Run both the installer and 3dsmax.exe as Administrator.
A: Not usually. It is a legitimate DRM error. However, some malware disguises itself as cdilla.dll . Scan the file with Windows Defender if you are unsure.
Back in the early 2000s, software piracy was a massive concern for high-end software like 3ds Max. To combat this, Autodesk implemented a third-party Digital Rights Management (DRM) system developed by a company called . This system was code-named SafeCast , but the driver component was often referred to as CDilla .
This is the most common workaround for Windows 7 and 10 users.
