StarForce é um mecanismo software de proteção anticópia desenvolvido pela Protection Technology.
Conforme a Protection Technology, os produtos protegidos com o StarForce dificultam a engenharia reversa.
StarForce protection utilizes a unique driver allowing it to thoroughly secure the game data, and to prevent the analysis of the application’s code. Using that driver, StarForce provides increased defense capabilities, blocking the hacker’s attempts to tamper with the game core by running it under a debugger.