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I had to post this as it's really pissed me off
I won't mention any names though; as that's not right. An EAB member contacted me about a month ago asking if he could get a copy of my collection. Being the nice / generous guy that I am, of course I gave him the URLs to the "Mega.nz" downloads. So time has passed and I get a PM every week or so saying stuff like; I can't download from "Mega.nz", can't you just upload to the FTP etc. I try to assist; asking what errors he's getting, of course I never get details so making it hard to help further. I try to give logical suggestions i.e. using Chrome in Incognito mode, TOR or a VPN. I then suggest MegaDownloader or Jdownloader etc. as others and myself have used these... Also, I mention that over 1500 people now have downloaded my collection via "Mega.nz" without any issue, but he seems to think "Mega.nz" is dodgy for some reason. I mean, it's only the most popular / secure file hosting platform trusted by millions on the web... also at least 20 people have downloaded this since his original request Then today comes along... I get a PM saying that the link I sent him to the Jdownloader "clean version" (without bloatware) is a trojan and how could I do this!!! I assure him that it's not and is probably a false positive with his virus software. The guy seems to assume that I know nothing about IT and tells me I need to check my computer ASAP. Funny, considering that I've been a 3rd Line Technical Analyst for many different international Law and Finance firms for the past 20 years... but yup, I really don't have a clue when it comes to IT Anyway, going forward I need to say this. Everything associated with my collection has been checked and there are definitely no virus / trojans / spyware. You can choose whether to download or not, but don't be accusing me of sending malicious files. Sometimes I really question why I bother... Last edited by DamienD; 15 January 2020 at 20:45. |
15 January 2020, 20:13 | #2782 |
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Fortunately you don't get discouraged by that kind of story/behaviour
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15 January 2020, 22:01 | #2783 |
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Damien, that guy is a troll or an idiot. Don't worry about it.
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On Demand Scan for JDownloader2_Clean_Installer.exe --------------------------- Checksum information --------------------------- Name: JDownloader2_Clean_Installer.exe Size: 76504 bytes (0 MB) CRC32: E1833DAE * * Avast Scan Report * This file is generated automatically * * Scan name: Scan from Windows Explorer * Started on: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 8:53:47 PM * VPS: 200114-0, 14/01/2020 * Infected files: 0 Total files: 1 Total folders: 0 Total size: 74.7 KB * * Scan stopped: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 8:53:47 PM * Run-time was 0 second(s) * JDownloader offers a feature which will change your WAN IP automatically, but it is not configured out of the box, and may not work with your ISP - my Virgin connection wouldn't change IP until the lease expires. If you are in a hurry , using a VPN will work, but I found you needed to restart JDownloader after changing your connection for it to be effective, otherwise the remote servers still seemed to associate your previous IP. It wasn't painless for me, but without using JDownloader I suspect it would have been much more difficult. Hope this helps allay any fears, and helps the EAB member to get their collection. Mike |
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@DamienD, this is astonishing and I could see no reason why you would want to damage your reputation in such a way.
I've spent the last 20+ years working in IT Security, so I am naturally cautious, even towards digitally signed "official" application installations. Prior to installing the collection on my main machine, I do admit to fully examining what your installation program did, but once I saw what it was doing had no problems installing it onto my PC or my son's PC. If the contents were business related, I would have no hesitation installing it onto any of the circa 65k machines on my network - I would happily install it as is, but I'm not sure our Director or other senior managers would understand! |
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It's funny, as sometimes the "Setup.exe" provided gets flagged as a virus by some <cough> *reputable* virus / spyware / malware protection software
I mean, it's just the following simple batch file that I wrote, and then converted into an .EXE via Quick Batch File Complier Code:
@ECHO OFF CLS COLOR 9F ECHO. ECHO. ECHO ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ECHO º º ECHO º DAMIEND'S WINUAE COLLECTION - INSTALLATION º ECHO º ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ º ECHO º º ECHO ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ECHO. ECHO. ECHO 1) Extracting data . . . WinUAE.part01.exe ECHO. ECHO 2) Setting up registry entries . . . REGEDIT /S "WinUAE.reg" ECHO. ECHO 3) Creating desktop shortcut . . . COPY /V /Y "WinUAE.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop" > NUL ECHO. ECHO. ECHO ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ECHO ALL COMPLETE ECHO ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ECHO. ECHO. ECHO Press (A) to view "WinUAE - Important Keys" . . . ECHO Press (B) to "Exit" . . . %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\CHOICE /C:AB /N > NUL IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO EXIT IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO README :README @ECHO OFF CLS COLOR 9F ECHO. ECHO. ECHO ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ECHO º º ECHO º WINUAE - IMPORTANT KEYS (PAGE 1) º ECHO º ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ º ECHO º º ECHO ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ ECHO º º ECHO º Show GUI = "F12" º ECHO º º ECHO º Quit WinUAE = "LEFT CTRL" + "F11" º ECHO º º ECHO º Reset = "LEFT CTRL" + "WINDOWS" + "MENU" º ECHO º "LEFT CTRL" + "INSERT" + "HOME" º ECHO º º ECHO º Warp Mode = "END" + "PAUSE" º ECHO º º ECHO º Help Key = "PAGE DOWN" º ECHO º º ECHO ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ECHO. ECHO. PAUSE CLS COLOR 9F ECHO. ECHO. ECHO ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ECHO º º ECHO º WINUAE - IMPORTANT KEYS (PAGE 2) º ECHO º ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ º ECHO º º ECHO ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ ECHO º º ECHO º Change Disk º ECHO º "END" + "F1" = insert disk into DF0 º ECHO º "END" + "F2" = insert disk into DF1 º ECHO º "END" + "F3" = insert disk into DF2 º ECHO º "END" + "F4" = insert disk into DF3 º ECHO º º ECHO º Disk Swapper º ECHO º "END" + "1-0" = insert disk from swapper slot 1-10 º ECHO º "END" + "SHIFT" + "1-0" = insert disk from swapper slot 11-20 º ECHO º "END" + "CTRL" + "1-4" = select drive º ECHO º º ECHO ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ECHO. ECHO. PAUSE :EXIT Anyway, you don't won't to see my complex DamienD's SNES DVD... [REVAMP] "batch file" that's over 888 lines long and has all sorts of temp variables set / errorlevel's / if exist's / checks / loop-backs Last edited by DamienD; 16 January 2020 at 01:15. |
16 January 2020, 07:09 | #2787 |
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Damien, I tried to play Beavers but it asked to insert disk 2. How do I respond?
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So to insert "Disk 2" from "Slot 2" into "DF0:", press <End> + <2> Last edited by DamienD; 16 January 2020 at 09:50. |
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17 January 2020, 09:34 | #2789 |
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I worry about some people sometimes, people take things they see on their screen too literal. Oh no this thing has given me a virus so it must be bad and the person who gave me it is trying to hack me. Not every virus warning is a virus, just use some common sense and double check everything.
Like you Damien I too work in IT and have seen some things that would make you laugh and maybe cry, some people should not be left alone with computers. |
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17 January 2020, 18:14 | #2792 |
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Technically it does have a Virus.........
Virus (1988)(Firebird)[cr Shockwave][t +6 Axxess] Being serious though I'd ignore them. They probably want to torrent it somewhere and claim the credit Last edited by qupe; 17 January 2020 at 20:40. |
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I thought that you would have gone with Supremacy: Your Will Be Done. ...not the first time I've guessed wrong with images you've posted afterwards portraying "Update Packs" Being a Global Moderator; it's part of my responsibility to read / reply to all PMs that I get sent; amongst many other things I don't really have the option to just "not read / ignore" like normal members do. I really doubt that; I believe it's due to this member not being adequately computer literate so... Anyway, let's move on now... I've had my rant about the situation and am over it Last edited by DamienD; 17 January 2020 at 21:15. |
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18 January 2020, 08:23 | #2796 |
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I agree that A-Train is good. It's probably less well known as (at least in my opinion) it has a quite steep learning curve. It's quite hard to get things going -- and I do own the original so it's not that I didn't have the manual or anything..
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To DamienD, Thank you so much for putting together this amazing Amiga Collection and being so kind and sharing.
Thanks for making the setup process and adding the addon packs so easy. It's amazing the time you spent on this and letting others enjoy it. It's a wonderful games collection bringing back the old memories of playing on the amiga with my brother. Spent many years as a kid playing ZX Spectrum which i loved then went to Amiga which was an amazing upgrade. Even still today 35 years later the games still look great. First games i tried was cannon fodder then lemmings. My Brother who ive not seen for along time is coming over next month and we will play some amiga together for the first time in 30+ years :-) I will try to post again when i have spent more time playing with this collection. Thanks RetroJoe |
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Welcome aboard RetroJoe. Cool name.
Be sure to tell us what your brother think. |
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Here is the second part of "Update Pack #34"
Details are as follows: 2 game updates: ... Master Blaster ... Syndicate - American Revolt Mission Disk 2 game renames: ... Black Dawn Rebirth --> Black Dawn Rebirth v1.1 ... Rygar [AGA] --> Rygar - The Legendary Warrior [AGA] 2 new "cheats / hints / level codes / manuals / maps / walkthroughs" additions: ... A-Train ... Little Computer People 10 new game additions: Code:
Black Dawn Rebirth v1.2 Little Computer People Paladin Paladin II The Adventures of Freddy Fish The Age of Rock Trivial Pursuit - Amiga Genus Edition Trivial Pursuit - The CD32 Edition [CD32] Trivial Pursuit - The Language Laboratory Edition White Rabbits Black Dawn Rebirth v1.2 is obviously not included in this update pack... PMs will be sent out shortly after the upload completes Last edited by DamienD; 21 January 2020 at 20:15. |
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Nice. That Black Dawn Rebirth looks interesting.
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