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yeah, but it is too late to replace the release. for a workaround, replace xul.dll from previous release should be fine.

I get a warning from the Malwarebytes Browser Guard extension on that site, but it works fine if I override it. Supermium 132.0.6834.224 on XP.

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20250628-3219d2d-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20250628-3219d2d-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20250628-3219d2d-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod-ia32.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32 NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod-ia32.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z Win7+ x64 AVX2 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20250628-d849524bd-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-w7plus-avx2.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - No issue - Escape `<` and `>` in element attribute values. (3c2c7ce1e2) - Issue #2488 - Follow-up: Ensure container is initialized for cloned declaration blocks (c91730dc7b) - Issue #2762 - Remove SVGZoomEvent interface. (1c8e994b65) - [DOM] Update YouTube embed rewrites. (0c2770ff7b) - [Layout] Hold stronger references to FontFaces. (5e12078904) - [XPCOM] Add Mac-specific executable extensions (80b542efc3) - Issue #2765 - Part 1: Scrollbar width should be treated as a non-inherited property (8236eec152) - Issue #2765 - Part 2: Create a helper function for resolving the non-NAC style context of a given NAC (b2c435a189) - Issue #2765 - Part 3: Make scrollbar width checks use the originating non-NAC style context (3ba0b10bb4) - No issue - Refactor nsStyleUIReset::CalcDifference to accumulate change hints (2c704d1b8e) - Issue #2764 - Fix several properties to return NeutralChange hint (d14972602f) No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build. No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build. My changes picked since my last build: - nss: update certdata and bump ckbi version to 2.78 (cd1840493f) - nss: merge changes from upstream UXP (bde8fbbb5f) Update Notice: - You may delete file named icudt*.dat inside program folder when updating from old releases. * Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

The contents of the updroots.sst file have been changed; the contents of the other * .sst files are unchanged.

... This only means further/wider proliferation of such MITM anti-crawler "services", with the web becoming even more "unpleasant" as time moves on (with a greater impact, of course, on older browser engines, on old/weak H/W); what's the point of having 500 (or more) Mbps fiber internet speeds when every tab you open in your browser will need additional time to pass complex JS tests? FTR, I keep, for historical purposes, a "portable copy" of NM27 (not the last one published, though), which isn't able to pass the Anubis test (e.g., on RPO Gitea repos); and even Serpent 52 struggles passing that test, especially if I don't disable "security/privacy"-oriented solutions (extensions and/or userscripts); privacy also falls victim here, because you're given no other choice on such web-policing "services": either "open" your "privacy fences" or be denied access to the site you're after ... This is all depression-inducing ...

It's Cloudflare, Jim, but not as we know it. Anubis is another clunky piece of software developed by people who believe that only selected browsers are allowed to use the internet. It seems to be predicated on the idea that any non-conformant browser must be evil. Ironically, https://forums.mozillazine.org/ are using the exact same thing. Ben.

Many people use a different system than they have in their profile, or have several computers with different systems.... So reboot12 was right to ask the question.

I have a lot more run-ins with Cloudflare than I do Anubis. Both of them can get stuck in an infinite validation loop. Cloudflare can get insanely aggressive, it will quite happily lock your browser into an irretrievable Loop of Death (who would write code like that?). At least Anubis can easily be stopped. I think the thing I object to the most is that they focus on the way a browser looks rather than what it is actually doing. In civil society this is characterised as profiling rather than being intelligence led. All that will happen is that the bots will better disguise themselves and their behaviour will go unchecked. Ben.

RPO (repo.palemoon.org) is a server owned and paid-for by Moonchild himself; Gitea is just the version control software deployed on that private server to manage source development for UXP, Pale Moon and related projects; it's what is called a "private (self-hosted) Gitea instance" ; on the Anubis test page itself, one can read: ... so I believe MC is mainly concerned with excessive bandwidth consumption; please also note that he had already implemented geolocation-based ACLs (access-control-lists) to counter automated DDoS attacks and, as a consequence, in Hong Kong (where our own roytam1 lives ) RPO is blocked ...

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be. Been here before Dave, we covered this back in 2017. Simple fix with a Server 2003 version of USBPORT.SYS. daniel_k's solution appears to be the best of the various different packages that address the PAE limit.

The alternative forum is now available. It is located here: https://tripredacus.net/forum/index.php This forum is actively managed by myself and has public status sections for the three websites that I am providing temporary forums for. The fallback boards are not visible to the public and are not segregated, meaning if you can see a board, you can post in it if you want. The sections will always be open, even if the hosted site has an Up status such as MSFN currently does. This forum is not intended to, nor can it replace MSFN. It is also not meant to be a replacement for other unmanaged or unofficial meatup destinations such as any Discord channels, Steam or Facebook groups. It simple is a place to go in case there is a problem or you want to get info about whatever might be happening. This is not an indication that there is any longevity issue with MSFN. The forum rules are not MSFN's rules, with the exception that discussion about circumventing MSFN rules 1 are not allowed. UK/EU members make sure you read the end of the Registration Agreement. Whether you decide to register on it or not is up to you. This post is just to make you aware that it exists. You choose your own level of involvement. If you decide to register, you should edit your profile to put your MSFN name as it explains in the appropriate profile field. Doing so will cause a MSFN icon appear on your info card if you post in a thread.

@Karla Sleutel Site work normal for me on Supermium 126.0.6478.254 64-bit What OS?

New build of post-deprecated Serpent/moebius for XP! * Notice: This repo will not be built on regular schedule, and changes are experimental as usual. ** Current moebius patch level should be on par with 52.9, but some security patches can not be applied/ported due to source milestone differences between versions. Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win32-git-20250628-d30d4d3a0-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20250628-d30d4d3a0-xpmod.7z repo: https://github.com/roytam1/basilisk55 Repo changes: - nss: update certdata and bump ckbi version to 2.78 (50af71f27) - nss: merge changes from upstream UXP (4fff1ea8b) - ported from UXP: No issue - Escape `<` and `>` in element attribute values. (3c2c7ce1) (2f49d0788) - import from UXP: Issue #2488 - Follow-up: Ensure container is initialized for cloned declaration blocks (c91730dc) (13795f1b7) - ported from UXP: Issue #2762 - Remove SVGZoomEvent interface. (1c8e994b) (c1bbbdea8) - ported from UXP: [DOM] Update YouTube embed rewrites. (0c2770ff) (a455f5736) - import from UXP: [Layout] Hold stronger references to FontFaces. (5e120789) (7c1aa8b94) - ported from UXP: [XPCOM] Add Mac-specific executable extensions (80b542ef) (8507563c7) - ported from UXP: Issue #2765 - Part 1: Scrollbar width should be treated as a non-inherited property (8236eec1) (58bcb2dcf) - import from UXP: Issue #2765 - Part 2: Create a helper function for resolving the non-NAC style context of a given NAC (b2c435a1) (b26faa19f) - import from UXP: Issue #2765 - Part 3: Make scrollbar width checks use the originating non-NAC style context (3ba0b10b) (ed6d6ffc2) - ported from UXP: No issue - Refactor nsStyleUIReset::CalcDifference to accumulate change hints (2c704d1b) (52ff82c79) - ported from UXP: Issue #2764 - Fix several properties to return NeutralChange hint (d1497260) (d30d4d3a0)

It's a convoluted mess... See issue #12482. You may need to provide a PO Token. That said, I didn't yet have this warning (I download 1080p avc1/mp4a videos most of the time). Related?

Thank you! I will give it a shot.

Bring back the Azure Screen of Indifference! Wasn't there a red screen of death in a Vista beta?

It's ok for me, 126R7,XP x86

Anubis (from Egyptian mythology) was also the name of a villainous character on the Stargate SG-1 television series. AI crawling sounds bad but I'm not sure why, what it is, how it differs from ordinary Web crawling, or why robots.txt cannot be relied on.

I've been having problems with my installation of Supermium on 32-bit XP, where tabs crash with an 'out of memory' error. This happens particularly on Facebook. You can see the RAM being eaten on the Task Manager as I scroll the Facebook newsfeed, until eventually it falls over. I read up here about ways to get 32 bit XP to see more RAM, and eventually I found this patch. It seemed very simple to implement (and undo!) compared with some of the other possible solutions being discussed here, so I thought I would give it a try. I wasn't very confident, expecting a BSOD at worst, and other issues even if that didn't happen. To my amazement, at least on my system, it seems to have worked perfectly! The system now reports 16GB of RAM available, which is great. Unfortunately, it hasn't fixed the browser crashing problem. If I scroll Facebook now, Task Manager still shows the RAM being eaten, but when there's still apparently loads still left, the browser tab still crashes with the same 'out of memory' error. I suspect that this isn't a problem peculiar to Supermium, it would probably happen with any recent Chromium-based browser. So, anyone any idea why this is still happening? It is simply because it's a 32-bit browser, so perhaps can't access more than a limited amount of RAM, regardless of how much is available? If so, is this an insurmountable problem? Any suggestions gratefully received! Cheers, Dave.

Profile Information OS Vista Home Premium x64

Try deleting %localappdata%\StartAllBack\Cache

New build of BOC/UXP for XP! Test binary: MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20250628-7bda12e7-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20250628-7bda12e7-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom * Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15. -- New build of HBL-UXP for XP! Test binary: IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20250628-id-656ea98-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20250628-id-656ea98-ia-c642e3c-uxp-bde8fbbb5f-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild

I don't really understand your aversion for desk bands. A simple web search brings up lots of posts of people asking how they can bring back desk band support on Windows 11. StartAllBack is a perfect solution for this, except for the missing ITrayDeskBand implementation. If you could nevertheless still implement the interface, I would happily donate some money to the project. If the source code would be available, I would probably even implement it myself.

For people who enjoy testing. I would like to express my thanks for the work. Jumper, I know you've spent endless hours with the further development of KernelEX. I'm able to run Firefox 35 and even 52.9 and see almost the whole contents of the web on Windows Millennium again. Versions 24 up to 35.0.1 are still usable for some websites. However, these versions are no longer up to today's requirements. There is a workaround to run higher versions up to 52.9 as well as RT's Serpent 55/52, NewMoon 28 and others - see below. ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases Firefox Portable: sourceforge.net - FirefoxPortable Firefox 24.0 - 35.0.1 Requirements: KernelEx: KernelEx.dll 4.5.2016.25, Kexbasen.dll 4.5.2016.25, Kexbases.dll 25, Core.ini 25h with Kexcom.dll 18, Sheet.dll 19, verify.exe 18 and VKrnlEx.vxd of 18 Set Firefox.exe, Xul.dll and furthermore for portables the FirefoxPortable.exe to Windows XP SP2 or higher. Otherwise you get an error "Couldn't load XPCOM". Explanation: Xul.dll is set to 2k in the Registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KernelEx\AppSettings\Configs). This string entry *\XUL.DLL="NT2K" can be deleted to get the file in follower mode (default). Reboot required. 2k mode was set on Xul for older FF versions like 9.0.1. Don't choose Legacy WinXPSP2! Firefox will be very unstable. Recommended Hardware: Pentium 4 or newer processor that supports SSE2 512MB of RAM 200MB of hard drive space After version 48, SSE2 CPU extensions are going to be required on Windows. Improved version 31.8 for ME/98: Details: Download: Firefox 31.8esr portable Extensions: Compatibility PlainOldFavorites 1.3.1 Firefox 3.0 - 56.* QuickJava 2.0.5 Firefox 20.0 - 36.* QuickJava 2.0.6 Firefox 33.0 - 36.* ClassicThemeRestorer 1.5.3 CTR Firefox 29.0 - 50.0 Newer Versions and Forks: Firefox 42.0 - 48.0.2 Additional requirements: SeaMonkey Thunderbird Cyberfox, GNU IceCat Light Browser NewMoon 27 Firefox 49 - 52.9, Mypal 28/29, Centaury and SeaMonkey 2.46 - 2.49.5 , IceDragon Requirements: Extensions: Classic Add-ons Archive (Firefox 45 - 56). It is a very large collection of extensions and is almost indispensable. FF43 - 47 and 52 ESR: "xpinstall.signatures.required" => false to install unverified add-ons (already set in RT's builds). A workaround is required for versions 48: Override the Firefox Add-on Signing enforcement This is usually also necessary for higher versions, but not in every case. Firefox extensions on archive.org/WaybackMachine Firefox Legacy Collector Serpent/NewMoon 28/IceApe... - Testers are welcome. Short summary to run these browsers: Screenshot with add-ons Plain Old Favorites, Get Archive, Free Memory Button and Classic Add-ons Archive: Note: There is still no known workaround to run FF 36 - 41 (crash on start) and the corresponding forks with the exception IceCat 38. Versions 12 - 23 are freezing after some seconds and are useless in today's internet anyway. These are therefore no longer of priority interest. Limitations, issues, solutions, other settings and recommendations: Limitations: WebGL and Direct2D! Blocked for graphics card because of unresolved driver issues. Limited WebGL support with adequate graphics driver and graphics card: WebGL 1.0 based on OpenGL ES 2.0 and requires OpenGL 2.0 graphics driver support. 1. Nvidia Geforce 7 (full support OpenGL 2.0) 2. Drivers NV81.85 and higher 3. Settings: webgl.force-enabled => true and webgl.disable-angle => true Browser crashes or freezings are possible and are probably caused by graphics drivers infirmities. So turn it on only when necessary. WebGL-Renderer ANGLE: 1. It needs at least hardware providing DirectX VertexShader 2.0 and PixelShader 3.0 (vs2.0 ps3.0), DirectX 9c. (graphics cards Nvidia Geforce 6 and 7 series - Shader Model 3.0) 2.Setting: webgl.force-enabled => true It doesn't cause any crashes or freezings. It can be switched on permanently. D3D11 compositing: There is simply neither OS/Software support nor a DirectX11 capable graphics driver for ME/98. First Nvidia graphics cards with DX11 support come with GeForce 400 series. Direct2D requires Direct3D 11 compositing. There is no workaround. Common issues: * It is becoming more and more common that some web pages no longer open. For this reason an user agent switcher addon like User-Agent Switcher 0.7.3.1 (Firefox 1.0 - 56*) is increasingly important. First certificates may also have expired. The cert file is nssckbi.dll (NSS Builtin Trusted Root CAs). Replace the file by a newer one of Firefox 52 or higher. * Sound/audio doesn't work with vxd sound drivers (see topic). Use a WDM driver. The support for vxd sound drivers has been removed with version 15. Issues all versions 24 - 52 and forks on ME/98SE: * Adding bookmarks doesn't work (also the popup - dialog window doesn't occur). Recently visited addresses aren't saved. Partial solutions: The History and the Bookmarks created on XP+ can be used on ME/98. Copy the file places.sqlite of your Firefox profile on XP+ into the profile folder of Firefox on ME/98. And there is the bookmark extension PlainOldFavorites. * Firefox crashes with Adobe Flash plug-in activated. Make sure that this plugin is disabled. If it is still needed, deactivate the plugin container: dom.ipc.plugins.enabled;false and dom.ipc.plugins.timeoutSecs;-1. The boolean "dom.ipc.plugins.enabled" has been removed with version 43. * Own fonts of pages can be blurred or unreadable. Recommended: Uncheck "Allow pages to choose their own fonts". Tools > Options > Content > Advanced * The popups for installing addons, saving passwords and such have big black lines around them. * The button on the download popup "open containing folder" has no function. * Printing doesn't work. * Squares and boxes instead of icons: Install suitable fonts - Awesomefont (version 4.7 tested) for this Site and and see Workaround Possible setting (You can even see the "search magnifier" and the "Rate stars"): browser.display.use_document_fonts;1 gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled;false Note, older versions, like 4.7, have recently been removed from GitHub, but are available on archive.org or fontawesome.com/versions. * Last character of the URL in address bar is missing - The search bar can also be affected: Different solutions are possible. * Possible: Second process "Explorer" remains after close. Open the Taskmanager and close the lower (second) "Explorer" process. * Cookies may not be saved correctly and aren't recognised after browser restart. There is no workaround. * Download list in Library is empty after browser restart. * If you can't set Firefox as default browser: Start=>Run > ...\uninstall\helper /SetAsDefaultAppGlobal Install version: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe /SetAsDefaultAppGlobal Portable version e.g.: H:\Programme\Firefox\52.9.1\App\Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe /SetAsDefaultAppGlobal Note, that the used profile isn't the portable one initially. Usually "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles", if not changed. * NewTabPage doesn't work. You can set an url with an extension like ClassicThemeRestorer or newtab.url or others. FF49 - 52.9 and forks: * Slipped letters. Open about:memory and press "Minimise memory usage". The addon FreeMemoryButton allows to minimise memory with one click only. Mypal 28/29 and NewMoon 27/28: * Input in address bar doesn't work on second browser start anymore and Search Engine List is empty. Problem solving: With the first run you can remove search engines you don't want from the Search Engine Manager list and then set the search.json file in the profile folder quickly to read only. After that add your favorite engines and set a Home Page. Restart FF and check the functionality. If the first attempt fails, delete "search.json" and "searchplugins", restore the original state (Restore Default Search Engines ...) and try it once more. If you despair, delete (or rename) search.json , create an empty text file, rename it to search.json and set it to read-only before you start the browser. Mypal 28/29: * Low GDI resources - Possible problems with programs starting/running at the same time. Open about:memory and press "Minimise memory usage". The addon FreeMemoryButton allows to minimise memory with one click only. * Sometimes I can't close Tabs after a while. Restart Mypal when it annoys. * Sometimes - Error in Xul (browser restart required) Serpent/Newmoon/Iceape 20250621: * Additional issues due to Sqlite lib update 3.50.1. A Release up to 20250531 might be the better choice. Spoiler - issues FF 24 - 51 on ME/98: All significant issues should be ascertained. Other settings: * FF24 - 26: "security.tls.version.max" should be set to 3 (TLS 1.2 enabled). TLS 1.2 is enabled since version 27 by default. * Youtube: Note - The button "Remind Me Later" on request page for Browser update doesn't work anymore. This means that youtube no longer works. Now also version 52 and Mypal 29.3 are affected. One solution is to change the useragent (Firefox 68 or higher). Or you can use RT's forks like Serpent or Newmoon anyway. Another possibility seems to be to set in options "Limit Cache to MB of space" to 0. This disables disk caching. FF33 - 35: Set "media.mediasource.enabled" to true. (probably obsolete) It's possible to enable "media.mediasource.enabled" on lower versions, but it's quite likely useless. FF42: Set "media.mediasource.webm.enabled" to true. (probably obsolete) It should run on FF43 and higher by default. In case the player doesn't run on FF43+, set "media.mediasource.webm.enabled" to true, too. (probably obsolete) Settings not needed, but interesting - matter of taste: * "browser.tabs.onTop" => false to move the Tabs toolbar below other toolbars (FF24/27). FF 29 and higher: You can move the browser tabs with the extension ClassicThemeRestorer. * "browser.search.showOneOffButtons" => false to restore Firefox's classic search where you could see the favicon for the current search engine (FF33 - 42). However, the new search should be a bit faster. * "browser.urlbar.trimURLs" set to false to see protocol / scheme in URL (http/https...) * "browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab" => false avoids browser exit and can show the homepage Recommendation for testing: Use portable versions or create different profiles for the installed. In the second case call the Profile Manager (Start > Run > ..../firefox.exe -P) or open "about:profiles" (Firefox 46+ only) and start the Profile Wizard. A note about my test environment: All my observations, tests, and findings were on real machines and not on a VM. All processors (Intel) meet SSE2 or higher and memory sizes are 2 and 3.5 GB RAM. The graphics cards are NV GF7800GT, NV GF7900GS, NV GF6600GT(AGP) and NV GF5900XT(AGP). And my OS is Windows Millennium. Recommended versions for use on ME/98: Update cert file nssckbi.dll by a newer one of Firefox 52.9 or higher For troubleshooting see issues KernelEx Core Updates only: Version 27.0.1 (Tab bar glitch easy to solve) or better Improved 31.8esr CPU Instruction Set SSE (Pentium 3 / AthlonXP) only systems: KernelEx Core Updates and some dll files required Version 45.9esr or 48.0.2 CPU Instruction Set SSE 2 and higher (Pentium 4 / Athlon64 and newer) systems: Note additional requirements Version 52.9

https://web.archive.org/web/20160609092058/http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/a/c/aac39226-8825-44ce-90e3-bf8203e74006/dotnetfx.exe This is SP1 only, without Framework 1.1.

Wrapper of bcryptprimitives (e.g., p_cryptp from Supermium) and kernel32 (e.g., pwrp_k32 also from Supermium). And you can mod this yourself.

I saw I had to use Supermium for websites that are "too new" for Serpent/newmoon (avif support, etc.).

So yesterday LibreOffice launched v25.8, which will be released in August this year. As anticipated, this version will drop support for Windows 7 and 8.1. Nonetheless, I was curious if it will work on these OS. On Windows 7 it does not work, since Windows 7 doesn't support Python 3.9+. You will receive the error "api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll" is missing. I used VxKex, which fixes that error, however another dependency from Windows 8+ is missing On Windows 8.1, Alpha 1 works without any errors. I copied the folder from another Windows 10 install and I could launch Writer, Calc, Office... Here, Windows 8.1 definitely benefits from higher Python support and newer APIs

Thanks. This is off-topic here of course, but the driver I'm using for the M4000 on XP is version 368.91. Are any of the ones you've referred to later than that?

Now Supermium author can use your knowledge to finally fix his non-working sandbox. The question is, will he ever mention you?

I am the guy behind i486 handle and the following repository https://github.com/i486/VxKex Here are the facts and timeline about VxKex: July 22, 2024 The account of vxiiduu (the original author of VxKex) and all of their repositories, including VxKex, were wiped for unknown reasons. This led to various rumors in different communities. Some suggested it was due to a ban by Microsoft, while others suspected malware or other issues. Around the same time, someone created fake repositories and began impersonating vxiiduu. They added a fake changelog, fake supported applications, their own Bitcoin donation address, and even claimed they were planning to release "VxKex 2.0." Fake repositories: https://github.com/VxKex/VxKex https://github.com/vxiiduu1/VxKex BTC Donation Fake changelog July 22 2024 Later that day, vxiiduu revealed that he had intentionally wiped their online presence (including Github) due to being doxxed. He clarified that the doxxing was unrelated to VxKex or any computer-related matters. I (i486) independently confirmed this information. July 23, 2024 vxiiduu confirmed that they had no connection to the fake repositories. I and many others reported these fake repositories to GitHub. At this point, I made the decision to upload the original VxKex installers and source code to my own repository, aiming to preserve the project and provide a space for users to discuss VxKex and download the authentic installers. To ensure I had the most accurate data, I used Software Heritage to obtain a complete bare clone of the original VxKex repository. A few days later, the fake repositories were archived and eventually deleted. It’s unclear if this was due to our reports or if the impersonator deleted them themselves. October 10 2024 vxiiduu silently released VxKex 1.1.2.1428 on a Discord channel they’ve always used for discussions about VxKex and Windows. November 2024 The impersonator exploited GitHub’s policy of reusing handles 90 days after deletion. They registered vxiiduu’s old handle and created another fake VxKex repository under the original URL. They included a fabricated story about taking care of a sick mother and added another Bitcoin donation address. November 9 2024 Vxiiduu confirms there is no connection between his previous GitHub handle and the recently created fake repository. Around December 2024 I discovered that vxiiduu had silently released a new version of VxKex on Discord back in October, and the impersonator had returned as well. Since vxiiduu has not returned to GitHub, and only a few Chinese sites and one fork were aware of the new VxKex 1.1.2.1428 release, I felt it was important to update my repository. I also thought it was a good opportunity to ensure people knew about the fake repository to avoid potential harm and future infections, especially given that my repository has the most followers and a place for a discussion. The original repository's URL now belongs to an impersonator, and the new version still contains links pointing to the now fake repository. To solve this issue, I initially replaced the fake repository references in the source code and compiled a new version. However, I decided against this approach to avoid any skepticism about the binary changes. Instead, I chose to hex-edit the references in binaries and repack the installer. This way, when you compare my binaries with the original setup files from vxiiduu’s Discord, the only difference you’ll find is the GitHub link – everything else remains the same. It’s worth mentioning that the fake repository isn’t only referenced in the copyright field; there's also a "Report Bug" button in the VxKex options that links to the fake repository. I felt it was critical to address this issue. December 22, 2024 I updated my repository with the source files from the new version and released VxKex 1.1.2.1428 with a warning about the impersonator and their fake repository. The impersonator responded to being called-out by pushing various changes to their repository. At one point, it was like this: Now it says that my repository is the fake one and contains malware. You can read more details in this issue thread: https://github.com/i486/VxKex/issues/43 Hope these clears things up. If something is not clear, please ask i'll try to answer. And of course, I'd greatly appreciate if anyone here could report the impersonator/fake repo to Github. ...

Because "TSSTCorp" is a joint venture company of Toshiba and Samsung Electronics (simply merged). "Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba_Samsung_Storage_Technology

Oh, and btw, I can't even look at it, it's locked to members only.

There's no script on the image, and the image is doctored, edited. What does it prove?

Thanks for reporting! It is good that such changes are reported here. However, I already noticed the update issue. I'll first provide the changes via automatic update soon.

You are using a different version of Thorium than mine. Yours is an SSE4 release, mine is the SSE2 variant. And why do you have two icons with uBlock Origin in your browser? Strictly according to the motto twice is better?

Update notification! - uBlock Origin Legacy 1.16.4.35 - Special mod by @AstroSkipper I have again updated my special mod uBlock Origin Legacy from version 1.16.4.34 to version 1.16.4.35. As already described, you can install this version over an existing installation of uBlock Origin Legacy (1.16.4.34 and higher). The immediate loading of the updated, internal list of all preselected filter lists (assets.json) can be triggered by the function "Purge all caches" and "Update now". Then reload the dashboard page! I changed the link of an important filter list to get the most recent version. More details can be found in the changelog. in my main article, and of course the download link. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Right! There is no need to change anything in the button code unless you want to create a mod of this custom button. The preferences, you want to control should be added, edited or deleted via the button "Edit List".

Where did you get this information? It usually comes in two versions, the free version Malware Hunter and the commercial version Malware Hunter Pro. As already described in my article, the features real-time protection and automatic updates are only available in Malware Hunter Pro.

Yep! However, I deactivated the file PromoUtil.exe in my installation when I used this security programme. Less pop-ups and less RAM consumption. The problem with all recent 360 Total Security versions is the quality of their scanners since they don't use Avira and Bitdefender scan engines any longer but unfortunately their own ones, 360 Cloud Scan Engine, 360 QVMII AI Engine, QEX and KunPeng. Read this review here: https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-antivirus/360-total-security/ And once again, please provide more information when you do a request! One image and a few words are simply too few.

The third post contains an "Alphabetical list of programs that need to be tested for compatibility, features and support or whose installers have been lost". I think you mean the fourth post which contains the"Alphabetical list of programs that have recently been abandoned or should be avoided". But does 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 really not work any longer? I personally assume it is still working but only cloud-based. Am I right? @shelby Is 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 still working or not? Have you checked whether the cloud scan engines are still being used by the programme? I need more detailed information to maintain the list. Unfortunately, the information you have provided has been known for a long time and does not clarify the support status of this programme.

Agreed!

That NEOWIn story reads like a Microsoft press release. I haven't had any issues with either Sordum product which I put on all my computers. It is probably users of the newest builds of Windows 11 or those who install MS updates on top of Windows 10 or old Windows 11 versions, that are likely are having issues with Defender Control. I don't think the Microsoft's effort to keep Defender enabled is altruistic either. MS allows some competing anti-virus software makers to disable Defender, so why can't the end user do the same? The extra overhead of anti-virus software is totally unnecessary, in my opinion. Computer software updates have been fingered as the culprit in a number of hacks including the famous Solar Winds attack that hit more than 100 supposedly sophisticated business and tech companies). What's more, software updates often create new compatibility issues. My advice is to clean install Windows, then turn off both Defender and Windows Update, and make regular image backups of your clean Windows image. If you get infected or a driver install goes bad, just reimage your drive with one of your clean, uninfected Windows images and keep it moving...

I'm sorry, I'd want to see a technical explanation.

Could you please describe in details? What did you mean "kill Vista"?

Of course the Windows Update Agent with file version 6.3.21.0 has to be installed. This is the version I have. Install it with command option: WindowsUpdateAgent-7.6-x86 /WUforce. Then install Restore_WU_XP_2003 again. No reboot at this time. Then do following steps of Restore_WU_XP_2003's install.cmd manually: adding registry entries by importing via reg file if necessary but injecting wuaueng.dll in any case. Then reboot your computer. Try MU again. P.S. No more further editing. I swear!

What certificate do you mean? cacert.pem in program folder of HTTPSProxy (using HTTPSProxy instead of ProxHTTPSProxy) or site certificates like fe2.update.microsoft.com.crt in cert folder of HTTPSProxy or what? Very confusing these comments in this topic.

Thanks for clarifying! You're right I have to test official binaries on a Windows 7 or 10 PC first to decide whether it is an official ffmeg issue or a problem of your mods. Thanks so far!

Sorry, I thought you are the creator of these new xpmod-sse binaries on https://rwijnsma.home.xs4all.nl/files/ffmpeg/?C=M;O=D. Do you know who the author of these binaries is? By the way there are a lot of free German VPN or German proxy servers but anyway I need new binaries only for Windows XP. So your link https://ffmpeg.org/download.html#build-windows does not help and I think there is something going wrong by building these specific new xpmod-sse binaries so the original coder of FFmpeg can't help. Help of the creator of these specific new xpmod-sse binaries is needed! Thanks so far

Should be inside the "whole" package "win6x_registry_tweak" here: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/152688-win6x_registry_tweak/?do=findComment&comment=1111330 jaclaz