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SteamStub is not the Steam DRM, you guys were spreading misinformation all this time.
In fact SteamStub is a feature of the SteamAPI (DRM), that is rarely used to encrypt game files, when removing the SteamStub you leave the game files vulnerable to exploits (Cracks).
Nowadays scene groups simply emulate the SteamAPI and be done with it.
Sorry, didn't notice this comment earlier. I'm not seeing which part is misinformation. Steam DRM is the official name given to this particular scheme, as you can see at https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/drm. SteamStub is a common name given to this scheme by scene groups. I don't think I've claimed that it encrypts game files other than the main EXE. API emulation is a different matter, and can't be relied on solely to bypass the wrapper's authentication as the wrapper also verifies app tickets, which are signed using public-key cryptography.