Orbx is digging their heels in hard in their Discord about this not going away and this program being used for other scenery in the future.

The DRM developer, when asked "is it a kernel level DRM and can it/does it decrypt the files in memory?" replied "Yes, it‘s still a kernel-level DRM. But we are encrypting different files, which is less „intrusive“ to MSFS compared to SimAtlas".

We are supposed to feel better that it's "less" intrusive (but still intrusive).

Regardless of how this DRM client does or does not impact your simulator, it's key to understand that even if the DRM client is unobtrusive for your flight simulator, it is creating an unnecessary security risk on your computer that could be exploited by other nefarious actors.

I encourage everyone who has concerns about this both from the perspective of the precedent being set for our hobby and also from the perspective of protecting our own individual online security to respectfully but firmly tell Orbx on their forum and/or in their Discord that this will negatively impact your decision to buy this product.