Many "portable" cracks contain a hidden DLL that logs every keystroke. Since designers often keep project files containing intellectual property (IP) and financial data, a hacker can silently steal years of work.
In the world of computer-aided design (CAD), few names carry as much weight as AutoCAD. For many veteran engineers, architects, and designers, represents a "golden era." It was stable, fast (by 2005 standards), and lacked the bloated ribbon interface introduced in later versions.