it be part of some exploit?

-- 
---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us
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                      The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, 
                    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) -----------------------------

On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 09:25:11PM -0400, Fred Smith
wrote:
> I just stumbled over /var/log/CodeMeter, which contains a number of large 
> log files.
> 
> I know I'm getting old and forgetful, but I can't remember
intentionally
> installing that package.
> 
> Yum just says "installed" instead of listing a repo.
> 
> Looking at codemeter.com, it seems to work with something called a 
> "cm stick". I don't have one, don't want one, and never
heard of them.
> 
> Is there any reason I should be leery of just "yum remove"ing the
> package?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Fred
Bingo!

A couple years ago I purchased a commercial CD/DVD player for this system
(because I didn't seem to be able to get VLC to play some dvds). Turns out
CodeMeter came as part of the OnePlay player (as yum told me when I tried
to remove CodeMeter, it also wanted to remove OnePlay which reminded me.)

wonder if bad things would happen if I just blocked the network
port it uses (which seems to be 22350).

-- 
---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us
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                         God made him who had no sin
                      to be sin for us, so that in him
                 we might become the righteousness of God."
--------------------------- Corinthians 5:21 ---------------------------------